Nature in Alberta

Discover 7 places to experience unusual nature in Alberta.

Bison group with young calf.

Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Elk Island National Park

Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.

Red Rock Coulee

Red Rock Coulee

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

The beaver dam as viewed from a helicopter.

Improvement District No. 24, Alberta

World's Largest Beaver Dam

The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.

The tallest one on the right side is Eisenhower Tower

Eisenhower Tower

Canada’s surprisingly controversial monument to Dwight Eisenhower.

Okotoks, Alberta

Big Rock Erratic

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

The world's largest dark sky preserve.

Improvement District No. 24, Alberta

Wood Buffalo National Park

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

Columbia Icefield

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

Are we missing something unusual in Alberta?