Plan your visit

Wood Buffalo National Park straddles the Northwest Territories - Alberta border. Park headquarters are in Fort Smith, NT.

Plan a safe and enjoyable visit: Parks Canada’s COVID-19 guidelines

How to get here

Type	Location text	Location name	Address
1	Wood Buffalo National Park	Wood Buffalo National Park	<p> Box 750<br> Fort Smith NT X0E 0P0<br> </p>

Location

Box 750
Fort Smith NT X0E 0P0

Directions

All-weather road access is available year-round via the MacKenzie Highway. The MacKenzie Highway links to Highway 5 near Hay River, NT, providing access to the park and Fort Smith. Like many highways in the NT, Highway 5 is mostly hard-packed gravel. There is no all-weather road access to Fort Chipewyan.

Depending on conditions, a winter road may be open for approximately three months during the winter. This road connects Fort Smith with Fort Chipewyan and Fort McMurray in Alberta. Because of the large distances and potentially dangerous conditions, special precautions are needed for safe travel on the winter road.

Free admission for youth. Other fees still apply.
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