Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park (often shortened to ''Sask Landing'') 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 the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

. It is located in the valley of the

South Saskatchewan River The South Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. For the first half of the 20th century, the South Saskatchewan would completely freeze over during winter, creating spectacular ...

at the western end of

Lake Diefenbaker Lake Diefenbaker is a reservoir and bifurcation lake in Southern Saskatchewan, Canada. It was formed by the construction of Gardiner Dam and the Qu'Appelle River Dam across the South Saskatchewan and Qu'Appelle Rivers respectively. Constructio ...

in the RM of Saskatchewan Landing No. 167, about north of

Swift Current Swift Current is the fifth largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Swift Current grew 6.8% between 2011 and 2016, ending up at ...

. The park is in size. Popular activities in the park include hiking, swimming, camping, and fishing. The park is home to the historic Goodwin House and notable crossing of the South Saskatchewan River. The Goodwin House serves as the visitor information centre for the park.

History

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The location is believed to be a former

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

river crossing and part of the historic

Swift Current-Battleford Trail The 190 mile long (300 km) Swift Current-Battleford Trail was an important late-19th century transportation and communications link between settlements of Swift Current and Battleford - the result of a brisk trade, in buffalo bones which ...

. There are many pieces of evidence supporting the theory: ruts left from the

Red River carts The Red River cart is a large two-wheeled cart made entirely of non-metallic materials. Often drawn by oxen, though also by horses or mules, these carts were used throughout most of the 19th century in the fur trade and in westward expansion i ...

crossing the river,

teepee A tipi , often called a lodge in English, is a conical tent, historically made of animal hides or pelts, and in more recent generations of canvas, stretched on a framework of wooden poles. The word is Siouan, and in use in Dakhótiyapi, Lakȟó ...

rings, trails, and the Goodwin House (a large stone building built by Frank Goodwin in 1897). It is believed that in the early 1900s, Saskatchewan Landing became a stop-over point for travellers, supported by the Goodwin House.

Amenities and activities

There are many activities in Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park. At the north-west section of the park, there is an unsupervised swimming area and beach. East of the beach, there is a boat launch for fishing; fish commonly found in the lake include

northern pike The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus '' Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a ...

rainbow trout The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...

, and

walleye The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...

. There are also three main interpretive hiking trails: Prairie Vista, Ridges and Ravines, and Rings, Ruts & Remnants within the park. On the north side of the lake, there's an 18-hole golf course and an 18-hole mini-golf course at Sask Landing Marina. On the northern shore of the lake, there are four campgrounds with about 300 campsites. Most are located along the South Saskatchewan River and Lake Diefenbaker. *Nighthawk Campground is the smallest campground with 28 campsites. The sites are electrified. *Riverside Campground has 40 electric sites. It is located across the road from Nighthawk and is along the lake's shore. *Sagebrush Campground is the second largest campground with 54 campsites, all of which are electrified. *Bearpaw Campground is the largest with 170 campsites. Bearpaw is on the lake's shore and all of the sites are electrified.

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{{Authority control Provincial parks of Saskatchewan Division No. 8, Saskatchewan

History

Amenities and activities

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