List of protected areas of Alberta

Alberta Parks
Type	Number	Area km2 (sq mi)
Provincial Parks	76	2,214 km2 (855 sq mi)
Wildland Provincial Parks	31	17,314 km2 (6,685 sq mi)
Provincial Recreation Areas	208	899 km2 (347 sq mi)
Wilderness Areas	3	1,010 km2 (390 sq mi)
Ecological Reserves	15	268 km2 (103 sq mi)
Natural Areas	139	1,299 km2 (502 sq mi)
Heritage Rangelands	2	120 km2 (46 sq mi)
National Parks	5	63,045 km2 (24,342 sq mi)
Total	476	90,747 km2 (35,038 sq mi)

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This is a list of protected areas of Alberta. Protected areas are managed by the Government of Canada or the Government of Alberta. The provincial government owns 60% of Alberta's landmass^[1] but most of this has not been formally protected. The total protected area throughout Alberta including federal and provincial protected areas is approximately 90,700 km² (35,000 sq mi).