Alberta
The great outdoors is one of Alberta's prime attractions, and a diverse array of activities is available to those who seek them out. The mountains are the centre of most activity. Raft and canoe tours operate on many mountain rivers, and the vast wilderness provides virtually limitless oppourtunities for camping, photography, and wildlife viewing. The national parks are a mojor draw for hikers and climbers in summer, downhill and cross-country skiers in winter. Fishing is good in almost all lakes and rivers in the province, and golfers can enjoy more than 230 courses. Alberta has five national parks, 68 provincial parks, 32 wildland parks, 16 ecological reserves, four wilderness areas, 150 natural areas, 248 provincial recreational areas, and one forest reserve. Combined, they encompass all of the province's most spectacular natural features, are home to many ofAlberta's mammals, provide safe nesting areas for millions of birds, and protect areas that would otherwise be given over to agriculture or other resourse-based industry. National Parks: Created in 1885, Banff National Park was the first member of Canada's grand national park system. As well as being home to the jewel of the Canadian national park system, Alberta holds four other, equally unique parks. Waterton Lakes, to the south of Banff, and Jasper, to the north, are equally beautiful mountain parks. The others are Elk Island National Park, where mammal densities are similar to those on the Serengeti Plain, and Wood Buffalo National Park, the second-largest national park in the world, which is accessible by road only through the North-west territories.
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