Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park
Protected area in central Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park is a wildland provincial park in Woodlands County, Alberta, Canada. The park is 7,903 hectares (19,530 acres) in area and was established in 1997.[3] The park is contained in the Upper Athabasca Land Use Framework.[4] The park is managed through the Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park Management Plan.[5] The Klondike Trail passes through the western section of the park for about five kilometres (3 mi). This trail was first established in 1824–1825 as a portage between Fort Edmonton on the North Saskatchewan River and Fort Assiniboine on the Athabasca River. The portage was part of the York Factory Express, a 19th-century fur brigade route of the Hudson's Bay Company from Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River (today's Vancouver, Washington) to York Factory on Hudson Bay. The trail was revived again during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897–1899 as part of the overland route to the Klondike gold fields near Dawson City, Yukon.[5]: 14 Today, the section of the Klondike Trail within the park extends north of the Klondike Trail Staging Area and includes the ruins of a trapper's cabin and the gravesite of a child who died during trek.[2][5]: 17
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park | |
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Location | Woodlands County, Alberta |
Nearest town | Fort Assiniboine[2] |
Coordinates | 54°24′0″N 114°36′0″W |
Area | 7,903 ha (30.51 sq mi)[3] |
Established | 1997 |
Governing body | Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism |