List of provincial parks in Manitoba



This is a list of provincial parks in Manitoba. Manitoba's provincial parks are maintained by the Department of Natural Resources and Northern Development (previously by Manitoba Environment and Climate), a department of the Government of Manitoba.

Manitoba's parks are classified into one of the following types, as distinguished by The Provincial Parks Act: Wilderness, Natural, Recreation, and Heritage.

Provincial Parks Act
The Provincial Parks Act is the key document outlining the management of Manitoba's provincial parks.

This legislation provides for parks to be dedicated for three purposes:

The legislation distinguishes several types of park, and each provincial park must be classified as one of these types:


 * Wilderness, "if the main purpose of the designation is to preserve representative areas of a natural region;"
 * Natural, "if the main purpose of the designation is both to preserve areas of a natural region and to accommodate a diversity of recreational opportunities and resource uses;"
 * Recreation, "if the main purpose of the designation is to provide recreational opportunities;"
 * Heritage, "if the main purpose of the designation is to preserve an area of land containing a resource or resources of cultural or heritage value;" and
 * "any other type of provincial park that may be specified in the regulation."