Wood Buffalo National Park
Canada's largest national park, covering 44,741 square kilometres across northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. It shelters one of the largest free roaming bison herds and the nesting grounds of the whooping crane.
- Where
- Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 59.3833, -112.9830
Get the Wood Buffalo National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wood Buffalo National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Northwest Territories volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wood Buffalo National Park
Great Slave Lake 260 km
The deepest lake in North America at 614 metres, in the Northwest Territories. Yellowknife stands on its north shore, and in winter the ice is thick enough to carry an ice road.
West Edmonton Mall 653 km
A giant shopping centre in Edmonton, opened in stages from 1981. It also holds an indoor water park, an amusement park with a roller coaster, and an ice rink, and it ranks among the largest malls in North America.
Prince Albert National Park 725 km
A national park of 3,874 square kilometres in central Saskatchewan, about 200 kilometres north of Saskatoon. It was declared a national park on 24 March 1927 and holds forests, lakes and plains bison.
Nahanni National Park Reserve 745 km
A remote wilderness reserve in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, reached mainly by floatplane or river. It protects the South Nahanni River, which drops over Virginia Falls, a cascade higher than Niagara Falls.
Jasper National Park 793 km
The largest national park in the Alberta Rockies, spanning 11,000 square kilometres. It was set up as Jasper Forest Park in 1907, renamed a national park in 1930 and later declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with neighbouring Rocky Mountain parks.
Mount Robson 794 km
The highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, at 3,954 metres, in Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia. Its steep face is often hidden in cloud, and the Berg Lake Trail leads to a lake beneath it.
Maligne Lake 798 km
A lake in Jasper National Park famed for its azure water, the surrounding peaks and three visible glaciers. Boat trips cross it to Spirit Island, the most photographed spot in the park.
Spirit Island 800 km
A tiny tied island in Maligne Lake, in Jasper National Park. It is the destination of boat trips across the lake, and the view of it with the mountains behind is one many people link with the Canadian Rockies.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Northwest Territories
Questions
Where is Wood Buffalo National Park?
Wood Buffalo National Park is in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Great Slave Lake (260 km), West Edmonton Mall (653 km), Prince Albert National Park (725 km).
How do I get the Wood Buffalo National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wood Buffalo National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Northwest Territories volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wood Buffalo National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Northwest Territories volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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