Grasslands National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Canadian national park located in Saskatchewan
About Grasslands National Park
Grasslands National Park covers an area of 907 km² (350 sq mi) near the village ofVal Marie, Saskatchewan. This national park is north from the American state of Montana and lies adjacent to the international boundary. In 1874, Sir George Mercer Dawson discovered western Canada's first dinosaur remains in the Killdeer Badlands during the International Boundary Survey. Later, in 1877, Sitting Bull took refuge in the area with around 5000 Sioux after the defeat of General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn. The park was established in 1981. In 2006 71 bison were introduced to the park. Following the herd reduction in the fall of 2015, there are approximately 310 adult bison in the park. Grasslands National Park is situated on the northern tip of North America's mixed grass prairie. Grass
Grasslands National Park Travel Guide Sections
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