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{{short description|Provincial park in Alberta, Canada}}
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| nearest_city = [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]], [[Bentley, Alberta|Bentley]]
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| location = [[Lacombe County]], {{AB}} {{CAN}}
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'''Aspen Beach Provincial Park''' is a provincial park located in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]].
'''Aspen Beach Provincial Park''' is a [[provincial park]] in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]], located 17 km west of [[Lacombe, Alberta|Lacombe]] on [[Alberta Highway 12|Highway 12]], a short drive off [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]].


This was the first provincial park established in Alberta (in 1932). The [[aspen parkland|parkland]] reserve and recreational area contains sand beaches on the southern shores of ''Gull Lake'', which is suitable for [[swimming]] and [[Canoeing|paddling]] due to its warm shallow waters.
Established in 1932, Aspen Beach Provincial Park was the first provincial park in Alberta. The [[aspen parkland|parkland]] reserve and recreational area contains sand beaches on the southern shores of Gull Lake, which is suitable for [[human swimming|swimming]] and [[Canoeing|paddling]] due to its warm shallow waters.

The park is located 17km west of [[Lacombe, Alberta|Lacombe]] on [[Alberta Highway 12|highway 12]], a short drive off [[Alberta Highway 2|highway2]].


==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/planning/gateway/siteinformation.asp?id=1 Park page at Alberta Government site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060424075351/http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/planning/gateway/siteinformation.asp?id=1 Park page at Alberta Government site]


{{Alberta parks}}
{{Alberta parks}}


[[Category:Parks in Alberta]]
[[Category:Lacombe County]]
[[Category:Provincial parks of Alberta]]



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Latest revision as of 22:59, 20 October 2024

Aspen Beach Provincial Park
Aspen Beach Provincial Park, 1966
Map showing the location of Aspen Beach Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Aspen Beach Provincial Park
Location of Aspen Beach Provincial Park in Alberta
LocationLacombe County,  Alberta  Canada
Nearest cityLacombe, Bentley
Coordinates52°27′44″N 113°58′36″W / 52.46222°N 113.97667°W / 52.46222; -113.97667
EstablishedNovember 21, 1932
Governing bodyAlberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation
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Aspen Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located 17 km west of Lacombe on Highway 12, a short drive off Highway 2.

Established in 1932, Aspen Beach Provincial Park was the first provincial park in Alberta. The parkland reserve and recreational area contains sand beaches on the southern shores of Gull Lake, which is suitable for swimming and paddling due to its warm shallow waters.

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