Rowan's Ravine Provincial Park is a
provincial park
Ischigualasto Provincial Park
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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. It is on the eastern shore of
Last Mountain Lake
Last Mountain Lake, also known as Long Lake, is a prairie lake formed from glaciation 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, about north-west of the city of Regina. It flows into the Qu'Appelle River via Las ...
near a
coulee
Coulee, or coulée ( or ) is a term applied rather loosely to different landforms, all of which refer to a kind of valley or drainage zone. The word ''coulee'' comes from the Canadian French ''coulée'', from French ''couler'' 'to flow'.
The ...
named Rowan's Ravine () in the
RM of McKillop No. 220.
Highway 220 provides access to the park and the town of
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
is about away. The hamlet of
Uhl's Bay is less than a mile away just off of
Highway 220.
In 2021, $10.7 million was spent upgrading highways in and around the park, including
Highway 322 north from
Glen Harbour to Highway 220 and from Highway 220 to the park. Inside the park, the Underwood Campground loops, boat launch, and day-use parking lot were also paved.
Attractions and amenities
This 270-hectare park has amenities including camping, hiking, picnicking, swimming, fishing, boating, mini-golf, baseball diamonds, and beach volleyball. There are also services such as washrooms, showers, and a laundry facility. The park is also home to Mama Bear's Den, a licensed restaurant. At the point where Rowan's Ravine and its creek meet up with Last Mountain Lake, there's a small harbour with a marina, a convenience store, and an
outfitter
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In North ...
's called G&S Marina Outfitters. Every September, there's a large fishing tournament held out of the marina called Last Mountain Fall Walleye Classic.
Camping
There are two campgrounds in the park. Underwood Campground is at the far north-west corner of the park, next to Last Mountain Lake, and Elmwood Campground is along the east side of Underwood. Both sites have electric hook-ups and access to washrooms, laundry, showers, and potable water. Sani-dumps are also available.
Beach area
The beach area of the park is on a point of land that juts out into the lake. It is one of Saskatchewan's longest natural sandy beaches and being on a point of land, at least one side is usually sheltered from the wind. All of the trees around the area were planted as before the park, the area had no trees and was just
grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur ...
.
Wild Waves Waterpark
Wild Waves Waterpark is an inflatable, floating
waterpark
A water park (or waterpark, water world) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming, and other baref ...
located on the south side of the point at the main beach at Rowan's Ravine Provincial Park. It features towers, slides, cliffs, a teeter totter, climbing wall, trampoline, and multiple obstacles.
See also
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List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
This is a list of protected areas of Saskatchewan.
National parks
Provincial parks
The Government of Canada, federal government transferred control of natural resources to the Western Canada, western provinces in 1930 with the N ...
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Tourism in Saskatchewan There are numerous heritages and cultural attractions in the province of Saskatchewan. Museums, dinosaur digs, aboriginal cultural and heritage sites, art galleries, professional sport venues, spas, handcraft, antique and tea shops, agricultural t ...
References
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Provincial parks of Saskatchewan
McKillop No. 220