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Coordinates: 51°2841N 112°4620W / 51.47806°N 112.77222°W / 51.47806; -112.77222
 

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Midland Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Midland Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Midland Provincial Park

Location of Midland Provincial Park in Alberta

LocationDrumheller / Starland County, Alberta, Canada
Nearest cityDrumheller
Coordinates51°28′41N 112°46′20W / 51.47806°N 112.77222°W / 51.47806; -112.77222
Area6.3 km2
Established5 Jun 1979
Governing bodyAlberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Midland Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada.

Once the site of the Midland Coal Mine, it was designated as a provincial park on June 5, 1979. It now hosts the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. The Midland Coal Mine was the site of a large mining disaster in the mid-1920s; many men died in a mine explosion.

It is located 6 km west of DrumhelleronHighway 838 (North Dinosaur Trail).

Activities in the park include canoeing, kayaking, fishing, wildlife viewing and hiking through willows and cottonwoods along the Red Deer River. Points of interest are fossil beds, a mine site and the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.


Badlands in Midland Provincial Park

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