Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park
Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park is a provincial park located northwest of Grimshaw, in northern Alberta, west of the junction of Highway 2 and the Mackenzie Highway. It was named Lac Cardinal Provincial Park until 1 August 1978, when it was renamed Queen Elizabeth Provincial Park to commemorate the tour of the province by Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
The park is situated on the eastern shore of Cardinal Lake, at an elevation of, and has an area of. It was established on 1 March 1956 and is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation.
Activities
The following activities are available in the park:- Beach activities
- Birdwatching
- Camping
- Canoeing and kayaking
- Cross-country skiing
- Front country hiking
- Horseshoes
- Power boating, sailing, water-skiing and windsurfing