Prince Albert National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Lake Waskesiu in Prince Albert National Park
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 Location of Prince Albert National Park in Canada
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| Location | Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Nearest city | Prince Albert |
| Coordinates | 53°57′48″N 106°22′12″W / 53.96333°N 106.37000°WCoordinates: 53°57′48″N 106°22′12″W / 53.96333°N 106.37000°W |
| Area | 3,874 km2 (1,496 sq mi) |
| Established | March 24, 1927 |
| Visitors | 258,613 (in 2015-16) |
| Governing body | Parks Canada |
| http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/sk/princealbert/visit/index_e.asp | |
Prince Albert National Park encompasses 3,874 square kilometres (1,496 sq mi) in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is located 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Saskatoon. Though declared a national park March 24, 1927, it had its official opening ceremonies on August 10, 1928 performed by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. The park is open all year but the most visited period is from May to September. Although named for the city, the park's main entrance is actually 80 km (50 mi) north of Prince Albert via Highways 2 and 263 which enters the park at its southeast corner. Two additional secondary highways enter the park: No. 264, which branches off Hwy. 2 just east of the Waskesiu townside, and No. 240, which enters the park from the south and links with 263 just outside the entry fee-collection gates.
The park ranges in elevation from 488 metres (1,601 ft) on the western side to 724 metres (2,375 ft) on the eastern side.
Waskesiu is the only town within the park, located on the southern shore of Waskesiu Lake. Most facilities and services one would expect to find in a multi-use park are available, such as souvenir shops, small grocery stores, a gas station, a laundromat, restaurants, hotels and motels, rental cabins, a small movie theatre (which adds showings on rainy and cold days), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment, camp grounds, three marinas, many beaches, picnic areas, tennis courts and lawn bowling greens. The facilities and services combine recreational and nature experiences. Notably, the park contains the Waskesiu Golf Course designed by famed golf course architect Stanley Thompson who also designed the course in Banff National Park.
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