Saskatoon Island Provincial Park is a provincial park located in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 20 kilometers west of Grande Prairie in the Peace River Country, on the southern shore of Saskatoon Lake.
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Quiet clean provincial park close to town.
Showers are included in the rent and they're pretty warm/hot. Water has that soapy feeling so I think it's a little soft? Bring drinking water the park water does not have good flavour (no big deal). Dinosaur museum is 5 min drive away and Wembley is 10-15 minutes away with a grocery store. Gas station is not built yet so closest gas is in GP. West side of GP has Costco, and Walmart 20 or so minutes away. There are a few parks on the grounds. Lake would be good for canoeing, kayaking or pedal boating to shallow for any form of power boat. It's swampy if you come from anywhere with decent lakes but it's a calm peaceful place to walk around, bike or bird watch if that's your thing.
If your looking for something deeper or cleaner check out Sturgeon lake by Valleyview, or Slave Lake. We like Jarvis lake by Hinton for a cute clean swimmable lake but that's...
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June 23 Free fire wood is the highlight. Paying $32 a night plus a registration fee for no potable water. So now have to pay for water as well. A shower whould have been nice but no hot water in the shower facility and no indication it will be fixed anytime soon. "Beach" is pretty poor - really needs some care and attention. Outhouses okay but need good cleaning (interior paint job). Some doors don't latch. Maintenance is needed. Sites are pretty big. But doesn't seem to be anyone around in the evening to enforce any kind of quiet time. I didn't come out here to listen to someone's music all evening. So, not too bad of a place (over priced at this time) but needs better management and maintenance taken care of. Guess this is what happens when you privatize the...
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Great place to camp with your rv or tent , pretty quiet and well treed in sites. Some sites are joined so you can camp with friends. Some paved trails around the park take you to look out decks to bird watch and take in the wildlife. The park is loaded with Saskatoons, and they are ripening as we speak ! Parks for the kids and a little store with the basics if you forgot something. Also, there's an amphitheater for presentations and informative talks. The shower house is under construction! The lake is shallow and not good for boats or swimming, but kayaks and canoes would be fine.It's is a It is a great place for the family and friends to go camping not too...
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