Long Lake Provincial Park (Alberta)
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Long Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...

 located in Alberta
Alberta
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, Canada
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Long Lake is located one and one half hours from Edmonton along Highway 831, south of the village of Boyle
Boyle, Alberta
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 and northeast of the hamlet of Newbrook
Newbrook, Alberta
Newbrook is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located at the junction of Highway 63 and Highway 661, approximately northeast of Thorhild and south of Boyle. It has an elevation of ....

, within the County of Thorhild
Thorhild County No. 7, Alberta
The County of Thorhild No. 7, Alberta is a municipal district located in the central part of northern Alberta, Canada in Census Division 13. It was incorporated as a county in 1955....

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The park is situated at an elevation of 625 m (2,050.5 ft) and has a surface of 14.3 km² (5.5 sq mi). It was established on March 25, 1957 and is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation.

Recreation

Services at the park include a boat launch, public beach, concession, public campground and a gas/grocery store. There is also the Long Lake Ski Area, a downhill and cross country ski area for recreation during the winter months with a chalet and cafe. A golf course and horse stables are also located nearby. The campground is often full during the summer weekends.

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