Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park

Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	Location of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park in Alberta
Location	Sturgeon County
Nearest city	Edmonton, St. Albert
Coordinates	53°35′47″N 113°42′8″W / 53.59639°N 113.70222°WCoordinates: 53°35′47″N 113°42′8″W / 53.59639°N 113.70222°W
Area	11.2 km2
Established	April 19, 2005
Governing body	Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation,; MV Camp Operations

Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located immediately west from Edmonton and St. Albert. It was named after Lois Hole, former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.

The park is situated on the shores of Big Lake, on the lower course of the Sturgeon River, at an elevation of 660 m (2,170 ft). It is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation and was established on April 19, 2005, on lands designated in 1999 as Big Lake Natural Area (part of the Special Places program). It is the latest provincial park to be established in the province, and Alberta's 69th provincial park.

Activities[]

Birdwatching is a popular activity in the park:^[1] Species include Franklin's gull, tundra swan, black tern, eared grebe, northern pintail, yellowlegs, dowitcher, pectoral sandpiper, American avocet and other sandpipers. A total of 220 bird species have been observed in the area.

References[]

^ Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. "Activities in Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park". Retrieved July 14, 2007.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

Media related to Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park at Wikimedia Commons
Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. "Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park". Archived from the original on June 24, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2007.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Big Lake Environment Support Society (BLESS). "Stewards of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park". Retrieved November 15, 2007.

[1] Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. "Activities in Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park". Retrieved July 14, 2007.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)^{[permanent dead link]}

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Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park

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