Calling Lake Provincial Park

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Calling Lake Provincial Park
IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
Calling Lake Provincial Park
Location of Calling Lake Provincial Park in Canada
Location of Calling Lake Provincial Park in Canada
Location Alberta, Canada
Nearest city Athabasca
Coordinates 55°10′45″N 113°13′51″W / 55.17917, -113.23083
Area 7.38 km²
Governing body Alberta Community Development,
MD of Opportunity No 17

Calling Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada. It is located 55 km north of Athabasca, 186 km north of Edmonton.

It is a boreal forest reserve located 55 km north of Athabasca on highway 813, on the southern shore of Calling Lake. The marshy shores of the lake provides nesting grounds for waterfowl and habitat for white pelicans and great blue herons.

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Activities in the park include bird watching, camping, canoeing, swimming,[1] other beach and water related sports and fishing for Longnose sucker, Northern Pike, Shiner, Cisco, Walleye, Yellow perch.

A campground and day use area is located in the hamlet of Calling Lake.

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  1. ^ Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. Activities in Brown-Lowery Provincial Park. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.

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