O'Brien Provincial Park is an Alberta Parks provincial park in the North region, 10 kilometres south of Grande Prairie off Highway 40. Alberta Parks lists one day-use area and no campground.
The park is open year-round for day use.
O'Brien is a riverside day-use park along the Wapiti River, framed by balsam poplars and close enough to Grande Prairie for an easy picnic, trail walk, or winter outing. Alberta Parks describes it as a scenic and conveniently located park with spacious day-use facilities.
Picnic tables and fire pits support a simple river-valley visit. The official page also notes pit toilets on site and describes two hiking loops: an accessible 1.3-kilometre loop and a longer 2.9-kilometre loop through boreal forest.
Activities include canoeing and kayaking, cross-country skiing, fishing, mountain biking and cycling, snowshoeing, swimming, front-country hiking, geocaching, and electric bicycles. The Shoreline Trail provides access to the river, making it the key map item to check before a day trip.
Because the park is day use only, plan O'Brien as a picnic, trail, and river stop rather than an overnight base. Visitors should still check river conditions, weather, trail status, and wildlife-safety guidance before travelling.
Plan around Wapiti River picnics, fire pits, the accessible hiking loop, the longer boreal loop, Shoreline Trail, fishing, swimming, biking, skiing, snowshoeing, and geocaching.
Confirm day-use status, pit toilet availability, trail map details, river access, AIS precautions, fishing rules, weather, wildlife safety, and Alberta Parks updates.
