Antelope Hill Provincial Park, Provincial park in Special Area No. 2, Canada
Antelope Hill Provincial Park is a protected grassland reserve in east-central Alberta covering around 380 hectares of native prairie landscape. The terrain features scattered deciduous trees mixed with open grassland and natural depressions that shape the rolling topography.
The park was established in December 2014 following a private land donation that protected 940 acres of native grassland ecosystem. This creation marked an important conservation effort to safeguard the prairie landscape in the region.
The park bears the name of Gottlob "Schmitty" Schmidt, a farmer born in Teremia Mare, Romania, in 1924, who emigrated to Canada in 1927 and whose family settled north of Hanna in 1930. He bought his father's homestead with his brother in 1945, took sole ownership in 1958 and raised Hereford cattle until retiring in the late 1990s. Access to the park remains closed for the time being.
The site sits north of Hanna along Township Road 32 and Range Road 14, accessible for day visits throughout the year. Overnight camping and off-highway vehicle use are not permitted to protect the grassland habitat.
The park exists because farmer Gottlob "Schmitty" Schmidt, born in Teremia Mare, Romania, in 1924, donated his land to Alberta in December 2014; the agreement lets him keep living on his former property as long as he wishes. Access to the park remains closed until further notice.
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