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Pocahontas is located in Alberta
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Pocahontas
Location in Alberta

Pocahontas is a former coal mining community in Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park) within Alberta's Rockies. It is located on Highway 16, approximately 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Jasper, at the junction that provides access to Jasper National Park's Miette Hot Springs.

Named after Pocahontas, Virginia, also a coal mining town, which itself in turn was named after Pocahontas the person.

Currently on the area of the former community is a campground, a hotel, and a trail through the last remaining structures of the former community. Pocahontas campground is operated by Parks Canada, reservable online. It has 144 site, allowing units up to 27ft.

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