Little Smoky is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in northwest Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16

Greenview No. 16, Alberta

The Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 is a municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada.It covers the full extent of Census Division 18. The municipal seat is in Valleyview.- Demographics :...

. It is located on Highway 43, approximately 39 kilometres (24.2 mi) south of Valleyview

Valleyview, Alberta

-History:*Late 1800s: The first visitors to the area arrived, seeking natives to exchange goods for furs. The trading was good and a Hudson’s Bay post was established on Sturgeon Lake...

 and 47 kilometres (29.2 mi) northwest of Fox Creek

Fox Creek, Alberta

Fox Creek is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 43, approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie, and has an elevation of ....

. The hamlet is adjacent to the Little Smoky River

Little Smoky River

Little Smoky River is a river in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Smoky River.-Course:The river originates in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, west of Grande Cache and flows in a north-east direction throghout the foothills. Upon reaching the open prairie, it meanders...

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Services and amenities

Little Smoky has a gas station, a cafe

Café

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, a community hall, a post office

Post office

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, a motel

Motel

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, a playground

Playground

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, and an ice rink

Ice rink

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. The Waskahigan River Provincial Recreation Area is located across Highway 43.

Infrastructure

The hamlet has two locally significant rural roads near it: Little Smoky Road (formerly Highway 745), which connects the hamlet to Highway 665, and Simonette Road, which connects to Forestry Trunk Road (formerly Highway 734

Alberta Highway 734

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 734 is a highway in western Alberta, Canada that travels through the forested foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is formerly part of Forestry Trunk Road and is still colloquially referred to as such....

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The Little Smoky transfer station is located southwest of the hamlet on Range Road 221. The Greenview Regional Landfill was built northeast of Little Smoky on the corner of Township Road 672 and Range Road 210.

Waterways

The confluences of the Iosegun and Waskahigan rivers with the Little Smoky River are nearby the hamlet to the north and northwest. The confluence of the Waskahigan and Little Smoky rivers can be reached by vehicle via a gravel road

Gravel road

A gravel road is a type of unpaved road surfaced with gravel that has been brought to the site from a quarry or stream bed. They are common in less-developed nations, and also in the rural areas of developed nations such as Canada and the United States. In New Zealand, they are known as 'metal roads'...

through the trees that can become muddy and bumpy after extended periods of rain.