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National park in Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada
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Wood Buffalo National Park is a vast, protected wilderness in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories. The park has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its bison population (the largest in North America) and the largest inland delta.
Access from Highway 5
Eight-person minimum group, reservations required. Lakeside beach facility with large, cosy log shelter, outhouses, tenting area, playground, picnic tables, fire circle and firewood.
Kettle Point Group Camp, 60 km south of Fort Smith on Pine Lake Road.
By plane
Northwestern Air has 5 flights a week to Fort Smith from Edmonton
By boat
The Slave River is navigable in summer from Fort Chipewyan to Fort Smith, but obstructed further north by rapids. The Athabasca River continues further south through Fort McMurray.
Portions of the site are on or within hiking distance of roads. Access to more distant points is by small aircraft; once the outfitter drops you off, you're on your own until the plane returns - usually days later.
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Fort Smith · Regional · YSM
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