All Hiking in Patricia

Dinosaur Provincial Park was established by the government of Alberta on June 27, 1955. In 1979 the Park was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Three significant features were recognized for WHS status: 1. exceptional abundance and diversity of dinosaur and other vertebrate fossils, 2. largest and most spectacular badlands in Canada, 3. protection of unique riparian (riverside) habitat along the Red Deer River. The Park is located 48 kilometres northeast of Brooks, Alberta (just 10 km from the hamlet of Patricia).