Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park
Provincial park in Alberta, Canada
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Kakwa Wildland Park is a provincial park in the Rocky Mountain Foothills just east of the northern Canadian Rockies, in Alberta, Canada,[2] immediately east of the border with British Columbia at the 120th meridian west. The park is home to Alberta's tallest waterfall, the Kakwa Falls, which is 30 metres tall.[3]
LocationRegional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada
NearestcityGrande Cache
Coordinates54°04′06″N 119°44′04″W
Area64,928 ha (160,440 acres)
| Kakwa Wildland Park | |
|---|---|
| Kakwa Wildland Provincial Park | |
  Location within Alberta | |
| Location | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada |
| Nearest city | Grande Cache |
| Coordinates | 54°04′06″N 119°44′04″W |
| Area | 64,928 ha (160,440 acres) |
| Established | 1996[1] |
| Governing body | Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation |
It adjoins Willmore Wilderness Park and British Columbia's Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area and together with them comprises the first interprovincial park shared between BC and Alberta.[4][5]
It takes the name from kâkwa, the Cree word for porcupine.[6][7]
See also
- List of Alberta provincial parks
- Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (Alberta-Saskatchewan)
