Jarvis Bay Provincial Park
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Jarvis Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park
in Alberta
, Canada
, located 4 km (2.5 mi) north from Sylvan Lake
and 35 km (21.7 mi) west from Red Deer
, along Highway 20.
The park is situated on the eastern shores of Sylvan Lake
, at an elevation of 950 m (3,116.8 ft) and has a surface of 0.9 km² (0.347491942733282 sq mi). It was established on July 08, 1965 and is maintained by Alberta Community Development
.
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located 4 km (2.5 mi) north from Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake, Alberta
Sylvan Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located west of the City of Red Deer along Highway 11 or Highway 11A. It is situated on the southeast edge of Sylvan Lake, a long freshwater lake, in Red Deer County....
and 35 km (21.7 mi) west from Red Deer
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
, along Highway 20.
The park is situated on the eastern shores of Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake (Alberta)
Sylvan Lake is a large lake in central Alberta, Canada. The resort town of Sylvan Lake is established on the shores of the lake, west of the city of Red Deer....
, at an elevation of 950 m (3,116.8 ft) and has a surface of 0.9 km² (0.347491942733282 sq mi). It was established on July 08, 1965 and is maintained by Alberta Community Development
Alberta Community Development
Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation is a ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta. Its duties involve managing Alberta's provincial parks and protected areas, tourism, sport and recreation....
.
See also
- List of Alberta provincial parks
- List of Canadian provincial parks
- List of National Parks of Canada