# Beaver Hills Dark-Sky Preserve

Centred on Elk Island National Park about 50 km east of Edmonton, within a UNESCO-recognized biosphere region.

**Type:** dark-sky-preserve

**Location:** AB, CA

**Nearest town:** Sherwood Park

**Certified:** 2006

Centred on Elk Island National Park about 50 km east of Edmonton, within a UNESCO-recognized biosphere region.

[Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_Island_National_Park)

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