Information & Facilities Information & Facilities - Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park

Location: 90 km northwest of Ft. McMurray, south of Wood Buffalo National Park

Lower Athabasca Regional Plan (LARP) newly established area will enable Alberta to contribute to the largest contiguous boreal protected area in the world.

Activities

Backcountry Camping

Birding

Canoeing/Kayaking (AIS)

Fishing

Hiking - Backcountry

Hunting

Ice Fishing

OHV Riding (On-site)

Power Boating (AIS)

Snowmobiling (On-site)

Wildlife Viewing

Permitted activities may vary within a park. Please confirm details with park staff.

Access:Access is limited with summer access as fly-in-only and winter access by road using industry roads for 115km and the remainder is by snowmobile only (on designated trails).
Accommodation: Namur Lake Lodge (office phone: 780-791-9299; fax: 780-715-0699; [email protected]) and Island Lake Lodge (phone: 780-743-0214; fax 780-791-9464; [email protected])
Camping: Random backcountry camping is permitted. There are no developed campgrounds in the park.
OHV Use: on existing trails only. Off-trail use is prohibited.

OHV use on existing trails only - off-trail use is prohibited

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Classification	Ecological Reserve
Legislation	Provincial Parks Act
Park Size	360698.00 Acres / 145969.00 Ha
Legal Boundary	O.C. 134/2018
Administration / Information	780-743-7437
Regional Office	North Regional Office
District	Fort McMurray
Special Designations
Natural Region	Boreal Forest - Lower Boreal Highlands Boreal Forest - Upper Boreal Highlands
Natural Region Description	This park contains one of the most diverse intact hill systems in the Boreal Forest Natural Region. In 2004, the provincially rare aquatic plant quillwort was discovered here. The park contains peatlands, a California gull colony, and one of Canada's only free-roaming wood bison herds outside of Wood Buffalo National Park. Osprey and bald eagles nest in the larger trees around the lakes. Lakes in the park support lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, Arctic grayling, walleye and yellow perch.
Land Use Framework Region	South Saskatchewan