Peace River Wildland Provincial Park

Peace River Wildland Provincial Park protects a broad river-valley landscape in northern Alberta along the Peace, Smoky, and Spirit rivers, preserving forest and grassland habitats that serve as an important wildlife corridor for large mammals and diverse birdlife. Its valleys, slopes, islands, and side channels also make it a well-known fishing and recreation area. Within the park, Fort Fork links the landscape to the fur trade and western exploration: built by the North West Company in 1792, it hosted Alexander Mackenzie and David Thompson before being abandoned in 1805 and nearly erased by river erosion. The area also remains tied to regional travel routes through the Shaftesbury Ferry crossing.

Alberta · Canada