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IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
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| Location | Bighorn No. 8, Alberta Canada |
| Nearest city | Canmore |
| Area | 32.87 km2 |
| Established | July 27, 1959 |
| Governing body | Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation, Bow Valley Park Campgrounds |
Bow Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada. Established in 1959 in the arch of Bow River, at the confluence with Kananaskis River, the park is one park of many within the Kananaskis Country park system.
The park features setting for trout fishing in the Bow River and spectacular mountain scenery, being located immediately east of the Rocky Mountains in the Bow Valley.
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A much larger area, the Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park contains the 575 km2 Yamnuska Natural Area that protects the sub-alpine ecosystem present in the Canadian Rockies foothills, between the Kananaskis park system and the Banff National Park, which it borders to the west[1].
The following activities are available in the park:[2]
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