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Wood Buffalo National Park: map

6 places with verified coordinates · 3 with photo

Guided walks in the park · 3

Getting there by air · scheduled flight · Air Tindi, Yellowknife; successor to Northwestern Air Lease on the routes to Fort Smith and Fort Chipewyan
Scheduled flights to Fort Smith and Fort Chipewyan from Edmonton and Yellowknife ↗Yellowknife: Air Tindi terminal at Yellowknife airport, 107 Berry Street. Edmonton: Edmonton International Airport. Arrival in Fort Smith (YSM) or Fort Chipewyan (YPY).
Evening · night sky and northern lights · Thebacha & Wood Buffalo Astronomical Society (TAWBAS), Fort Smith; with Parks Canada and the Town of Fort Smith as contacts
Dark Sky Festival in Fort Smith on the edge of the world’s largest dark sky preserve · outside the park ↗Start on the map
Guided programme · park authority · Parks Canada, Wood Buffalo National Park
Park authority guided programmes at the Salt Plains, Salt River and Pine Lake ↗Salt Plains Lookout, Salt River Day Use Area, Pine Lake Day Use Area or Fort Smith visitor centre, 149 McDougal Road.

Park authority programmes without partner links. Details checked 2 Oct 2026; dates and prices with the provider.

Water

Peace PointRiverbank
Pine LakeLake

Where to stay

Pine Lake CampgroundCampground

Nature

Salt River Day Use AreaDay-use area

Surroundings

Fort ChipewyanTown with visitor centre
Fort SmithTown with visitor centre

St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Fort Smith in winter: a brick church with a pointed spire behind a snow-covered forecourt — Photo: awmcphee ↗ · CC0 1.0 ↗

Surroundings · Town with visitor centre

Fort Smith

Home of the park administration; visitor centre at 149 McDougal Road, daily in summer 9:00–18:00. Rental of canoes and paddleboards.

Guided from here

Evening · night sky and northern lights Dark Sky Festival in Fort Smith on the edge of the world’s largest dark sky preserve · outside the park ↗

Park authority programmes, no partner links. Dates on their website.

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60.00585, -111.89026

Nature · Day-use area

Salt River Day Use Area

24 km (15 mi) south of Fort Smith. Dëldël Kuę́ shelter with a wood stove, garter snakes in spring, stargazing. Start of the Salt River Meadows Loop.

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59.81759, -111.96941

Where to stay · Campground

Pine Lake Campground

18 unserviced sites, May to 30 September. Ten reservable, eleven on arrival.

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59.53460, -112.23314

Pine Lake in Wood Buffalo National Park at dusk, silhouetted spruce trunks in the foreground, a pink sky reflected on the smooth water — Photo: Ansgar Walk ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.5 ↗

Water · Lake

Pine Lake

Water-filled sinkhole with a sandy beach, 60 km (37 mi) south of Fort Smith. Swimming usually from July, no lifeguards.

A sinkhole full of turquoise water: swimming beach, campground and stargazing spot in one.

Location: 60 km (37 mi) south of Fort Smith.
Ice-free: from about mid to late June.
Swimming: usually July to early September; unsupervised, drops off quickly.
Facilities: sandy beach, changing rooms, cooking shelter, playground.
At night: Dark Sky Circle with reclining benches, bats and loons.

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59.54587, -112.25089

The Peace River at Peace Point in Wood Buffalo National Park in winter: a frozen, snow-covered river between low, forested banks — Photo: awmcphee ↗ · CC0 1.0 ↗

Water · Riverbank

Peace Point

On the Peace River. The park authority names Peace Point as the start of the winter road to Fort Chipewyan; conditions on 867-872-7962.

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59.11696, -112.42115

Surroundings · Town with visitor centre

Fort Chipewyan

The park’s second visitor centre, 124 B Mackenzie Avenue. Direct flights from Edmonton and Yellowknife.

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58.71664, -111.15002

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