Fort Pitt , located on the north bank of the North Saskatchewan River, was also a Hudsons Bay Company fur trade post. Established in 1829 to act as a half way point between Fort Carlton and Fort Edmonton, Fort Pitt played important roles in the fur trade, the signing of Treaty Six and in the North West Rebellion of 1885. Today the park contains the archaeological remains of two different posts. Interpretive panels explain the posts history and a National Historic Sites and Monuments plaque commemorates Big Bear and the signing of Treaty Six. Picnic tables, toilets and canoe access to the river are located in the park.
