Rocky Mountains Park Act
Parliament of Canada
Long title An Act Respecting the Rocky Mountains Park of Canada
Citation	50 & 51 Victoria, c. 32
Enacted by	Parliament of Canada
Assented to	June 23, 1887

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|belowstyle = background-color:transparent; border-top:#aaa 1px solid;; |below = }} The Rocky Mountains Park Act was enacted on June 23, 1887, by the Parliament of Canada, establishing Banff National Park which was then known as "Rocky Mountains Park".^[1] The act was modelled on the Yellowstone Park Act passed by the United States Congress in 1881. The Rocky Mountains Park Act outlined the national park concept, balancing conservation and development interests.

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Further reading

• Smyth, David (1984). "The Cave and Basin Hot Springs". The Beaver: 46–51. ISSN 0005-7517.