Places to see in Alberta

Jasper National Park, 4,200 square miles, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, western Alberta, 200 miles north of Banff, on Highway 16. Jasper, one of Canada's largest parks, has magnificent ice fields, deep canyons, and towering peaks. Snake Indian Falls, Miette Hot Springs, and Punch Bowl Falls are particular attractions. Banff National Park, 2,585 square miles, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, in western Alberta, on State Highway 1. A beautiful vacation spot, with high peaks, ice fields, lakes, and green valleys.

Watertown Lakes National Park, together with Glacier National Park across the southern border in Montana, form the International Peace Park, 204 square miles, on U.S. Route 89. Noted for its beautiful mountains, trails, waterfalls, and lakes. Buffalo National Park, 197 square miles, in eastern Alberta. This park, established in 1908, became a part of Wood Buffalo National Park in 1922. Elk Island National Park, 75 square miles, in central Alberta, 25 miles from Edmonton, on State Highway 16.

Buffaloes, elks, deer, and moose, under protection; a iarge recreation area for tourists. Nemiskan National Park, 8 square miles, in southern Alberta, near Leth bridge, on State Highway 4. An area set aside for the protection of a herd of pronghorn antelopes. Wood Buffalo National Park, 17,300 square miles, in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. A large preserve of forests and open plains, where buffaloes, bears, beavers, moose and waterfowl live. Banff, a popular winter and summer resort in the Banff National Park. Attracts mountain climbers and skiers. Lake Louise, in the "Lakes in the Clouds" region of the Banff National Park. A famous tourist resort; the very beautiful blue lake reflects the snowy mountains, cliffs, forests, and sky.