Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park is an Alberta Parks wildland provincial park in the North region. The official page places it 145 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, directly south of Wood Buffalo National Park and adjacent to Birch River and Richardson Wildland Provincial Parks.
Alberta Parks says Kitaskino means "our land" in Cree and Nuwenëné means "our land" in Dene.
Kitaskino Nuwenëné is a remote boreal protected area for visitors with serious backcountry logistics. Established in 2019, it covers 313,880 hectares and, with the surrounding protected lands, is part of the largest contiguous area of protected land in the world.
The official page highlights habitat protection for caribou, the Ronald Lake bison herd, and other northern Alberta wildlife. It also notes that the park supports Indigenous traditional activities along with remote backcountry activities, hunting, fishing, and hiking.
Access is the defining planning fact. Alberta Parks says access is fly-in only and that landing aircraft in the park requires authorization from Alberta Parks. Random backcountry camping is permitted, but there are no developed campground facilities.
Activities include backcountry camping, fishing, backcountry hiking, hunting, on-site snowmobiling, and winter camping. Because this is a fly-in wildland setting, visitors should plan for aviation authorization, weather delays, emergency communication, maps, food storage, water treatment, and current fire restrictions before departure.
Plan around authorized fly-in access, random backcountry camping, fishing, hunting, backcountry hiking, winter camping, snowmobiling, wildlife habitat research, and boreal landscape observation.
Confirm aircraft authorization, current fire restrictions, random camping guidance, fishing and hunting regulations, maps, advisories, weather, communication plans, and Alberta Parks updates.
