Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park

Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
Location of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park in Alberta
LocationSturgeon County
Nearest citySt. Albert
Coordinates53°35′47″N 113°42′8″W / 53.59639°N 113.70222°W / 53.59639; -113.70222
Area11.2 km2
EstablishedApril 19, 2005
Governing bodyAlberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation,
MV Camp Operations
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Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is a provincial park and part of a designated Important Bird Area in Alberta, Canada, located immediately west from Edmonton and St. Albert. It was named after Lois Hole, former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.

The park is situated on the shores of Big Lake, on the lower course of the Sturgeon River, at an elevation of 660 m (2,170 ft). It is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation and was established on April 19, 2005, on lands designated in 1999 as Big Lake Natural Area (part of the Special Places program). It is the most recent provincial park to be established in the province, and Alberta's 69th in total.