Bob Creek Wildland Provincial Park is a wildland provincial park located in the Ranchland Municipal District, in southern Alberta, Canada.[1] It was established on 12 May 1999[2] and is 20,777.69 hectares (208 km²; 80 sq mi) in area.[1] The park is located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Claresholm and located between Highway 40 to the west and Highway 22 to the east and largely north of the Oldman River. Much of the eastern border of the park is shared with Black Creek Heritage Rangeland.[1]

Bob Creek Wildland Provincial Park
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
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Location	Ranchland, Alberta, Canada
Nearest city	Claresholm
Coordinates	50°00′00″N 114°20′00″W
Area	20,777.69 hectares (51,342.8 acres)[1]
Established	12 May 1999 [2]
Governing body	Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Ecology

The park is located on east of the Rocky Mountains on the eastern slopes of the Livingstone Range and contains "The Whaleback" ridge. "The Whaleback [...] encompasses the most extensive, least disturbed and relatively unfragmented Montane landscape in Alberta’s Rocky Mountain natural region."[3]

Together, Bob Creek Wildland and Black Creek Heritage Rangeland preserves the largest tract of montane ecosystems in Alberta.[4] The parks are unique in Alberta as the warm Chinook winds clear the snow cover and produce one of Alberta's most important elk wintering ranges. Carnivores in the park include grizzly bears, cougars, and wolves.[1][4] The geography of the park is rolling fescue grasslands with steep ridges transitioning from grass to forests and many springs and streams along the valley bottoms.[4]

Activities

Backcountry hiking and camping are permitted in the park. In addition, hunting and fishing are allowed when properly licensed. The park has extensive trails for horse trail riding and off-highway vehicles, defined as snowmobiles and quads.[1][4] The use of off-highway vehicles is controversial.[3]

See also

• List of Alberta provincial parks
• List of Canadian provincial parks
• Ecology of the Rocky Mountains

References

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