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Castle Provincial Park

Coordinates: 49°26′38″N 114°07′01″W / 49.444°N 114.117°W / 49.444; -114.117
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Castle Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Castle Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Castle Provincial Park
Location of Castle Provincial
Park in southern Alberta
Location Alberta  Canada
Nearest cityCrowsnest Pass, Pincher Creek
Coordinates49°26′38″N 114°07′01″W / 49.444°N 114.117°W / 49.444; -114.117
Area25,501 ha (63,010 acres)[1]
EstablishedFebruary 16, 2017[1]
Governing bodyAlberta Parks

Castle Provincial Park is a provincial park in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located within the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 south of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, northwest of Waterton Lakes National Park and west of the Town of Pincher Creek.[2] It shares a boundary with Castle Wildland Provincial Park to the west and south.[2]

The designation of Castle Provincial Park was approved on January 20, 2017 with an effective date of February 16, 2017.[1] The designation involved the protection of 25,501 ha (63,010 acres) of land.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "O.C. 22/2017". Government of Alberta. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Castle – Provincial Park and Wildland". Alberta Parks. January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.