List of protected areas of Saskatchewan#Provincial parks
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This is a list of protected areas of Saskatchewan.
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National parks
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|+ !Name !Location !Established !Coordinates |
Grasslands National Park
| {{hlist|RM of Old Post | RM of Waverley | RM of Mankota | RM of Val Marie}} | 1981 | {{hlist|West Block: {{Coord|49.1693 |
107.6269|display=inline}} | East Block: 49°04'04.3"N 106°31'57.2"W}} |
Prince Albert National Park
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | 1927 | {{Coord|53.9469 |
106.3888|display=inline}} |
Provincial parks
The federal government transferred control of natural resources to the western provinces in 1930 with the Natural Resources Acts. At that time, the Saskatchewan government set up its own Department of Natural Resources. In an attempt to get people working and to encourage tourism during the Great Depression, several projects were set up by the government, including setting up a provincial park system in 1931. The founding parks include Cypress Hills, Duck Mountain, Good Spirit Lake, Moose Mountain, Katepwa Point, and Little Manitou. Greenwater Lake was added in 1932. Two more parks were added by the end of the 1930s and Little Manitou ceased to be a provincial park in 1956 and in 1962, it became a regional park.{{cite web |title=Provincial Parks |url=https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/provincial_parks.jsp |website=The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan |publisher=University of Regina |access-date=27 November 2022}}
The list of parks, and their types, come from The Parks Act.{{cite web |last1=Saskatchewan |first1=Government of |title=The Parks Act |url=https://pubsaskdev.blob.core.windows.net/pubsask-prod/1142/P1-1.pdf |access-date=20 April 2020}}
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!Name !Location !Established !Type !Coordinates |
Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | 1992 | Wilderness | {{Coord|59.0631 |
108.962|display=inline}} |
The Battlefords Provincial Park
| 1960 | Recreational | {{Coord|53.1176 |
108.3743|display=inline}} |
Blackstrap Provincial Park
| 1986 | Recreational | {{Coord|51.7556 |
106.458|display=inline}} |
Buffalo Pound Provincial Park
| 1963 | Recreational | {{Coord|50.5872 |
105.396|display=inline}} |
Candle Lake Provincial Park
| 1986 | Recreational | {{Coord|53.8016 |
105.3317|display=inline}} |
Cannington Manor Provincial Park
| 1986 | Historical | {{Coord|49.7333 |
102.046|display=inline}} |
Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Provincial Park
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | 1994 | Wilderness | {{coords|54.2471 |
104.9951|display=inline}} |
Clearwater River Provincial Park
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | 1986 | Wilderness | {{Coord|56.8983 |
108.981|display=inline}} |
Crooked Lake Provincial Park
| 1986 | Recreational | {{coords|50.6074 |
102.6733|display=inline}} |
Cumberland House Provincial Park
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | 1986 | Historical | {{Coord|53.96 |
102.263|display=inline}} |
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
|1931 | Natural environment | {{coords|49|34|31|N|110|00|23|W|display=inline}} |
Danielson Provincial Park
| 1971 | Recreational | {{Coord|51.254 |
106.876|display=inline}} |
Douglas Provincial Park
| 1973 | Natural environment | {{coords|51.0491 |
106.4686|display=inline}} |
Duck Mountain Provincial Park
| 1931 | Natural Environment | {{Coord|51.6833 |
101.633|display=inline}} |
Echo Valley Provincial Park
| 1960 | Recreational | {{Coord|54.75 |
103.767|display=inline}} |
Fort Carlton Provincial Park
| 1986 | Historical | {{Coord|52.873 |
106.527|display=inline}} |
Fort Pitt Provincial Park
| 1986 | Historical | {{Coord|53.5733 |
109.792|display=inline}} |
Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park
| 1931 | Natural environment | {{Coord|51.5077 |
102.6195|display=inline}} |
Great Blue Heron Provincial Park
| 2013 | Recreational | {{Coord|53.5984 |
105.9221|display=inline}} |
Greenwater Lake Provincial Park
| RM of Bjorkdale | 1932 | Natural environment | {{Coord|52.532 |
103.505|display=inline}} |
Katepwa Point Provincial Park
| 1931 | Recreational | {{Coord|50.658 |
103.646|display=inline}} |
Lac La Ronge Provincial Park
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | 1939 | Natural environment | {{Coord|55.2714 |
104.732|display=inline}} |
Last Mountain House Provincial Park
| 1986 | Historical | {{Coord|55.2714 |
104.732|display=inline}} |
Makwa Lake Provincial Park
| 1986 | Natural environment | {{Coord|54.0155 |
109.2006|display=inline}} |
Meadow Lake Provincial Park
| RM of Meadow Lake | 1959 | Natural environment | {{Coord|54.4839 |
108.949|display=inline}} |
Moose Mountain Provincial Park
| 1931 | Natural environment | {{Coord|49.8211 |
102.376|display=inline}} |
Narrow Hills Provincial Park
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | 1934 | Natural environment | {{Coord|54.0908 |
104.642|display=inline}} |
Pike Lake Provincial Park
| 1960 | Recreational | {{Coord|51.8967 |
106.818|display=inline}} |
Porcupine Hills Provincial Park
| 2018 | Natural environment | {{coords|52|27|33|N|102|22|55|W|display=inline}} |
Rowan's Ravine Provincial Park
| 1960 | Recreational | {{coords|50|59|35|N|105|10|26|W|display=inline}} |
Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park
| 1973 | Natural environment | {{Coord|50.666 |
107.990|display=inline}} |
St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Park
| 1986 | Historical | {{Coord|49.4118 |
105.8712|display=inline}} |
Steele Narrows Provincial Park
| 1986 | Historical | {{Coord|54.0391 |
109.3087|display=inline}} |
Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Park
| 1986 | Historical |{{Coord|51.3634 |
104.0964|display=inline}} |
Wildcat Hill Provincial Park
| RM of Hudson Bay | 1992 | Wilderness | {{Coord|53.254 |
102.484|display=inline}} |
Wood Mountain Post Provincial Park
| 1986 | Historical | {{Coord|49.3158 |
106.3789|display=inline}} |
Regional parks
Most Regional Parks are established as per the Regional Parks Act. Virtually all of the regional parks in Saskatchewan are affiliated with the Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association (SRPA). The SPRA supports the parks by assisting with research, education, marketing, etc.{{Cite web|url=https://saskregionalparks.ca/about/|title=About – Saskatchewan Regional Parks|website=saskregionalparks.ca|access-date=2020-04-25}}
A yearly park pass purchased at any SRPA park also grants access to all other SRPA parks.
The Meewasin Valley Authority Act, the Wakamow Valley Authority Act, and the Provincial Capital Commission Act also give authority to create regional parks.
The following is a list of all the regional parks:{{cite web |title=Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/search?id=&snrc=&q=Regional+park&category=O&province%5B%5D=47 |website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=27 November 2022}}
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|+ !Name !Affiliation !Established !Coordinates | |
Antelope Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1972 | {{Coord|50.2778 | |
108.4146|display=inline}} | |
Assiniboia Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1977 | {{Coord|49.6263 | |
105.9905|display=inline}} | |
Atton's Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|52.8324 | |
108.8585|display=inline}} | |
Beaver Creek Conservation Area
| 1979 | {{Coord|51.9796 | |
106.7159|display=inline}} | |
Bengough & District Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1975 | {{Coord|49.3918 | |
105.1268|display=inline}} | |
Big Manitou Regional Park
|Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 2019 | {{Coord|52.7967 | |
109.7886|display=inline}} | |
Big River Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1978 | {{Coord|53.8379 | |
107.0239|display=inline}} | |
Biggar & District Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | | {{Coord|52.0792 | |
107.9756|display=inline}} | |
Brightsand Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|53.6436 | |
108.8458|display=inline}} | |
Cabri Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1976 | {{Coord|50.6694 | |
108.2668|display=inline}} | |
Canwood Regional Park
|Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1961 | {{coords|53.3647 | |
106.5457|display=inline}} | |
Carlton Trail Regional Park
|Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1972 | {{Coord|50.6752 | |
101.6949|display=inline}} | |
Ceylon Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|49.4834 | |
104.3172|display=inline}} | |
Clearwater Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | | {{Coord|50.8683 | |
107.9285|display=inline}} | |
Craik & District Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1971 | {{Coord|51.0607 | |
105.7986|display=inline}} | |
Cranberry Flats Conservation Area
| Meewasin Valley Authority | | {{Coord|52.0311 | |
106.7005|display=inline}} | |
Dunnet Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1967 | {{Coord|49.9931 | |
105.0115|display=inline}} | |
Eagle Creek Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1963 | {{Coord|52.2167 | |
107.4006|display=inline}} | |
Emerald Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1968 | {{Coord|53.1806 | |
106.9631|display=inline}} | |
Esterhazy Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1984 | {{Coord|50.6583 | |
102.0588|display=inline}} | |
Eston Riverside Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1967 | {{Coord|50.9639 | |
108.7664|display=inline}} | |
Glenburn Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1967 | {{Coord|52.4956 | |
107.7017|display=inline}} | |
Government House
|Provincial Capital Commission | 1968 | {{Coord|50.4541 | |
104.6477|display=inline}} | |
Hazlet Regional Park
| None | 1960 | {{Coord|50.4071 | |
108.6471|display=inline}} | |
Hudson Bay Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | | {{Coord|52.8278 | |
102.3714|display=inline}} | |
Ituna & District Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1966 | {{Coord|51.1575 | |
103.4899|display=inline}} | |
Jean Louis Legare Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1961 | {{Coord|49.3741 | |
105.6573|display=inline}} | |
Kemoca Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1970 | {{Coord|50.2149 | |
103.4482|display=inline}} | |
Kindersley Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1968 | {{Coord|51.4498 | |
109.1451|display=inline}} | |
Kipabiskau Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|52.5737 | |
104.1898|display=inline}} | |
Lac Pelletier Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1964 | {{Coord|49.9839 | |
107.9256|display=inline}} | |
Lake Charron Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1972 | {{Coord|52.4099 | |
104.3112|display=inline}} | |
Last Mountain Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1963 | {{Coord|51.3514 | |
105.2172|display=inline}} | |
Leroy Leisureland Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1972 | {{Coord|51.9981 | |
104.8337|display=inline}} | |
Leslie Beach Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1967 | {{Coord|51.8082 | |
103.5611|display=inline}} | |
Little Loon Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | | {{Coord|53.3545 | |
108.2592|display=inline}} | |
Lucien Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1967 | {{Coord|52.4788 | |
105.3162|display=inline}} | |
Macklin Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1962 | {{Coord|52.3253 | |
109.9362|display=inline}} | |
Mainprize Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1961 | {{Coord|49.3691 | |
103.5821|display=inline}} | |
Manitou & District Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1962 | {{Coord|51.7157 | |
105.4514|display=inline}} | |
Martins Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1962 | {{Coord|52.9955 | |
106.9963|display=inline}} | |
McLaren Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1961 | {{Coord|50.2956 | |
109.8841|display=inline}} | |
McNab Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1980 | {{Coord|52.1227 | |
104.5284|display=inline}} | |
Meeting Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|53.1999 | |
107.7103|display=inline}} | |
Meewasin Northeast Swale
| Meewasin Valley Authority | | {{Coord|52.1681 | |
106.6028|display=inline}} | |
Meewasin Trail
| Meewasin Valley Authority | | | |
Melville Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | | {{Coord|50.9369 | |
102.7961|display=inline}} | |
Memorial Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1962 | {{Coord|53.2973 | |
107.0617|display=inline}} | |
Meota Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | | {{Coord|53.0379 | |
108.4507|display=inline}} | |
Moose Creek Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | | {{Coord|49.2939 | |
102.2022|display=inline}} | |
Moosomin Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1955 | {{Coord|50.0784 | |
101.7106|display=inline}} | |
Morin Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1984 | {{Coord|53.4978 | |
107.0539|display=inline}} | |
Nickle Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1964 | {{Coord|49.5953 | |
103.7781|display=inline}} | |
Nipawin & District Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|53.3847 | |
104.0083|display=inline}} | |
Notukeu Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1964 | {{Coord|49.7501 | |
107.4854|display=inline}} | |
Ogema Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1967 | {{Coord|49.5721 | |
104.9168|display=inline}} | |
Oungre Memorial Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1963 | {{Coord|49.1644 | |
103.8088|display=inline}} | |
Outlook & District Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1961 | {{Coord|51.4834 | |
107.0673|display=inline}} | |
Palliser Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1962 | {{Coord|50.8776 | |
106.9277|display=inline}} | |
Pasquia Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1967 | {{Coord|53.1889 | |
103.5796|display=inline}} | |
Pine Cree Regional Park | Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association
| 1970 | {{Coord|49.6122 |
108.7546|display=inline}} | |
Prairie Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1984 | {{Coord|50.7125 | |
107.3839|display=inline}} | |
Radville-Laurier Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|49.4576 | |
104.3027|display=inline}} | |
Redberry Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1969 | {{Coord|52.7120 | |
107.217|display=inline}} | |
Rockin Beach Regional Park
| None | | {{Coord|49.1971 | |
105.8641|display=inline}} | |
Saltcoats & District Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1963 | {{Coord|51.0278 | |
102.1561|display=inline}} | |
Sandy Beach Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1966 | {{Coord|53.4501 | |
109.9925|display=inline}} | |
Saskatchewan Legislative Building
| Provincial Capital Commission | 1978 | {{Coord|50.4324 | |
104.6151|display=inline}} | |
Saskatoon Natural Grasslands
| Meewasin Valley Authority | | | |
Shamrock Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1961 | {{Coord|50.0591 | |
106.4606|display=inline}} | |
Silver Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1964 | {{Coord|53.2284 | |
109.2679|display=inline}} | |
St. Brieux Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1972 | {{Coord|52.6321 | |
104.9025|display=inline}} | |
Struthers Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|52.8449 | |
105.2324|display=inline}} | |
Sturgeon Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|53.4221 | |
106.1541|display=inline}} | |
Sturgis & District — Lady Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | | {{Coord|52.0263 | |
102.653|display=inline}} | |
Suffern Lake Regional Park
|Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1967 | {{Coord|52.6405 | |
109.898|display=inline}} | |
Table Mountain Regional Park
| None | | {{Coord|52.8148 | |
108.6048|display=inline}} | |
Thomson Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1961 | {{Coord|49.7687 | |
106.5775|display=inline}} | |
Valley — Rosthern Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1974 | {{Coord|52.6834 | |
106.3006|display=inline}} | |
Wakaw Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|52.6641 | |
105.6096|display=inline}} | |
Waldheim Valley Regional Park
| None | | {{Coord|52.6167 | |
106.6339|display=inline}} | |
Wapiti Valley Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1984 | {{Coord|53.2334 | |
104.4588|display=inline}} | |
Wascana Centre
| Provincial Capital Commission | 1962 | {{Coord|50.4325 | |
104.6068|display=inline}} | |
Welwyn Centennial Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1967 | {{Coord|50.3408 | |
101.5197|display=inline}} | |
Whitesand Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1965 | {{Coord|51.4904 | |
102.8944|display=inline}} | |
Wilkie Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1970 | {{Coord|52.4127 | |
108.7147|display=inline}} | |
Wood Mountain Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | | {{Coord|49.3202 | |
106.3825|display=inline}} | |
Woodlawn Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1962 | {{Coord|49.1147 | |
102.9857|display=inline}} | |
York Lake Regional Park
| Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association | 1969 | {{Coord|51.1652 | |
102.4889|display=inline}} |
Provincial recreation sites
The following is a list of Saskatchewan provincial recreation sites:{{cite web |title=Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/search?id=&snrc=&q=Recreation+site&category=O&province%5B%5D=47 |website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=27 November 2022}}
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!Name !Location !Notes !Coordinates |
Amisk Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.6845 |
102.0773|display=inline}} |
Anglin Lake Recreation Site
| District of Lakeland No. 521 | Former recreation site, now part of Great Blue Heron Provincial Park | {{Coord|53.7021 |
105.9617|display=inline}} |
Arm River Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|50.8366 |
105.4431|display=inline}} |
Armit River Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|52.8302 |
101.6777|display=inline}} |
Beatty Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.5108 |
107.8818|display=inline}} |
Beaupré Creek Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.5308 |
107.2702|display=inline}} |
Beaver / Cowan Rivers Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.4243 |
107.8568|display=inline}} |
Beaver River Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|54.2965 |
108.6052|display=inline}} |
Besant Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|50.4636 |
105.9617|display=inline}} |
Besnard Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|55.4073 |
106.0682|display=inline}} |
Bethune Recreation Site{{cite web |title=Bethune Recreation Site |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWDG|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=15 January 2023}}
| Was a rest area along Highway 11 about {{cvt|5.5|km}} west of Bethune. It is now closed. | {{Coord|50.7387 |
105.2712|display=inline}} |
Big Sandy Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.4849 |
104.1854|display=inline}} |
Big Shell Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.2257 |
107.1724|display=inline}} |
Bigstone Cutoff Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|53.9334 |
102.3434|display=inline}} |
Birchbark Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.5291 |
105.0909|display=inline}} |
Bird's Point Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|50.5462 |
102.3702|display=inline}} |
Borden Bridge Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|52.3779 |
107.1419|display=inline}} |
Boundary Dam Reservoir Recreation Site
| Former recreation site, now part of Woodlawn Regional Park | {{Coord|49.0739 |
103.0311|display=inline}} |
Broadview Recreation Site
| Is a rest area {{cvt|3|km}} east of Broadview on Highway 1 | {{Coord|50.3773 |
102.5315|display=inline}} |
Bronson Forest Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.9263 |
109.5769|display=inline}} |
Buffalo Narrows Sand Dunes Park
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | Formally Big Buffalo Beach Recreation Site, now a park operated by the community of Buffalo Narrows | {{Coord|55.8834 |
108.6007|display=inline}} |
Bug Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.9098 |
107.7284|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=Bug Lake Recreation Site |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAFDR|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=30 April 2024}} |
Camp 10 Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.2562 |
105.9595|display=inline}} |
Canoe Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|55.2119 |
108.3343|display=inline}} |
Chitek Lake Recreation Site
| RM of Big River No. 555 | | {{Coord|53.7532 |
107.7562|display=inline}} |
Coldwell Park Recreation Site
| RM of Fertile Valley No. 285 | | {{Coord|51.3098 |
106.9353|display=inline}} |
Condie Nature Refuge Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|50.5613 |
104.7153|display=inline}} |
Courtenay Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|57.3923 |
103.9667|display=inline}} |
Cowan Dam Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.1930 |
107.4503|display=inline}} |
Culdesac Lake Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | | {{Coord|53.6389 |
101.7908|display=inline}} |
Cypress Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|49.4554 |
109.5012|display=inline}} |
D. Gerbrandt Recreation Site
| Leased and operated by Thunder Rapids Lodge{{cite web | url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/404/gary-simon-outfitting---thunder-rapids-lodge-ltd | title=Gary Simon Outfitting Thunder Rapids Lodge Ltd | Tourism Saskatchewan }} | {{Coord|53.6891 |
103.3413|display=inline}} |
Dagg Creek Recreation Site
| Former recreation site, now part of Hudson Bay Regional Park | {{Coord|52.6417 |
102.4025|display=inline}} |
Dana Recreation Site
| A rest area along Highway 2 | {{Coord|52.2517 |
105.7551|display=inline}} |
Davin Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|56.8784 |
103.5918|display=inline}} |
Deer Creek Recreation Site
| RM of Britannia No. 502 & RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 | The park is bisected by the North Saskatchewan River. | {{Coord|53.5212 |
109.6197|display=inline}} |
Delaronde Lake (Zig Zag Bay) Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.9448 |
106.9378|display=inline}} |
Deschambault Lake (South East Arm) Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.7062 |
103.2346|display=inline}} |
Devil Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | Former recreation site, now part of Lac La Ronge Provincial Park | {{Coord|55.6597 |
104.7293|display=inline}} |
Dore Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | Located at Michel Point on Doré Lake | {{Coord|54.6985 |
107.2332|display=inline}} |
Dragline Channel Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|53.8332 |
102.9437|display=inline}} |
Duff Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|50.8806 |
103.0463|display=inline}} |
East Trout-Nipekamew Lakes Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.3566 |
104.9771|display=inline}} |
Elaine Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.4302 |
106.3536|display=inline}} |
Elbow Harbour Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|51.1082 |
106.6075|display=inline}} |
Emma Lake (Murray Point) Recreation Site
| District of Lakeland No. 521 | Former recreation site, now part of Great Blue Heron Provincial Park | {{Coord|53.6039 |
105.9266|display=inline}} |
Etters Beach Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|51.2354 |
105.3001|display=inline}} |
Fir River Road Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | | {{Coord|53.0821 |
102.6653|display=inline}} |
Fowler Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|54.0184 |
109.4142|display=inline}} |
Geikie River Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|57.7064 |
103.9513|display=inline}} |
Gordon Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|55.7814 |
106.5456|display=inline}} |
Granite Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.8638 |
102.5292|display=inline}} |
Greenbush River Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | Former recreation site, now part of Hudson Bay Regional Park | {{Coord|52.8492 |
102.6875|display=inline}} |
Hanson Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.6775 |
102.8561|display=inline}} |
Helene Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.5462 |
108.2258|display=inline}} |
Heritage Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.9301 |
105.1438|display=inline}} |
Island Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.9745 |
107.7381|display=inline}} |
Jayjay Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.5136 |
104.2256|display=inline}} |
Lac Île-à-la-Crosse (South Bay) Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | Also known as Ile a la Crosse War Veterans Park Campground | {{Coord|55.3559 |
107.8676|display=inline}} |
Jan Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.8845 |
102.8169|display=inline}} |
Langenburg Recreation Site
| Picnic area on the south side of Langenburg | {{Coord|50.8313 |
101.7078|display=inline}} |
Lebret Recreation Site
| Lebret | Located at Haffern Beach at Lebret on Mission Lake. Has a boat launch and picnic area. | {{Coord|50.7541 |
103.7041|display=inline}} |
Limestone Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.6807 |
103.1888|display=inline}} |
Little Amyot Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|55.1806 |
107.8173|display=inline}} |
Little Bear Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{coord|54.3011 |
104.6710|display=inline}} |
Lovering Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|50.8420 |
105.6266|display=inline}} |
MacLennan River Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.2088 |
105.9798|display=inline}} |
Margo Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|51.8532 |
103.3975|display=inline}} |
McBride Lake Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | Former recreation site, now part of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park | {{Coord|52.4582 |
102.3788|display=inline}} |
Montreal River Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.7209 |
105.6966|display=inline}} |
Mountain Cabin Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.5838 |
102.1245|display=inline}} |
Norvil Olson Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | Located at the southern end of Reindeer Lake | {{Coord|56.3360 |
103.2825|display=inline}} |
Ness Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.8863 |
106.8007|display=inline}} |
Nesset Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|54.0765 |
108.6449|display=inline}} |
Nesslin Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.9384 |
106.7745|display=inline}} |
Overflowing River Recreation Site{{cite web |title= Overflowing River Recreation Site |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAXCB|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=5 August 2023}}
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | Is an ecological reserve where Highway 9 crosses the Overflowing River, about {{cvt|20|km}} north of Hudson Bay | {{Coord|53.0332 |
102.3151|display=inline}} |
Pagan Lake Recreation Site
| RM of Meadow Lake No. 588 | | {{Coord|54.3186 |
108.2951|display=inline}} |
Parr Hill Lake Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | Former recreation site, now part of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park | {{Coord|52.3792 |
102.1876|display=inline}} |
Pasquia Hills North Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | Is a small campground on the northern slopes of the Pasquia Hills | {{Coord|53.5379 |
102.3475|display=inline}} |
Pasquia River Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | Is a picnic area along Highway 9 and Pasquia River | {{Coord|53.2552 |
102.1144|display=inline}} |
Pepaw Lake Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | Former recreation site, now part of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park |{{Coord|52.4246 |
102.2174|display=inline}} |
Petrofka Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|52.6578 |
106.8586|display=inline}} |
Piprell Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.1546 |
104.9023|display=inline}} |
Piwei River Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|52.4843 |
102.9883|display=inline}} |
Puskwakau River Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.5104 |
103.5278|display=inline}} |
Raymore Recreation Site
| A rustic campground about {{cvt|5|km}} north of Raymore along Highway 6 | {{Coord|51.4546 |
104.5402|display=inline}} |
Regina Beach Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|50.7926 |
104.9751|display=inline}} |
Roche Percee Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|49.0762 |
102.7485|display=inline}} |
Round Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|52.3594 |
103.3926|display=inline}} |
Ruby Lake Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | Former recreation site, now part of Hudson Bay Regional Park | {{Coord|52.9600 |
102.3491|display=inline}} |
Saginas Lake Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | Former recreation site, now part of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park | {{Coord|52.5101 |
108.1698|display=inline}} |
Saint Cyr Hills Trails Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|54.2044 |
104.8414|display=inline}} |
Saskatchewan River Forks Recreation Site
| | {{coord|53.2304 |
105.0843|display=inline}} |
Shell Lake Recreation Site
| | {{coord|53.8275 |
107.6078|display=inline}} |
Shirley Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.4881 |
107.2521|display=inline}} |
Smoothstone Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.5926 |
106.9588|display=inline}} |
Sturgeon River Recreation Site
| | {{coord|53.2121 |
105.8854|display=inline}} |
Taylor Lake Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|56.0438 |
108.6709|display=inline}} |
Tobin Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.5177 |
103.8024|display=inline}} |
Turtle Lake Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|53.6157 |
108.5826|display=inline}} |
Valeport Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|50.7478 |
104.8709|display=inline}} |
Wapiti Recreation Site
| Part of Wapiti Valley Regional Park | {{Coord|53.2611 |
104.4677|display=inline}} |
Wascana Trails
| Formally known as Wascana Valley Nature Recreation Site | {{Coord|50.5571 |
104.8414|display=inline}} |
Waskesiu River Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.0804 |
105.9401|display=inline}} |
Waterhen River Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.6412 |
107.8178|display=inline}} |
Weyakwin Lake (Ramsey Bay) Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.4472 |
105.9748|display=inline}} |
White Butte Trails Recreation Site
| Cross-country ski area | {{Coord|50.4765 |
104.3676|display=inline}} |
Whitesand River Recreation Site
| | {{Coord|51.5295 |
102.4536|display=inline}} |
Whiteswan Lake (Whelan Bay) Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.0326 |
105.1087|display=inline}} |
Wollaston Lake (Hidden Bay) Recreation Site
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|58.1006 |
103.7904|display=inline}} |
Woody River Recreation Site
| RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 | Former recreation site, now part of Porcupine Hills Provincial Park | {{Coord|52.4791 |
101.7009|display=inline}} |
Wildlife refuges
The following is a list of Saskatchewan provincial wildlife refuges:{{cite web |title=Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/search?id=&snrc=&q=wildlife+refuge&category=O&province%5B%5D=47 |website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=27 November 2022}}
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!Name !Location !Notes !Coordinates |
Backes Island Wildlife Refuge
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.9583 |
109.7073|display=inline}} |
Bazill Wildlife Refuge
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.7268 |
107.5241|display=inline}} |
Fairy Island Wildlife Refuge
| District of Lakeland No. 521 | A protected island in Emma Lake | {{Coord|53.6187 |
105.9463|display=inline}} |
Fishing Lake Wildlife Refuge
| | {{Coord|51.8667 |
103.5505|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=Fishing Lake Wildlife Refuge|url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWAZ|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=3 June 2024}} |
Frenchman River Wildlife Refuge
| A protected area within the Frenchman River watershed{{cite web |title=Frenchman River Wildlife Refuge|url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWBA|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=4 June 2024}} | {{Coord|49.05002 |
107.6339|display=inline}} |
Gatehouse Island Wildlife Refuge
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|55.5834 |
108.3507|display=inline}} |
Heglund Island Wildlife Refuge
| | {{Coord|49.4726 |
109.4615|display=inline}} |
Hidden Valley Wildlife Refuge
| A protected area on the south bank of the Qu'Appelle River | {{Coord|50.7167 |
104.7172|display=inline}} |
Horseshoe Lake Wildlife Refuge{{cite web |title=Horseshoe Lake Wildlife Refuge|url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWBE|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=6 June 2024}}
| A {{cvt|65|ha|adj=on}} protected area at Horseshoe Lake{{cite web |title=Horseshoe Lake|url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAFQR|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=6 June 2024}} operated by Nature Conservancy Canada{{cite web |title=Horseshow Lake 2 Property |url=https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/where-we-work/saskatchewan/get-involved/horseshoe-lake-2.html |publisher=Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) |access-date=6 June 2024}} | {{Coord|51.4667 |
102.6005|display=inline}} |
Ingvald Opseth Wildlife Refuge{{cite web |title=Ingvald Opseth Wildlife Refuge|url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWBH|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=6 June 2024}}
| A protected area at the northern end of Dickson (also spelt Dixon) Lake, which is a lake along the course of the Carrot River | {{Coord|52.8499 |
105.3267|display=inline}} |
Isle of Bays Wildlife Refuge
| The refuge encompasses all of Isle of Bays in Old Wives Lake | {{Coord|50.1167 |
105.9173|display=inline}} |
Janusson Wildlife Refuge
| | {{Coord|51.6833 |
103.5172|display=inline}} |
Lenore Lake Wildlife Refuge
| | {{Coord|52.5334 |
104.9505|display=inline}} |
Mud Lake Wildlife Refuge
| | {{Coord|51.9333 |
104.2172|display=inline}} |
Nisku Wildlife Refuge
| | {{Coord|50.9334 |
106.1673|display=inline}} |
Osage Wildlife Refuge
| | {{Coord|49.9334 |
103.5505|display=inline}} |
Preston Lake Wildlife Refuge
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | A protected island near the western shore of Preston Lake | {{Coord|57.4049 |
109.1833|display=inline}} |
Redberry Wildlife Refuge
| | {{Coord|52.7001 |
107.2006|display=inline}} |
Rock Island Wildlife Refuge
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.7249 |
107.1628|display=inline}} |
Scheelhaase Island Wildlife Refuge
| Northern Saskatchewan Administration District | | {{Coord|54.3501 |
102.8171|display=inline}} |
Provincial forests
{{main|List of Saskatchewan provincial forests}}
Other sites with provincial protection
The list of protected areas below comes from the Parks Act.
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- Anderson Island
- Bakken – Wright Bison Drive
- Besant Midden
- Brockelbank Hill
- Caribou Flats Ecological Reserve
- Christopher Lake
- Fort Black
- Glen Ewen Burial Mound
- Grasslands Protected Area
- Gray Archaeological Site
- Great Sandhills Ecological Reserve
- Gull Lake
- Harder Archaeological Site
- Hickson – Maribelli Lakes Pictographs
- Lemsford Ferry Tipi Rings
- Macdowall Bog
- Massold Clay Canyons
- Matador Grasslands
- Maurice Street Wildlife Sanctuary
- Minton Turtle Effigy
- Nipekamew Sand Cliffs
- Ogema Boulder Effigy
- Pine Island Trading Post
- Thomas Battersby
- Valeport Wildlife Management Area
- Walter Felt Bison Drive
- Waskwei River
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National Wildlife Areas
{{Main|National Wildlife Area}}
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|+ !# !Label !Area !Established !Notes !Coordinates |
1
| 1968 | | {{Coord|51.9084 |
106.2506|display=inline}} |
2
| 1994 | | {{Coord|51.3667 |
105.2339|display=inline}} |
3
| 1982 | | {{Coord|52.4417 |
105.0005|display=inline}} |
4
| Stalwart NWA | 1968 | | 51°13'19.7"N 105°24'40.8"W |
5
| St. Denis NWA | 1967 | Public access prohibited without permit | |
6
| Tway NWA | 1971 | | {{Coord|52.7584 |
105.4172|display=inline}} |
7
| Webb NWA | 1980 | | 50°12'05.7"N 108°09'09.5"W |
8
| Prairie NWA | Saskatchewan | 1977 | Properties located throughout Saskatchewan. For further location details visit: [https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-wildlife-areas/locations/prairie.html CWS Prairie NWA] | |
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries
{{Main|List of Migratory Bird Sanctuaries of Canada}}
{{See also|:Category:Important Bird Areas of Saskatchewan}}
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|+ !# !Label !Area !Established !Coordinates |
1
| {{cvt|8720|ha}} | 1925 | |
2
| {{cvt|1546|ha}} | 1948 | |
3
| Indian Head MBS | {{cvt|32|ha}} | 1924 | |
4
| {{cvt|4736|ha}} | 1887 | |
5
| {{cvt|8830|ha}} | 1925 | |
6
| Murray Lake MBS | {{cvt|1165|ha}} | 1948 | |
7
| Neely Lake MBS | {{cvt|809|ha}} | 1952 | |
8
| {{cvt|26060|ha}} | 1925 | |
9
| {{cvt|1391|ha}} | 1952 | {{Coord|51.8001 |
108.5674|display=inline}} |
10
| {{cvt|6395|ha}} | 1925 | |
11
| Scent Grass Lake MBS | {{cvt|633|ha}} | 1948 | |
12
| {{cvt|130|ha}} | 1924 | |
13
| Upper Rousay Lake MBS | {{cvt|518|ha}} | 1948 | |
14
| Val Marie Reservoir MBS | {{cvt|505|ha}} | 1948 | |
15
| {{cvt|104|ha}} | 1956 | |
Nature Conservancy Canada properties
{{See also|Nature Conservancy of Canada}}
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|+ !# !Label !Established !Notes !Size !Coordinates |
1
| | | | 49°12'50.1"N 109°12'15.8"W |
2
| Wideview | | | | 49°08'44.0"N 107°11'08.6"W |
3
| Key West | | | | 49°43'54.1"N 105°04'54.2"W |
4
| 1974 | | | 49°42'24.0"N 102°23'06.1"W |
5
| Mortach | | | | 50°20'41.5"N 106°05'47.9"W |
6
| | | | 50°40'24.3"N 106°14'40.1"W |
7
| Stark Coulee | | | | 50°47'40.8"N 105°51'23.9"W |
8
| | | | 50°44'20.5"N 104°53'19.1"W |
9
| Lumsden Beach | RM of Lumsden No. 189 | | | | 50°45'53.3"N 104°55'43.7"W |
10
| Fairy Hill South | RM of Lumsden No. 189 | | | | 50°46'46.7"N 104°35'50.5"W |
11
| Edenwold | | | | 50°43'53.2"N 104°15'38.6"W |
12
| Buffalo Valley | | | | 51°01'10.8"N 107°33'34.5"W |
13
| Punnichy | | | | 51°22'55.6"N 104°18'34.4"W |
14
| Upper White Sand | | | | 51°43'31.5"N 103°15'10.5"W |
15
| Big Quill Lake | | | | 51°44'40.6"N 104°32'21.1"W |
16
| Maymont | | | | 52°29'04.4"N 107°42'36.2"W |
17
| Nebo | | | | 53°16'04.8"N 106°43'12.1"W |
18
| RM of Lumsden No. 188 | | | | |
19
| 2020 | | | |
20
| 2021 | Eastern shore of Chaplin Lake | {{cvt|646|ha}} | |
21
| Frenchman River Watershed{{cite web | url=https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/where-we-work/saskatchewan/featured-projects/frenchman-river-watershed.html | title=Frenchman River Watershed }} | | | | |
National Historic Sites
{{Main|List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Saskatchewan}}
There are 49 National Historic Sites designated in Saskatchewan, 10 of which are administered by Parks Canada.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Portal-inline|Canada}}
- [https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/migratory-bird-sanctuaries/locations.html#sk Migratory Bird Sanctuaries]
- [https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-wildlife-areas/locations.html National Wildlife Areas]
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