Global InformationChinchaga Wildland Provincial Park information
| Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1] | |
  Location of Chinchaga WPP  Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park (Canada)  Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park (Clear Hills County) | |
| Location | Clear Hills County, Alberta, Canada |
| Nearest town | Manning |
| Coordinates | 57°09′N 119°34′W / 57.150°N 119.567°W |
| Area | 80,270 ha (309.9 sq mi)[2] |
| Established | 15 December 1999[3] |
| Governing body | Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation |
Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park is a wildland provincial park in northwestern Alberta, Canada. The park is a 802.7 square kilometres (310 sq mi) environmentally protected tract of land within the 5,000 km2 (1,900 sq mi) of the greater Chinchaga wilderness area.[3][4] It is a disjunct outlier of the Foothills Natural Region of Alberta.[5] It was established on 15 December 1999.[3][5] The greater Chinchaga area was identified in 1995 as an Environmentally Significant Area.[5] It was designated by the Alberta Government as a protected area under the "Special Places" program.[6] The park is administered by the Upper Peace Land Use Framework.[7]
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (1999). "Protected Area Profile for Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park from the World Database on Protected Areas". ProtectedPlanet.net. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Plan Showing Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park" (PDF). Alberta Parks. 4 November 1999.
- ^ a b c "O.C. 536/99". Orders in Council. Alberta King's Printer. 15 December 1999.
- ^ International Journal of Wilderness 2000, p. 41-42.
- ^ a b c O’Leary, Saxena & DeCoursey 2002, p. i.
- ^ "More Protected Areas Across the Nation". The state of Canadian Forests 1999-2000. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 24 July 2003.
- ^ "Chinchaga Wildland Provincial Park". Alberta Parks. 8 June 2023.