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Elk island national park often overlooked for its more picturesque and popular neighbor jasper national park detailed below elk island is one of two dark sky preserves in alberta.

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It s about a 45 minute drive east of the city and far enough out that you can see the stars. So all 7 of us even the 7 month old baby bundled up and hopped in the van and headed out to elk island national park. No app can tell you when there s a bison traffic jam ahead but. This 300 sq km 116 sq mi dark sky preserve just east of edmonton encompasses elk island national park and neighbouring cooking lake blackfoot provincial recreation area.

Northern lights elk island alberta. Elk island is basically jurassic park except the creatures outside your vehicle are slightly more cuddly. If you re lucky you might even spot an elusive alberta lynx. Lie down on a blanket and experience seasonal meteor showers the northern lights or simply count the stars with the kids who will be thrilled at being up past their bedtime.

Elk island national park. Keep in mind that they don t happen every night it s considered a pretty special thing to see them. Elk island is a popular spot for northern lights aurora borealis viewing as well. I used a canon 70d with a sigma f 1 8 18 35 lens.

And dress warmly because it will be cold. The preserve is holding the annual star party in september attracting aurora chasers and astronomy enthusiasts. If you wanted to be closer to edmonton you could always rent a car and drive out to elk island national park. It features such scenic areas as elk island national park and cooking lake blackfoot provincial recreation area both of which offer a good backdrop for aurora pictures.

Elk island is much closer to edmonton than jasper making it a great second stop on a northern lights road trip through the province. Bison elk moose white tailed deer and mule deer. By reducing artificial light the preserve increases the visibility of the night sky. In addition to bison and elk elk island is home to dozens of waterfowl species song birds hawks beaver deer moose fox and the occasional black bear just to name a few.

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