As part of Canada's system of national parks and national historic sites, Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada is our country's largest national park and one of the largest in the world. It was established in 1922 to protect the last remaining herds of bison in northern Canada. Today, it protects an outstanding and representative example of Canada's Northern Boreal Plains.
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Hours of operation
Open all year-round
May 17 – September 1:
9 am – 6 pm daily
Contact us
Fort Smith main office: visitor centre
Phone: 867-872-7960
24 h hotline: 867-872-7962
Fort Chipewyan satellite office:
Phone: 780-697-3662
Fax: 780-697-3560
Get current updates on wildfires with the Wood Buffalo National Parks Fire Status map.
Sites nearby
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Nahanni National Park ReserveRemote granite pinnacles lure top alpinists, wilderness river tripping opportunities attract paddlers, interpreters share cultural and natural history with river trippers, campers and day flight visitors.
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Nááts'ihch'oh National Park ReserveIn the headwaters of Tehjeh Deé (South Nahanni River) Nááts’įhch’oh National Park Reserve is a place where culture and nature are intertwined. Nááts’įhch’oh offers whitewater paddling and off-the-grid hiking in the Northwest Territories for experienced adventurers.
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Thaidene Nene National Park ReserveLocated at the eastern end of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve is part of a larger group of protected areas around the East Arm and Artillery Lake regions. Thaidene Nene means ‘Land of the Ancestors’ in the Dënesųłiné—or Chipewyan—language.
