Lesser Slave Lake Winter Trails

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Cross-country Skiing Winter Activities 15 km of cross-country ski trails are not Contact patrolled and skiers should be prepared Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park Winter Camping for emergencies. We suggest you carry an Lesser c/o Alberta Parks Camping is available at the Marten River emergency kit containing an extra ski tip, Slave Lake Government Centre campground group site on a first come first cord, wire, pliers, a pocket knife, cell phone, Slave Lake Suite 102, 101–3rd Street SW served basis. Please notify the park office screw driver and screws. Provincial Park if you plan on staying at the campsite. Slave Lake, AB T0G 2A4 Fireplaces and wood are available. Pit toilets Snowshoeing are near the picnic shelter. winter trails There are no formal snowshoe trails, so Monday to Friday, 8:15am–4:30pm snowshoers are welcome to explore the park Phone: (780) 849–7100 The Nest: A Boreal Hostel in the open or forested areas. Please do not Fax: (780) 849–7330 This beautiful hostel accommodation is open snowshoe on cross-country ski trails. year round and is available for individual or The Nest & Boreal Centre For Bird group bookings up to a maximum of ten Conservation people. The Nest provides a great room Visitor Guidelines Phone: (780) 849–8240 complete with fireplace and full kitchen facilities, large outdoor deck, firepit and Frostbite and hypothermia are real dangers General Alberta Parks Information private rooms with shared bathrooms. For in winter. Be sure you are prepared before Web: albertaparks.ca more information or to book please call. you head outside. Dress in layers and wear a Toll Free: 1–866–427–3582 hat. Carry extra socks and a sweater. Please Boreal Centre for Bird respect wildlife and other visitors by following Emergency (Police, Fire, Ambulance) Conservation these guidelines: Phone: 911 This education and research facility is located • keep your dog on a leash and off the ski at kilometer 19 on Highway 88 and is open track 88 year round. Here you will find exciting displays Lesser Slave Lake • obey all signs Provincial Park in our exhibit hall as well as snowshoe and 2A 2 High 2 cross-country ski loans. Be sure to call ahead • use the firepits and stoves provided at 49 Prairie if you are planning on coming into the centre shelters and picnic areas Athabasca 43 Valleyview 33 Grande during the winter weekdays (Mon–Fri). Prairie • pack out all your garbage and leave no 44 2 Swan Hills trace of your passing 43 Fox Creek 33 Northshore Day Use Area 32 Westlock • alcohol is not permitted 18 Barrhead Located just off of Highway 88 at kilometer 12, Whitecourt 43 33 the Northshore Day use area is a great place 37 2 When cross-country skiing: Mayerthorpe to stage your cross country ski adventure. At 32 43 44 • ski on the right, pass on the left 16 the day use area you will find a fire pit and a Edmonton winterized picnic shelter available for your use. • step off the trail to the right when stopping Snowmobiling • downhill traffic has the right of way, and Snowmobiles may not be operated in the • use caution when approaching steep park or on the lake. slopes and bridges. ISBN: 978–0–7785–7884–0 Printed December 2010 Conservation Northshore totheBoreal Centre forBird trail hassomesmallsteephillsanddescents. follow ittotheNorthshore DayUseArea. This jack pineforests; crest thebeachridgeand park behindancientsanddunesandthrough Northshore. Explore thesouthendof beach road andtheTrans CanadaTrail to Ski alongthewhisperingsandstrailto Devonshire BeachtoNorthshore Ski Trails Cross-Country Creek Group Site Boreal Centre forBird ConservationtoLily downy woodpeckerandpine siskin. residents liketheblackcappedchickadee, country skiskills.Keepaneyeoutforwinter great andpracticeyourcross- placetolearn Boreal Centre forBird Conservation andisa This flatandeasylooptrailisjustoutsidethe Songbird Trail and easyskiing. longest trailsintheparkwithrelatively flat fence lineduringthewinter. Thisisoneofthe Ranch cansometimesbeseenalongthe Lake. BisonattheNorthshore Homestead wood forest alongtheshore ofLesserSlave Take theTrans CanadaTrail through amixed site cannot beaccessed byvehicle during Plan foraround-trip, astheLilyCreek group Intermediate—4.8km Easy—600m Easy—8.4km Easy—4km return

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