Richardson Wildland Park

Richardson Wildland Park
Location of Richardson Wildland Park in northern Alberta
Location	Alberta  Canada
Nearest city	Fort Chipewyan
Coordinates	58°23′13″N 111°18′00″W / 58.387°N 111.3°W / 58.387; -111.3Coordinates: 58°23′13″N 111°18′00″W / 58.387°N 111.3°W / 58.387; -111.3
Area	265,825 ha (656,870 acres)
Established	August 22, 2012
Governing body	Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Richardson Wildland Park is a wildland provincial park in northern Alberta, Canada that is 265,825 ha (656,870 acres) in size. It is located near the far northeast corner of the province within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, encompassing lands south of Lake Athabasca and east of the Athabasca River adjacent to Wood Buffalo National Park. The Government of Alberta announced its creation through its approval of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan in August 2012.^[1]

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