Land Reference Manual

This website contains a complete listing of all lands currently under the administration of Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation - Parks Division. Land descriptions are provided for every site. Many of these descriptions also provide maps for information purposes only. These lands are administered under the Provincial Parks Act, the Wilderness Areas, Ecological Reserves, Natural Areas Act and Heritage Rangelands Act and the Willmore Wilderness Park Act.

For information regarding land descriptions, contact Duke Hunter.

Name	Number	Acres	Hectares
Wilderness Areas	3	249,548.80	100,988.79
Ecological Reserves	15	66,329.29	26,843.34
Wildland Parks	32	4,278,338.96	1,731,439.59
Willmore Wilderness Park (PDF)	1	1,135,872.00	459,671.04
Provincial Parks	75	545,733.38	220,857.70
Provincial Recreation Areas	209	210,557.17	85,212.80
Heritage Rangelands	2	29,677.84	12,010.47
Natural Areas	141	323,355.82	130,860.79
Total	478	6,839,413.26	2,767,884.52

GIS Map Files

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Protected Areas ArcView Shapefile (2.6 mb)
Protected areas digital data is available in ArcView shape file format. This data set includes legislated protected areas as established by Order-in-Council.
Updated: October 5, 2011

*Users with GIS capability can query, display, or plot data relating to lands included in Alberta's Protected Area system.

Crown Reservations ArcView Shapefile (245 kb)
Crown Reservations digital data is available in ArcView shape file format. In the context of this data set, a crown reservation is a registered interest in land(s) by Parks and Protected Areas Division, to which conditions to industrial activity may apply.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2011

*Users with GIS capability can query, display, or plot data relating to lands placed under reservation by Parks and Protected Areas Division.

 

Parks and Protected Areas System Map

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Protected Areas PDF Map (1 page | 2.32 mb)*
A PDF format map of the Protected Area system is available for those without GIS capability. In addition to formally designated protected areas, this map includes crown reservations. In the context of this map, a crown reservation is a registered interest in land(s) by Parks and Protected Areas, to which conditions to industrial activity may apply.
Updated: October 5, 2011

Protected Areas PDF Map with Parks Management Areas (1 page | 2.31mb)*
Updated: October 5, 2011

It is recommended that you download and save the file to your hard drive. The PDF can be viewed off-line with the Adobe Acrobat Viewer. Annotation on the map is in text format, so can be searched using Edit/"Find". Users may then refer back to this page for legal descriptions of legislated sites, or site maps.
* Requires Acrobat Reader

 

Disposition Application Process

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For approval to access existing mineral rights, or entertain other kinds of activities such as recreation leases, agricultural permits or other miscellaneous uses within a park or protected area, proponents must adhere to the standards and conditions described in our Disposition Application Process.