Ram Falls Provincial Park

Ram Falls Provincial Park

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name = Ram Falls Provincial Park
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caption = Location of Ram Falls Provincial Park in Alberta
locator_x = 124
locator_y = 196
location = Alberta, Canada
nearest_city = Nordegg
Rocky Mountain House
lat_degrees = 52
lat_minutes = 05
lat_seconds = 21
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 115
long_minutes = 50
long_seconds = 11
long_direction = W
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governing_body = Alberta Community Development

Ram Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located km to mi|64|abbr=yes south of Nordegg and km to mi|95|abbr=yes west of Rocky Mountain House on Highway 734 (part of the Bighorn Highway).

The park is situated in the Canadian Rockies foothills, along the "Ram River" valley, in a section dominated by steep river banks with small lakes divided by waterfalls, at an elevation of m to ft|1570|abbr=yes.

Activities

The following activities are available in the park: [Cite web| author=Alberta Community Development| url=http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteactivities.aspx?id=213| title= Activities in Ram Falls Provincial Park |accessdate=2007-07-14]
*Bird watching (Golden eagles, bald eagles, merlins, American kestrels and American dippers)
*Camping
*Cross-country skiing and back-country skiing
*Fishing (Bull trout, Cutthroat trout, Mountain whitefish)
*Front country hiking
*Horseback riding (but horses are not permitted in the recreation area)
*Off-site OHV and snowmobile riding
*Wildlife watching

ee also

*List of Alberta provincial parks
*List of Canadian provincial parks
*List of National Parks of Canada

References

External links

*Cite web| author=Alberta Community Development| url=http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteinformation.aspx?id=213| title= Ram Falls Provincial Park |accessdate=2007-07-14


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