Makwa Lake Provincial Park
{{Short description|Provincial park in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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| nearest_city = Loon Lake
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| established = 1986
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Makwa Lake Provincial Park{{cite web |title=Makwa Lake Provincial Park |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAXDY|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=21 September 2022}} is a recreational provincial park in the west-central region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the transition zone between parkland and boreal forest. The park was established in 1986 and is centred around the lakes of Big Jumbo, Little Jumbo, and Makwa. Prior to its establishment, the park was a provincial recreation site.{{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=21 September 2022}} The main entrance to Makwa Lake Park is at the south-east corner of Makwa Lake about {{convert|3|km}} west of the village of Loon Lake. Access is from Highway 699.
Makwa Lake Provincial Park is split into two sections, one on the north-eastern shore of Makwa Lake and the other covering most of the southern half of Big Jumbo and Little Jumbo Lakes. The section of park on Makwa Lake is accessed from Highway 26 and has the source of the Makwa River and Makwa Lake Control dam but has few other amenities or attractions. The section around the Jumbo Lakes has campgrounds, hiking trails, picnic areas, beaches, boat launches, and a golf course.{{cite web |title=Makwa Lake Provincial Park |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/provincialpark/917/makwa-lake-provincial-park#sort=relevancy |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=21 September 2022}} There are a total of five lakes within the park's boundaries.
Amenities and attractions
Makwa Lake Provincial Park has three separate campgrounds with a combined 260 campsites. All three campsites have beach access while the largest is Stabler Point Campground with over 200 campsites. Stabler Point Campground is located on Little Jumbo Lake and is well treed has a sewer-dump, showers, washrooms, and a picnic area.{{cite web |title=Stabler Point Campground |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/927/stabler-point-campground |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=21 September 2022}} Also on Little Jumbo Lake is Jumbo Beach Campground. It is the smallest with 16 tenting only sites but it has beach access and a boat launch.{{cite web |title=Jumbo Beach Campground |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/914/jumbo-beach-campground |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=21 September 2022}} Meewasin Beach Campground, with about 40 campsites, is located on Big Jumbo Lake. The campground has beach access, a boat launch, showers and washrooms, and potable water.{{cite web |title=Mewasin Beach Campground |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/921/mewasin-beach-campground |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=21 September 2022}}{{cite web |title=Makwa Lake Provincial Park RV Guide |url=https://www.outdoorsy.com/guide/makwa-lake-provincial-park-sk |website=Outdoorsy |publisher=Outdoorsy, Inc. |access-date=21 September 2022}}
Just south of Meewasin Beach Campground, along the park's southern boundary, is a small lake called Exner Lake. In 1992, it was stocked with rainbow trout and, more recently, stocked with splake. A boat launch is located on its northern shore.{{cite web |title=Exner Lake Fishing Map |url=https://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ca_sk_exner_lake_sk-exner-lake-nautical-chart.html |website=GPS Nautical Charts |publisher=Bist LLC. |access-date=21 September 2022}}
Other attractions in the park include several hiking trails, a 9-hole grass greens golf course,{{cite web |title=Loon Lake Golf and Country Club |url=https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/courses/28485-loon-lake-golf-and-country-club |website=Golfpass |publisher=Golfpass |access-date=21 September 2022}} and a Bible camp.{{cite web |title=Silver Birch Bible Camp |url=https://www.silverbirchbiblecamp.ca/ |website=Silver Birch Bible Camp |publisher=Silver Birch Bible Camp |access-date=21 September 2022}} In the winter, there's ice fishing and cross-country skiing.
Flora and fauna
The forests in the park consist of birch, aspen, and jack pine. Animals include black bears, foxes, deer, and a variety of birds. Fish found in the lakes include northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, rainbow trout, and tiger trout.{{cite web |title=RM of Loon Lake #561 |url=https://rmofloonlake.ca/ |website=RM of Loon Lake |publisher=Regional Municipality of Loon Lake |access-date=21 September 2022}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.virtualsk.com/current_issue/makwa_lake_park.html Makwa Lake Park]
{{Saskatchewan parks}}
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