Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park

Alberta Parks

Information & Facilities

Information: 780-743-7437

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

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


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Hunting in Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park

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

More information: 780-538-5350

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Park Management

Classification Wildland Provincial Park
Legislation Provincial Parks Act
Park Size 360,698.00 Acres / 145,969.00 Ha
Legal Boundary O.C. 134/2018
Administration / Information 780-743-7437
Regional Office North Regional Office
District Fort McMurray
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 Lower Athabasca
Updated: Jun 8, 2023