Nature and science

Grasslands National Park is a land of rolling hills, rugged coulees, and steep ravines. The West Block centres on the Frenchman River Valley and the East Block features the Killdeer "Badlands" and the Wood Mountain "Uplands". Grasslands National Park is where sky meets prairie at the northern extension of the great plains.

Discover unique features

• The Mixed grass prairie ecosystem
• Geology and palaeontology
• The Darkest dark sky preserve in Canada

In the dry hills, badlands and eroded river valleys in and around Grasslands National Park, a diversity of wildlife, including pronghorns, greater sagegrouse, prairie rattlesnakes and the only remaining black-tailed prairie dog colonies in Canada, can still be found.

Mammals

• Bison
• Black-tailed Prairie Dog
• Swift Fox

Birds

• Burrowing owl
• Greater Sage-Grouse

Amphibians and reptiles

• Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer
• Greater Short-horned Lizard

Grasslands National Park was established in 1981 with the Federal-Provincial agreement to conserve, protect and present a portion of the Prairie Grasslands.

Conservation projects

• Prescribed burns
• Vegetation restoration
• Species at risk

Cool and warm season grasses cover the upland prairie areas and some of the broad valley lowlands that are also vegetated with sagebrush, greasewood and prickly pear cactus.

Learn about projects, conservation initiatives, and programs at Grasslands National Park.

• Wildlife cameras
• The Return of the Bison to Wanuskewin Heritage Park
• Street View for Google Maps