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Standing at the edge of Alexandra Falls, near Hay River

Destination: South Slave

Your Gateway to Wonder & Waterfalls

Woman and dog standing by the rapids on the Slave River

Destination: South Slave

Your Gateway to Wonder & Waterfalls

Bison crossing the highway

Destination: South Slave

Your Gateway to Wonder & Waterfalls

Parks Canada staff explaining Salt Plains in Wood Buffalo National Park

Destination: South Slave

Your Gateway to Wonder & Waterfalls

Skiing under trees covered in hoar frost, in Fort Smith

Destination: South Slave

Your Gateway to Wonder & Waterfalls

South Slave

Gateway to the wild frontier

Welcome to where adventure begins. The South Slave is a place of big waters, big wildlife, wide open spaces and welcoming residents. This is the gateway to the NWT’s wild frontier.

Here you’ll find the southern end of the gleaming Great Slave Lake, Canada’s northernmost freshwater fishery and the gushing Slave River, where top-ranked paddlers compete amid some of the best rapids in the world

The South Slave is also a land of wilderness, where the North’s iconic animals roam free — especially the wandering herds of bison, endangered whooping cranes and revered wolves who all make their home in Wood Buffalo National Park.

Finally, here you'll find big-hearted people, living vibrant lives in the gateway community of Enterprise, the bustling port community of Hay River (terminus of Canada’s most remote railway) and the charming town of Fort Smith.  Visit welcoming Indigenous communities such as beautiful Kakisa, lakeside Fort Resolution and Fort Providence, where more than a few bison can also be found strolling the streets.

 

a person at Twin Falls Gorge waterfall in the NWT Camping in the South Slave, NWT parks A person watches the sunset over  the Slave River in the South Slave region of the NWT A wood buffalo in Wood Buffalo National park in the NWT people at the Salt plains in Wood Buffalo National Park NWT
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