Woolford Provincial Park, Provincial park in Cardston County, Canada.
Woolford Provincial Park is a protected natural area in Alberta where the St. Mary River flows through the landscape, creating a natural corridor with native plants and diverse wildlife. The park offers hiking trails, fishing areas, and water recreation zones accessible at designated entry points.
Woolford Provincial Park lies along the St. Mary River east of Cardston, northeast of Waterton Lakes National Park. The sources give no founding date or legislative history for the park; they record only its status as a provincial park in Alberta, its 0.4 km² area and its elevation of about 1,130 m. The surrounding countryside is farmland, with fewer than two inhabitants per square kilometre.
The park lies in open farmland; the surrounding countryside is almost uninhabited, with fewer than two people per square kilometre. The nearest larger settlement is Cardston, about 8.7 km to the west, and the St. Mary River valley here is used for front-country hiking and river fishing.
The park is located about 17 kilometers east of Cardston and has several marked entry points for visitors. You will find the best conditions during warmer months when hiking and water activities are most enjoyable.
The park lies along the St. Mary River at an elevation of 1,130 m, about 17.5 km east of Cardston and west of Highway 503, covering 0.4 km2. Its river valley trails are maintained for front country hiking, and the river holds westslope cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, pike and walleye.
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