Located on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, the park includes the Sheep River Wildlife Sanctuary, which provides permanent habitat for bighorn sheep, while the eastern part of the reserve extends to the Foothills Natural Region, offering summer range for elk and deer.[1]
Hiking on a wide variety of trails: 9999, Bighorn, Bluerock, Bluerock Creek, Curley Sands, Death Valley, Foran Grade, Gorge Creek, Green Mountain, Hog's Back, Indian Oils, Junction Creek, Junction Mountain, Link Creek, Missinglink, Mist Creek, Mount McNabb, North Fork, Phone Line, Price Camp, Sandy McNabb, Sheep, South Gorge Creek, Threepoint Creek, Threepoint Mountain, Volcano Creek, Volcano Ridge, Ware Creek, Wildhorse, Windy Point, Wolf Creek.
Long exposure photograph of the Sheep River Falls, a popular site among locals in the vicinity of Calgary, AB (1.5 hr. trip) and near the town of Turner Valley.
^Kananaskis Country Campgrounds (Campsite operator)
^Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. "Activities in Sheep River Provincial Park". Retrieved 2008-01-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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sheep, river, provincial, park, provincial, park, located, alberta, canada, kilometres, west, diamond, valley, highway, part, kananaskis, country, park, system, encompasses, portion, sheep, river, valley, sheep, river, falls, near, headwaters, sheep, riverloca. Sheep River Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta Canada 23 kilometres 14 mi west of Diamond Valley on highway 546 It is part of the Kananaskis Country park system and encompasses a portion of the Sheep River valley Sheep River Provincial ParkSheep River Falls near the headwaters of the Sheep RiverLocation of Sheep River Provincial Park in Kananaskis CountryLocationKananaskis Alberta CanadaNearest cityTurner ValleyCoordinates50 40 N 114 40 W 50 66 N 114 66 W 50 66 114 66Area60 2 km2 23 2 sq mi 1 Governing bodyAlberta Tourism Parks and Recreation Kananaskis Country Campgrounds 2 Located on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains the park includes the Sheep River Wildlife Sanctuary which provides permanent habitat for bighorn sheep while the eastern part of the reserve extends to the Foothills Natural Region offering summer range for elk and deer 1 Contents 1 Activities 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksActivities editThe following activities are available in the park 3 Camping at Sandy McNabb and Bluerock campgrounds Cross country skiing on the Sandy McNabb trails Fishing for brown bull cutthroat and rainbow trout longnose dace northern pearl dace longnose sucker mountain sucker mountain whitefish and spoonhead sculpin on the Sheep River Hiking on a wide variety of trails 9999 Bighorn Bluerock Bluerock Creek Curley Sands Death Valley Foran Grade Gorge Creek Green Mountain Hog s Back Indian Oils Junction Creek Junction Mountain Link Creek Missinglink Mist Creek Mount McNabb North Fork Phone Line Price Camp Sandy McNabb Sheep South Gorge Creek Threepoint Creek Threepoint Mountain Volcano Creek Volcano Ridge Ware Creek Wildhorse Windy Point Wolf Creek Horseback riding on most trails Ice skating at Sandy McNabb campground Mountain biking on most trails nbsp Long exposure photograph of the Sheep River Falls a popular site among locals in the vicinity of Calgary AB 1 5 hr trip and near the town of Turner Valley See also editList of provincial parks in Alberta List of Canadian provincial parks List of National Parks of CanadaReferences edit a b Alberta Tourism Parks Recreation amp Culture Sheep River Provincial Park Retrieved 2008 01 07 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Kananaskis Country Campgrounds Campsite operator Alberta Tourism Parks Recreation amp Culture Activities in Sheep River Provincial Park Retrieved 2008 01 07 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sheep River Provincial Park Park page at Alberta Community Development Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sheep River Provincial Park amp oldid 1180480614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
