Visitor Centre/Centre d'accueil Traditional Cache
elkisland: Archiving this cache so that we may place TWO even better caches in the nearby area! Enjoy
Visitor Centre/Centre d'accueil
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Located at the Visitor Centre at the south entrance of Elk Island National Park.
Welcome to Elk Island National Park and the Visitor Centre! Looking for a day of fun? Hiking, biking, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, stargazing, birding and picnicking only name a few of the activities you can do inside the park. Feel free to talk with us for more information about how you can spend an enjoyable day. Please remember that while this is a free-fare zone, access to the rest of the park requires the purchase of a park pass. Passes can be purchased from staff at any gate, at the Visitor Centre, or by using the automatic payment system.
Please visit our website www.pc.gc.ca/elkisland, email elk.island@pc.gc.ca or call us at 780-922-5790 for more information.
This 194km2 chunk of aspen parkland and southern boreal forest wouldn’t been here today if not for the local community.
In 1906 five local citizens, concerned with the dwindling elk population made a plan to preserve some of the landscape and save the area's elk from disappearing. These gentlemen put up a $5000 bond and petitioned the government to create "Elk Park”, Canada’s first wild animal preserve. In 1911 the Government of Canada created the world’s first national park system, and in 1913 Elk Park became Elk Island Dominion Park.
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