Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park

Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park occupies a cluster of islands on Lac la Biche in east-central Alberta, with Big and Long islands joined to the mainland and smaller islands left undeveloped. On the traditional lands of the Cree and Chipewyan, the islands were used by mission settlers for farming, grazing, refuge during the 1885 North-West Rebellion, and later for whitefish harvesting. Established in 1952 as Big Island Provincial Park, it was renamed in 1962 and expanded in 2009. Known for old-growth forest, wetlands, and more than 200 bird species, it is also a year-round destination for camping, hiking, birdwatching, and winter recreation.

Alberta · Canada