Big Knife Provincial Park, Provincial park at Battle River and Big Knife Creek in County of Paintearth, Canada.
Big Knife Provincial Park encompasses 295 hectares of wilderness at the convergence of Big Knife Creek and Battle River in central Alberta.
The park received its name from a 19th-century battle between a Cree man named Big Man and a Blackfoot warrior named Knife, recorded in Anthony Henday's maps.
The land holds remnants of early settler history, including Jack Nelson's cabin ruins and evidence of water stills from the 1900s.
The park maintains 40 camping sites, including 13 designated for tents, and operates annually from May 15 to September 15.
The park harbors 560 species of Lepidoptera, including the Subdued Quaker, White Triangle Tortrix, and Coral Hairstreak butterflies.
Location: County of Paintearth No. 18
Inception: 1962
Website: https://albertaparks.ca/parks/central/big-knife-pp
GPS coordinates: 52.48970,-112.21100
Latest update: March 14, 2025 10:57
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