| Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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  Location of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park in Alberta | |
 Interactive map of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park | |
| Location | Sturgeon County |
| Nearest city | St. Albert |
| Coordinates | 53°35′47″N113°42′8″W / 53.59639°N 113.70222°W /53.59639; -113.70222 |
| Area | 11.2 km2 |
| Established | April 19, 2005 |
| Governing body | Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation, MV Camp Operations |
Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is aprovincial park and part of a designatedImportant Bird Area inAlberta, Canada, located immediately west fromEdmonton andSt. Albert. It was named afterLois Hole, formerLieutenant Governor of Alberta.
The park is situated on the shores ofBig Lake, on the lower course of theSturgeon River, at an elevation of 660 m (2,170 ft). It is maintained byAlberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation and was established on April 19, 2005, on lands designated in 1999 asBig Lake Natural Area (part of the Special Places program). It is the most recent provincial park to be established in the province, and Alberta's 69th in total.
Birdwatching is a popular activity in the park:[1] Species includeFranklin's gull,tundra swan,black tern,eared grebe,northern pintail,yellowlegs,dowitcher,pectoral sandpiper,American avocet and othersandpipers. A total of 223 bird species have been observed in the area.
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