Sundance Provincial Park | |
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![]() Hoodoos in Sundance Provincial Park | |
Location ofSundance Provincial Park inAlberta | |
Location | Yellowhead County,Alberta,Canada |
Nearest city | Slave Lake |
Coordinates | 53°38′18″N116°52′37″W / 53.63833°N 116.87694°W /53.63833; -116.87694 |
Area | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) (park) 79 km2 (31 sq mi) (total) |
Established | April 28, 1999 |
Governing body | Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation |
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Sundance Provincial Park is aprovincial park located in westernAlberta,Canada, 100 km east ofJasper National Park.The park is accessed via Emerson Creek Road, running north ofEdson andHinton, roughly parallel to theYellowhead Highway.
The park has two distinct parts. The first, surrounding the five Emerson lakes and bordering theAthabasca River, has camping, fishing, and a number of small trails circling the lakes. The second section, much larger, protects a series ofhoodoos carved into the sandstone cliffs of the foothill valley, surrounding Sundance Creek and Sundance Lake. The "Wild Sculpture Trail" is located in this section of the park. The two parks have a total surface of 37 km2, and an additional 42 km2 "Special Management Zone" buffer surrounds the two areas.