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NOTIKEWIN PROVINCIAL PARK
ALBERTA, CANADA
Welcome to Notikewin Provincial Park that encompasses an area of 99,696 hectares.
Park information: (780) 836-2048. 2007 rates: $17, no services. Water pump. Firewood included. Open May 1 to October 8th.
Notikewin Provincial Park was officially created in 1979. (Local area residents wanted to preserve that area - Hawk Hills Agricultural Society and the Manning Fish and Game Association).
Home to 26 species of mammals including bear, moose, wolves, deer and fox and an estimated 200 species of birds which includes woodpeckers, chickadees, warblers and owls.
The road 30km east on Secondary Highway 692 has only 12 km pavement. The remainder is loose gravel. From the entrance to the park, there is still a distance to go down steep, narrow winding roads to the park.
Caution: Rain may make getting in or out of the park difficult. (a portion of the gravel road is very steep) Also the narrow road in the park make it difficult for larger 5th wheels or holiday trailers.
NOTIKEWIN PROVINCIAL PARK
Notikewin Provincial Park is located approximately 37 km north of Manning, Alberta on Highway 35, and then 30 km east on Highway 692. Situated in the valley where the Notikewin River joins the Peace River.
Notikewin Provincial Park was created in 1979 and named for the nearby town and river. The name Notikewin was derived from the Cree word for battle. The river was the scene for many battles between the Beaver tribe and the invading Cree during the 1700's. In 1866 the Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post upstream from the mouth of the Notikewin River. The Battle River House was located east of the mouth of the Notikewin River and was in operation for almost 30 years. Over the years, flooding in the area washed away most of the evidence of that post. An old trapper's cabin built in the 1920's still stands, located south of the day use area.
The Peace River and Notikewin River cut a valley approximately 150 meters deep in the area. The Peace River is one of the largest rivers in Alberta and was at one time, the only highway through Northern Alberta. It was used by the first explorers, fur traders, gold prospectors and settlers.
Asawapowin Trail (meaning lookout point in Woodland Cree) takes you to a viewpoint where the Notikewin River joins the Peace River. The hiking trail is approximately 1.75 km and takes about 40 minutes.
19 site campground, with a small day use area situated on the north shore of the Notikewin River where it joins the Peace River. Mature spruce trees, jackpine, aspen and balsam, poplar and birch trees grow within the park.
Each campsite has a firepit, and there is plenty of free firewood.
Fishermen are a common site along the Notikewin River. Fishing is good at this location, with Northern Pike, Perch, Pickerel.
An access road to the river is used to launch boats. Power boating, canoeing, kayaking.
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