Gregoire Lake Provincial Park is a
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park administered by one of the provinces of a country, as opposed to a national park. They are similar to state parks in other countries. They are typically open to the ...
in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
,
Canada
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. It is located close to
Highway 63, between
Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray ( ) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significant ...
and
Lac La Biche, on the northern shore of
Gregoire Lake
Gregoire Lake is a lake in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Athabasca River basin.
It is located in the wetlands of northern Alberta, adjacent to Highway 881, between Fort McMurray and Lac La Biche. It was known as "Willow Lake" until 1940 w ...
.
The park is situated at an elevation of and has a surface of . It was established on October 21, 1969, and is maintained by
Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation
The Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas of Alberta (also commonly called Alberta Environment and Protected Areas) is the Alberta provincial ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta responsible for environmental issues and policy as we ...
.
Amenities
The park has one overnight camping ground on the shore of Gregoire Lake and an additional day use area.
Activities
The following activities are available in the park:
*Beach activities
*Birdwatching
*Camping
*Canoeing/kayaking
*Cross-country skiing (10 km non-groomed trails)
*Fishing
*Group camping
*Front Country Hiking
*Horseshoes
*Ice fishing
*Power boating
*Sailing
*Snowmobiling (on to lake only and on designated snowmobile trails outside the park)
*Swimming
*Water-skiing
*Windsurfing
See also
*
List of provincial parks in Alberta
This is a list of provincial parks in the Canadian province of Alberta. These provincial parks are maintained by Alberta Parks. For a list of protected areas in Alberta, see the List of protected areas of Alberta.
Provincial Parks
Provincial pa ...
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List of Canadian provincial parks
This is a list of all provincial/territorial parks and other provincial/territorial protected areas in Canada.
Alberta
Alberta's provincial parks and protected areas are managed by Alberta Parks and Alberta Government's ministry of Alberta ...
*
List of Canadian national parks
References
External links
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Provincial parks of Alberta
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
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