Police Outpost Provincial Park

Police Outpost Provincial Park
Location of Police Outpost Provincial Park in Alberta
Location	Cardston County, Alberta, Canada
Nearest city	Cardston
Coordinates	49°00′22″N 113°27′44″W / 49.00611°N 113.46222°W / 49.00611; -113.46222Coordinates: 49°00′22″N 113°27′44″W / 49.00611°N 113.46222°W / 49.00611; -113.46222
Area	2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Established	April 21, 1970
Governing body	Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Police Outpost Provincial Park is a provincial park in southern Alberta, Canada, located 32 kilometers (20 mi) south of Cardston.

The park was established on April 21, 1970. It is situated on the Canada/United States border, on the shores of Outpost Lake, at an elevation of 1,390 meters (4,560 ft). South of the border lies the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Glacier County, Montana.

Activities[]

The following activities are available in the park:^[1]

• Birdwatching (loons, swans, sandhill cranes)
• Camping
• Canoeing and kayaking
• Cross-country skiing (7 km (4.3 mi) ungroomed trails)
• Fishing is open from April 1 to October 31 (effective 2008) which generally precludes ice fishing. Rainbow trout are the main sportfish.
• Front country hiking
• Power boating

See also[]

• List of provincial parks in Alberta
• List of Canadian provincial parks
• List of National Parks of Canada

References[]

External links[]

• Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. "Police Outpost Provincial Park". Retrieved 2007-07-14.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)^{[permanent dead link]}

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