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Elk Island National Park is an area of natural conservation located east of Edmonton. Spanning 75 square miles (194 square kilometers), the park is the largest fully enclosed park in Canada. It is home to a variety of diverse ecosystems and habitats, including native grasslands, northern prairies, boreal forests, and aspen parklands.
The park is a wildlife haven, and it the best place to see the world’s largest and smallest mammals – the wood bison and the tiny pygmy shrew. Visitors to the park can enjoy an array of activities such as hiking, wildlife watching, camping, kayaking/canoeing, and golfing in the summer, while the winter provides snow thick enough for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
Trans-Canada Highway, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, 780-992-2950
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