Parks, Trails, Beaches and Places in Saskatchewan, Canada

Parks in Saskatchewan, Canada provide travelers an opportunity to explore the wilderness landscapes, eco systems and communities of the province, as well as, discover the history of the province.

In Saskatchewan there are national, provincial, regional and community parks. There are also many park areas protecting historic sites, heritage buildings, wildlife sanctuaries and wetlands.

The park system in Saskatchewan Canada provides an opportunity to explore grassland prairies, sand hills, lakes, marshes, oxbows, river valleys, Boreal Forest and the Precambrian Canadian Shield.

Park services vary per park. Some parks include campgrounds, recreation trails, historic sites, playgrounds, day use picnic areas, golf courses, sandy beaches, lookout towers, art, recreation facilities, cabins, protected wildlife species and much more.

Some of the summer activities enjoyed in the Saskatchewan park system include camping, hiking, kayaking, boating, sailing, canoeing, birdwatching, swimming, water skiing, mountain biking, cycling, horseback riding, fishing, wind surfing and more.

During the winter season some of the popular park activities enjoyed includes cross country skiing, ice fishing and snowshoeing.

Click the Saskatchewan Regions below to view parks, trails and places in that area.

Moose Jaw Parks

Finlayson Island is a year round recreation destination. During the summer the island is a very popular location for hiking, picnicking, fishing and birding. In the winter months the trails become cross country ski trails.

Battleford

Redberry Lake is a birdwatching wilderness destination with over 200 local and migrating bird species sighted including songbirds, shore birds, predator birds and waterfowl. The parkland is a World Biosphere Reserve.

Battleford

Meewasin Park includes a day use area with picnic tables. Nearby, there is a children's playground, washrooms and a stone art monument. And at the south end of the park is the Capilano Lookout providing views of the city.

150 Whiteswan Drive

Saskatoon

Echo Valley Provincial Park is a recreation park and campground. Popular for sandy beaches, picnicking, camping, boating, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, fishing and hiking in the summer and cross country skiing in the winter.

Regina

Blue Mountain is a recreation destination measuring 583 hectares (1440 acres) designed for xc skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling in the winter and hiking, canoeing and kayaking in the summer. Located 32 kilometres northeast of the Battlefords.

Battleford

Sunningdale Park is popular for hiking, birdwatching, biking picnicking and sightseeing.
A 3.7 kilometre paved and gravel loop trail called the Rotary Cove Trail explores around Sunningdale Park crossing foot bridges back and forth.

Moose Jaw

The Great Sandhills Ecological Reserve measures over 1,900+ square kilometres (1,000 sq. mi.) and is recorded as the largest collection of sand dunes in Canada.

Swift Current

Jaycees Park is a hill park and recreation destination with paved trails, baseball fields, a lake and some green space areas. Activities enjoyed in the park include walking, birding, baseball and tobogganing.

48 Street on 45 Avenue

Lloydminster

Cranberry Flats Conservation Area is a birdwatching and sandy beach destination on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River. There are interpretive hiking trails.

Saskatoon

The Meewasin Valley Trail measures 60+ kilometres and connects to many of the Saskatoon riverfront parks, promenades, recreation facilities, heritage sites, picnic day use sites, lookouts, attractions and more

Saskatoon

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Grasslands National Park is the only National Park in Canada that represents the prairie grasslands natural region.

Val Marie

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Castle Butte in the Big Muddy Badlands is a 230 foot high outcrop of sandstone dominating the rolling hills of the Southwest area of Saskatchewan.

Big Muddy Badlands

Bengough

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The landscape protected by the park includes; native prairie grasslands, high bank ridges, rolling hills and forested ravines. Lake Diefenbaker was once a bison hunting ground for the Metis before becoming a steamboat landing servicing the Battleford

Swift Current

Douglas Provincial Park is a recreation park on the shores of Lake Diefenbaker. The park includes many hiking trails including a 12 kilometre section of the Trans Canada Trail. Popular for boating, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, camping, hiking.

Lake Diefenbaker

Regina

Battlefords Goose Project is a 127 acre man made wetland located next to the boreal forest and prairie grasslands. There are walking trails and a birdwatching tower.

Battleford