Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Prince Albert National Park

When I was a child my parents took me and my siblings almost every year to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the USA. I loved going to the Smoky Mountains and have many wonderful memories of time spent there. As I learned about Prince Albert National Park it seems to me to also be a place where families can visit and create incredible memories every year!

• Prince Albert National Park was established in 1927 in central Saskatchewan, and is famous for its ecological diversity—protecting a rare transition zone where southern grasslands meet lakes and wetlands of the northern forest.
• The park’s southern meadows host the free-roaming Sturgeon River Plains Bison Herd.
• Prince Albert National Park is a vital sanctuary for timber wolves, elk, black bears, moose, foxes, cougars, and large bird populations like white pelicans and bald eagles.
• Trails range from short boardwalk strolls to extensive backcountry networks.
• Connected waterways like Kingsmere, Crean, and Waskesiu Lakes offer exceptional, extended wilderness canoe and kayak trips.
• While summer is the peak for paddling and hiking in Prince Albert National Park, the park also supports winter activities such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and ice skating.
• What-is-now Prince Albert National Park lies on the traditional territory of many First Nations and the homeland of the Metis people. This land is where the northern boreal forest and aspen parkland meet, and is covered by many lakes and rivers. 
• For nearly a century, Prince Albert National Park has been better known as a natural playground and a popular retreat for Canadians from Saskatchewan and beyond.

If you are looking for a place where you can take your family to discover nature and create family memories, definitely take a look at Prince Albert National Park - you will find out more about it at this link.