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Salt Plains Viewpoint and Day-Use Area - WBNP
photo by Ian Forsyth
The Salt Plains are a unique combination of geology, plants, wildlife and climate. Located 25 kms west of Fort Smith in WBNP, the flat salt-encrusted landscape covers 370 square kilometers. Here, salt-saturated water rises to the surface and evaporates, leaving layers of salt behind. In some places, brilliant white salt mounds, up to one metre in height can be found.
photo by Heidi Selzler
Read more about Salt Plains Viewpoint and Day-Use Area
Read a photo essay "Wood Buffalo National Park: Salt River & Karst Topography" by Ian Forsyth
season:
spring
summer
fall
rectype:
attraction
activity type:
parks and trails
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Phone: (867) 872-8400, Fax: (867) 872-8401
Email: Town of Fort Smith
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30AM - 12:00PM, 1:00-5:00PM
Closed weekends and statutory holidays
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