Lesser Slave Lake Wildland Provincial Park

The park is in Big Lakes County in central Alberta, approximately {{convert|35|km|mi}} east of Grouard on township road 752A. It is on the north shore of Lesser Slave Lake from Grouard Indian Reserve 231, now Kapawe'no 231, in the east to Hilliard's Bay Provincial Park in the west. The park is accessed via township road 752A.

The park protects an example of the Central Mixedwood subregion of the Boreal Forest natural region of Alberta. In the National Ecological Framework for Canada used by Environment and Climate Change Canada, the park is in the McLennan Plain ecodistrict of the Peace Lowland ecoregion in the Central Boreal Plains ecoprovince of the Boreal Plains Ecozone.{{Cite map |date=1995 |title=Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts: Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, Canada |publisher=Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Environment Canada |scale=1:2 million |url=https://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/maps/eco/all/districts/eco_all_districts_2m_prairies.jpg}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/subjects/standard/environment/elc/12-607-x2018001-eng.pdf |title=Ecological Land Classification, 2017 |date=March 1, 2018 |publisher=Statistics Canada |isbn=978-0-660-24501-0 |pages=4-5, 27 |id=Catalogue no. 12-607-X}} Under the OneEarth classification (previously World Wildlife Fund), the park is in the Mid-Canada Boreal Plains Forests ecoregion of the Mid-Canada Boreal Plains & Foothill Forests bioregion.{{Cite web |title=Alberta-British Columbia Foothills Forests |url=https://www.oneearth.org/ecoregions/alberta-british-columbia-foothills-forests/ |website=OneEarth.org}}

The park is long and thin; just {{convert|2.2|mi|km|order=flip}} from north to south at its widest by {{convert|17|mi|km|order=flip}} long from east to west. The park is flat in the east with an elevation of approximately {{Convert|580|m|ft}}. Most of this area of the park is wetlands. The western park of the park is on the slope of a hill with elevations ranging from {{convert|575|m|ft}} at the shoreline of Lesser Slave Lake to {{convert|620|m|ft}} on the hill sides.{{Cite web |title=Alberta topographic map |url=https://en-ca.topographic-map.com/map-8x39m/Alberta/?zoom=11¢er=55.48741%2C-115.6311&popup=55.51192%2C-115.70968 |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=Topographic-Map.com}}

The Köppen climate classification of the park is Continental, Subarctic (Dfc) characterized by long, cold winters, and short, warm to cool summers.{{Cite web |title=Climate Zones of North America |url=http://www.cec.org/north-american-environmental-atlas/climate-zones-of-north-america/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=CEC.org |publisher=Commission for Environmental Cooperation}} Using the data from nearby weather stations (Salt Prairie Auto), average daily temperatures exceed {{Convert|10|C}} only for June, July, and August while average daily temperatures are less than {{Convert|0|C}} for November through March. The long-run average precipitation for the wettest months, June and July, is {{convert|90|to|100|mm}} per month; conversely, it is less than {{convert|40|mm}} per month from October through April.{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Climate Normals for Alberta: (Salt Prairie Auto) |url=http://agriculture.alberta.ca/acis/climate-normals.jsp |publisher=Government of Alberta}}

The park and adjacent lake contain contain habitat for fish spawning and rearing as well as areas for waterfowl staging and production. The park is also a critical moose wintering range. Bald eagles and osprey nest in the park.

The park allows off-highway vehicle use. Backcountry hiking is allowed. Hunting and fishing are permitted when licensed.

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