Midland Provincial Park | |
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Location | Drumheller / Starland County, Alberta, Canada |
Nearest city | Drumheller |
Coordinates | 51°28′41″N 112°46′20″W / 51.47806°N 112.77222°W |
Area | 6.3 km2 |
Established | 5 Jun 1979 |
Governing body | Alberta 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 Drumheller on Highway 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.