Prince Albert National Park

Prince Albert National Park in central Saskatchewan protects a broad southern boreal landscape of forest, meadow, lakes, hills, and river headwaters, with Waskesiu Lake as its main service centre. Established in 1927 and opened in 1928, it was Saskatchewan’s only national park until 1981. The park is known for abundant wildlife, including a free-ranging plains bison herd within its original Canadian range. Its history reaches from pre-contact evidence and a Hudson’s Bay Company post to exploration, logging, and fishing. Park creation also brought the forced removal of Indigenous residents in 1927. Grey Owl later became closely associated with the park through his conservation writing at Ajawaan Lake.

Saskatchewan · Canada