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Sylvan Lake Park, previously Sylvan Lake Provincial Park, is an
urban park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to resi ...
in the Town of Sylvan Lake on the southern shore of Sylvan Lake in central
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada. Prior to early 2018, it existed a
provincial park Ischigualasto Provincial Park A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...
for 38 years until its ownership was transferred to the Town of Sylvan Lake. The park averages 761,223 visitors every July and August.


History

The park was originally designated a provincial park in 1932 but was transferred to the Town of Sylvan Lake in the 1960s. It was redesignated a provincial park on January 16, 1980. Its designation was rescinded on January 17, 2018. Prior to its transfer back to the Town of Sylvan Lake, the provincial park was in size. The Town renamed the park as Sylvan Lake Park after the transfer.


See also

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List of Alberta provincial parks This is a list of protected areas of Alberta. Protected areas are managed by the Government of Canada or the Government of Alberta. The provincial government owns 60% of Alberta's landmass but most of this has not been formally p ...
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List of Canadian provincial parks This is a list of all provincial/territorial parks and other provincial/territorial protected areas in Canada. Alberta Alberta's provincial parks and protected areas are managed by Alberta Parks and Alberta Government's ministry of Alberta ...
* List of National Parks of Canada *
Urban parks in Canada Urban parks in Canada are areas for public recreation and enjoyment or natural preservation in cities in Canada. They are often owned and operated by municipal governments and so are usually called 'municipal parks', and sometimes 'regional parks ...


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Decision to Disestablish Sylvan Lake Provincial Park and Transfer the Land to the Town of Sylvan Lake
Parks in Alberta Red Deer County Urban public parks in Canada {{Alberta-protected-area-stub