Wagner Natural Area
ab parkswhat to expect
Wagner Natural Area preserves calcium-rich, spring-fed marl ponds surrounded by forests of spruce, aspen, birch, tamarack and willow. Sixteen of the 24 orchid species known to occur in Alberta have been found here, including lady's-slipper and the rare bog adder's-mouth. Other plant species in the area include northern green bog and sparrow's egg. The area is also home to several unusual carnivorous plants such as sundew, bladderwort and butterwort. Wagner's groundwater springs are its lifeblood. These springs not only provide water to the area; they have also created the calcium-rich marl ponds. Marl is an insoluable carbonate residue used in some industrial products. Wagner contains some of the few undisturbed marl ponds in the Edmonton area.
Description: Alberta Parks
the basics
Water + services
- Nearest dump station
- Nearest potable water
what to bring
This list adapts to Wagner Natural Area. no showers means a travel towel;
If Wagner Natural Area is full
Other places to stay within 25 km.
- Glowing Embers RV Park and Travel Centre
- Pallettown
- Glowing Embers Travel Centre & R.V. Park
- Diamond Grove RV Park
- Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park
- Shakers Acres RV Park & Campground
- New Homeless Campsite-Jun'23
- Stony Plain Lions Campground
Plus 3 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.