include hiking, golfing, kayaking/canoeing, mountain biking, and unserviced camping. Services include telephones, potable water and year-round washrooms. Swimming is not recommended due to risk of contracting Swimmer's itch. Fires are allowed in designated fire pits. In 1955, a bison cull was filmed for the John Ford film The Searchers. On September 3, 2006, the Beaver Hills dark-sky preserve, which includes Elk Island National Park within its boundaries, was declared in a ceremony held at Astotin Lake. See also National Parks of Canada List of National Parks of Canada Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village which borders the park Kalyna Country, an ecomuseum of which Elk Island is a part Beaver Hills (Alberta), the area in which Elk Island lies List of parks in Alberta List of trails in Alberta List of mountains in Alberta List of waterfalls of Alberta References External links Official Site Parks Canada - Official National Parks and Mountain Guide Elk Island National Park profile National Film Board of Canada documentary Elk Island National parks in Alberta Parks in Alberta Protected areas established in 1913 1913 establishments in Alberta Bison herds