Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Park is a wildland provincial park in northern Alberta, Canada. The park was establisher on 20 December 2000 and is 35,766.3 hectares (88,380 acres) in size.[3][2] The Government of Alberta announced its creation through its approval of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan Land Use Framework in November 2000.[5]
| Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park | |
|---|---|
| Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Park | |
  Location of Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Park  Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Park (Canada)  Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Park (Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo) | |
| Location | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada |
| Nearest city | Fort McMurray |
| Coordinates | 56°29′07″N 110°19′26″W / 56.48528°N 110.32389°W |
| Area | 35,766.3 ha (138.094 sq mi)[2] |
| Established | 20 December 2000[3] |
| Governing body | Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation[4] |
Location
editThe park is located in the northeast portion of the province within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The park is 65 kilometres (40 mi) east-southeast of Fort McMurray. The park is south of the Clearwater River and north of Dillon River Wildland Provincial Park. It is west of the Saskatchewan border and east of the Christina River.[2][6]
The park consists of three discontinuous parcels of land. The largest parcel surrounds Gordon Lake. The next largest surrounds Gipsy and Shortt Lakes. And the smallest parcel surrounds Birch Lake.[6]
Summer access is fly-in only via floatplane. Winter access exists by traveling 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Fort McMurray on Alberta Highway 63, then 51 kilometres (32 mi) southeast on Highway 881, and finally 35 kilometres (22 mi) east on a seasonal Winter Road 956. The remaining 20 kilometres (12 mi) travelled by four-wheel drive or snowmobile only.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2015). "Protected Area Profile for Gipsy-Gordon Wildland Provincial Park from the World Database on Protected Areas". ProtectedPlanet.net. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Plan Showing Gipsy Lake Wildland Provincial Park (PDF) (Map). 1:200,000. Alberta Parks. 29 November 2000.
- ^ a b "O.C. 511/2000". Orders in Council. Government of Alberta. 20 December 2000.
- ^ a b "Gipsy Lake Wildland Provincial Park". Alberta Parks. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Lower Athabasca Regional Plan 2012 – 2022 (PDF). Alberta Parks. August 2012. ISBN 978-1-4601-0537-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2012.
- ^ a b Waterways 74D (PDF) (Map). 1:250,000. Alberta Environment and Parks. 2018.