The Public Land Recreation Area dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent Public Land Recreation Areas in Alberta. A Public Land Recreation Area is an area of recreation land designated under the authority of Section 179 of the Public Lands Administration Regulation under the Public Lands Act. Public Land Recreation Area was formerly known as Forest Recreation Area under the Forest Recreation Regulation under the Forests Act. No changes to the Forest Recreation Area data layer were made when it was migrated to become the Public Land Recreation Area dataset.

Point feature layer showing the locations of winter trail and recreation areas in Manitoba's provincial parks.Point feature layer showing the locations of winter trail and recreation areas in Manitoba's provincial parks.  This layer is utilized in the interactive map Manitoba Parks - Winter Activity Trails Map and the web app Manitoba Parks - Winter Trails and Recreation Areas. The dataset includes the following fields (Alias (Name): Description) Park (Park): Name of the provincial park where the trail or recreation area is located Feature (Feature): Name of the trail or recreation area Activity (Activity): Contains a list of activities designated for the trail Length (Length): Length of the trail in kilometres Groom Date (Groom_Date): Date of the most recent grooming of the trail Rating (Rating): An overall rating of the trail or recreation area given the current conditions. (e.g., Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, Closed, or Unknown) Trail Condition (Trail_Condition): This field contains a description of the current conditions of the trail or recreation area Additional Remarks (Additional_Remarks): Contains any other related information about the trail or recreation area PDF Link (PDF_Link): Contains a url link to a pdf map or website Ski (Ski): Indicates whether the activity is allowed and provides a way to filter the map features Skijor (Skijor): Indicates whether the activity is allowed and provides a way to filter the map features Walk (Walk): Indicates whether the activity is allowed and provides a way to filter the map features Skate Ski (Skate_Ski): Indicates whether the activity is allowed and provides a way to filter the map features Snowshoe (Snowshoe): Indicates whether the activity is allowed and provides a way to filter the map features Toboggan (Toboggan): Indicates whether the activity is allowed and provides a way to filter the map features Dog Sled (Dog_Sled): Indicates whether the activity is allowed and provides a way to filter the map features For more information about winter activities, visit the Manitoba Parks website.

The Saskatchewan Parks Boundaries dataset includes Provincial Parks (PP), Recreation Sites (RS), and Historic Sites (HS) as described in the The Parks Act, The Recreation Sites Regulations, 1991, and The Historic Sites Regulations, respectively.The Saskatchewan Parks Boundaries dataset is a version managed by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport that more closely matches the intent of the descriptions in The Parks Act, The Recreation Sites Regulations, 1991, and The Historic Sites Regulations than the dataset provided by Information Services Corporation (ISC). The last update was completed on Sept 22, 2021, to reflect changes as per the latest Recreation Sites Regulations amendment. The park types listed in the dataset include: 1) Provincial Parks, i.e., Natural Environment Parks (NE), Recreation Parks (RP), Wilderness Parks (WP), and Historic Parks (HP); 2) Recreation Sites (RS);   3) Protected Area (PR); and  4) HS Historic Sites (HS). Please visit https://geohub.saskatchewan.ca for more information or to download this data. 

The Public Lands Camping Pass does not apply in the Kananaskis Conservation Pass area. The pass does not apply to: private, municipal, or federally owned lands. Provincial Parks, Wildland Provincial Parks, Provincial Recreation Areas. Wilderness Areas, Ecological Reserves, Heritage Rangelands, Natural Areas. All acts and regulations will continue to apply including the Recreation Access Regulation that applies to agricultural dispositions. The boundary represents the external boundary of the pass area.

The RFI identifies areas of land and water encircling a recreation feature or combination of features that support, or have the potential to support, one or more recreation activities. These areas are rated for their significance or importance to recreation and for their sensitivity to alteration

The spatial representation of a recreation feature. This can be either a recreation reserve, recreation site, or an interpretative forest

Polyline feature layer of winter trails in Manitoba provincial parks.This feature layer contains polylines showing locations of winter trails in Manitoba provincial parks. Winter trails are those trails designated for certain winter activities, such as cross-country skiing, skijoring, skate-skiing, fat biking, and dog sledding. Most of these trails are groomed by Manitoba Parks staff throughout the season. This layer is used in the interactive map Manitoba Parks - Winter Activity Trails Map and the web app Manitoba Parks - Winter Trails and Recreation Areas. The dataset includes the following fields (Alias (Name): Description) Trail Name (Trail_Name): Name of the trail Park Name (Park_Name): Name of the provincial park where the trail is located Winter Use (Winter_Use): Indicates whether or not the trail is designated for winter use (Note: All features in this layer have a value of 'Yes') For more information about winter activities, visit the Manitoba Parks website.

Web app showing locations and current conditions of trails and recreation areas designated for winter use in Manitoba provincial parks.This is a web app showing locations and current conditions of trails and recreation areas designated for winter use in Manitoba provincial parks. The current conditions of these features can be found in the pop-up information for each location, along with a list of designated activities for the feature. Activities include walking, skiing, skate skiing, skijoring, dog sledding, ice skating, fat biking, tobogganing, snowshoeing, and jam-pail curling. The app includes a filter to narrow the results by activity. This app uses the interactive map Manitoba Parks - Winter Activity Trails Map, and the layers Manitoba Parks - Winter Trails and Recreation Areas and Manitoba Parks - Winter Recreation Trails. For more information on winter activities, visit the Manitoba Parks website.

The Parks and Protected Areas dataset contains Parks and Protected Area boundaries for sites administered by the Government of Alberta. National parks, because of their similar intent, are also included. GIS line work representing provincial park/protected area boundaries has been interpreted from written legal descriptions appended to Orders-in-Council granted Royal Assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. In case of discrepancy between the GIS data and the written legal description, the written legal description shall take precedence. The Government of Canada is the authoritative source for GIS boundaries of National Parks. National Park boundaries are included herein for reference, only. GIS line work representing National Park boundaries has been interpreted from written legal descriptions within Schedule 1 of the Canada National Parks Act, and adapted to align with the Alberta Provincial Base Features/Foundational Data collection. Defining document is Canada National Parks Act, Statues of Canada 2000, Chapter 32, Assented to 20th October, 2000. In case of discrepancy between the GIS data and the written legal description, the written legal description shall take precedence. Please note that this dataset replaces the following datasets: Ecological Reserve, Heritage Rangeland, National Park, Natural Area, Provincial Park, Provincial Recreation Area, Wilderness Area, Wilderness Park, and Wildland Park.

Designated play areas for snowmobiles in Tweedsmuir and Itcha-Ilgachuz Provincial Parks. [__Tweedsmuir Provincial Park Master Plan__](https://bcparks.ca/planning/mgmtplns/tweedsmuir/tweeds_mp.pdf?v=1618329316506) [__Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park Management Plan__](https://bcparks.ca/planning/mgmtplns/itcha_il/itcha_ilgachuz_mp.pdf?v=1618329451240) [__Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park Winter Recreation Areas Map (PDF)__](https://bcparks.ca/planning/mgmtplns/itcha_il/rec_winmap.PDF)