▁the ▁state ▁capital ▁of ▁Ad ela ide . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁gaz ett ed ▁local ity ▁of ▁Mount ▁Magn ific ent . ▁ ▁The ▁conservation ▁park ▁consists ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁section ▁ 2 9 3 ▁in ▁the ▁c adas tr al ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁H undred ▁of ▁K uit po . ▁It ▁came ▁into ▁existence ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁park ▁by ▁pro clam ation ▁under ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁as ▁the ▁Mount ▁Magn ific ent ▁National ▁Park . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁reconst it uted ▁as ▁the ▁Mount ▁Magn ific ent ▁Conserv ation ▁Park ▁upon ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Its ▁name ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁mountain ▁called ▁Mount ▁Magn ific ent ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁its ▁boundaries . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁covered ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁conservation ▁park ▁is ▁bounded ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁the ▁Black f ell ows ▁Creek ▁Road ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁by ▁the ▁Mount ▁Magn ific ent ▁Road . ▁The ▁He ys en ▁Tra il , ▁the ▁long ▁distance ▁walking ▁trail , ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁conservation ▁park ▁entering ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁via ▁Mount ▁Magn ific ent ▁Road ▁and ▁exit ing ▁in ▁the ▁north - west ▁corner ▁onto ▁Black f ell ows ▁Creek ▁Road . ▁ ▁In ▁