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Elk Island National Park

53.545° N, 112.8775° W

Elk Island National Park, Alberta. 53.545° N, 112.8775° W

National park, 194 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ab/elk-island-national-park/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • Parks Canada accommodation, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Parks Canada facilities, Parks Canada Agency. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Elk Island National Park is a 194 km² national park 3.1 km northeast of Antler Lake, in Alberta. It was established in 1913.

18 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Astotin Lake (5.5 km²).

Area
194 km²
Established
1913
Named lakes
18

Conditions today

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT · issued Thu 3:43 p.m. MDT

The first accumulating snow of the season is expected late this week, which may affect holiday travel.

Rain will continue to spread across northern Alberta today. Precipitation will change to snow on Friday in west-central regions, and for much of the province by Saturday.

Many areas of Alberta are expected to see accumulating snow on Saturday, possibly including the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. The highest snowfall amounts are expected in western parts of the province, including Grande Cache, Hinton, Nordegg and Rocky Mountain House where snow totals of 10 to 25 cm are currently forecast. Snow amounts for other areas of the province remain uncertain.

Snow will taper off from north to south on Sunday.

Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.

Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 7:43 a.m. MDT

8.2 °C

Wind SE 11 km/h, gusts 27

Observed at Elk Island (National Park), as of Thu 10:00 p.m. MDT

Tonight: Periods of rain. Amount 5 mm. Low 7.

Weather: Elk Island (National Park) (local forecast), as of Thu 10:01 p.m. MDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:12 a.m.
Sunrise
7:48 a.m.
Sunset
6:48 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:23 p.m.
Moonrise
6:44 a.m.
Moonset
6:07 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Strathcona County, as of Thu 11:00 p.m. MDT

In the park

The 12 largest of 18 named lakes, ranked by area.

FeatureArea
1Astotin Lake5.5 km²
2Tawayik Lake2.36 km²
3Trappers Lake1.41 km²
4Little Tawayik Lake1.31 km²
5Blackfoot Lake1.27 km²
6Oster Lake1.06 km²
7Goose Lake0.86 km²
8Flyingshot Lake0.83 km²
9Walter Lake0.74 km²
10Adamson Lake0.42 km²
11Bailey Lakes0.4 km²
12Jordan Lake0.39 km²

Things to do

Camping

  • Backcountry camping
  • Frontcountry camping
  • oTENTik

Facilities

  • Golf course
  • Playground
  • Restaurant
  • Sani-station
  • Ski area
  • Visitor or interpretation centre
  • Washrooms

Official record

Designation
National park
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Parks Canada Agency

Photos

Aspen forest of Elk Island National Park
Photo: wapiti8, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Elk Island by evening
Photo: Ezra Comeau, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Elk Island National Park (28116318124)
Photo: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Names

  • Parc national du Canada Elk IslandFrench form