Weathered hoodoos

Áísínai’pi in southern Alberta is one of the most important spiritual sites for the Niitsítapi or Blackfoot People. The Niitsítapi associate spirit powers with the weathered hoodoos and cliffs of the valley and with the nearby Kátoyissiksi (Sweetgrass Hills). Áísínai’pi, known in English as Writing-on- Stone Provincial Park, contains the largest concentration of rock art images on the Great Plains. These images are an expression of the meeting of this spirit world with the physical world of the Niitsítapi.

The site is open May Long Weekend to Labour Day and is located 32 km east of Milk River on Secondary Highway 501 and 10 km south on the access road.

For more information, please contact 403-647-2364 or check out our website at http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/planning/gateway/siteinformation.asp?id=177

Services: hikes, camping, children’s programs, interpretive programs, outdoor exhibits, cultural site, gift shop, beach, amphitheatre, fire pits, firewood, interpretive viewpoint, pay phone, playground, power hook-ups, sewage disposal, showers.