Pocahontas is a former coal mining community in
Improvement District No. 12
Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park), or Improvement District No. 12, is an List of communities in Alberta#Improvement districts, improvement district in Alberta, Canada. Coextensive with Jasper National Park in Alberta's Rockies, ...
(
Jasper National Park) within
Alberta's Rockies. It is on
Highway 16
Route 16, or Highway 16, can refer to:
International
* Asian Highway 16
* European route E16
* European route E016
Australia
- Thompsons Road (Victoria)
- South Australia
Canada
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, approximately northeast of
Jasper, at the junction that provides access to
Miette Hot Springs
Miette Hot Springs are commercially developed hot springs located in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, near Jasper
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.
The community was named after
Pocahontas, Virginia, also a coal mining town, which itself in turn was named after
Pocahontas the person.
Currently on the area of the former community is a campground, a hotel, and a trail through the last remaining structures of the former community. The campground formerly known as Pocahontas Campground is operated by Parks Canada, reservable online. It has 140 sites, allowing units up to . In 2022, the Jasper Indigenous Forum and Parks Canada announced that the campground would be known as Miette Campground in the interim, while discussions continue to "find an acceptable, permanent campground name that properly honours Indigenous cultures and connections to Jasper National Park."
See also
*
List of communities in Alberta
References
Jasper National Park
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