Castle Wildland Provincial Park

Alberta Parks

Parks Research and Management

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Park Management

Classification Wildland Provincial Park
Legislation Provincial Parks Act
Park Size 196,889.00 Acres / 79,678.00 Ha
Legal Boundary O.C. 23/2017
Administration / Information 1-877-537-2757
Regional Office South Regional Office
District Pincher Creek
Management Plans Castle PP & Castle WPP - Management Plan (2018)
Natural Region Rocky Mountain - Alpine and Sub-alpine
Rocky Mountain - Montane
Natural Region Description

Castle Provincial Park and Castle Wildland Provincial Park protect valuable watersheds and habitat for more than 200 rare species such as whitebark and limber pine, Jones’ columbine, dwarf alpine poppy, grizzly bear, wolverine, westslope cutthroat trout and harlequin duck. Sharing borders with the Waterton Biosphere Reserve to the east, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park World Heritage Site to the south, the Crowsnest Pass to the north, and British Columbia’s Flathead River Valley to the west, the Castle parks are linked by wildlife corridors and are an essential part of the Crown of the Continent ecosystem.

Land Use Framework Region South Saskatchewan
Updated: Aug 7, 2020