Global InformationFort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park information
| Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park)[1] | |
  Location of Fort Assiniboine Sandhills WPP  Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park (Canada)  Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park (Woodlands County) | |
| Location | Woodlands County, Alberta |
| Nearest town | Fort Assiniboine[2] |
| Coordinates | 54°24′0″N 114°36′0″W / 54.40000°N 114.60000°W |
| Area | 7,903 ha (30.51 sq mi)[3] |
| Established | 1997 |
| Governing body | Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism |
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
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (1997). "Protected Area Profile for Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park from the World Database on Protected Areas". ProtectedPlanet.net. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b Park Guide - Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park (PDF). Alberta Government. April 2012. ISBN 978-0-7785-9583-0.
- ^ a b "Plan Showing Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park" (PDF). Alberta Parks. 20 January 1998.
- ^ "Information & Facilities - Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park". Alberta Parks. 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b c Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park Management Plan. Barrhead, Alberta: Alberta Environmental Protection, Natural Resources Service. April 1999.