Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park — Attraction in Alberta

Comfort cabins at Winston Churchill Provincial Park are extremely clean and well provisioned with cutlery, plates, and all the essential kitchen implements. Each cabin is equipped with a natural gas barbecue that is situated so you can grill and take in the splendor of Lac la biche. The beds are comfortable and there are fans on hand that permit a cool sleep on those hot summer nights. After each stay, the staff sanitizes all of the kitchen utensils to ensure cleanliness as they bring in a completely different set of utensils.

There is a small store on site that sells toiletries, snacks and other odds and ends. In addition, you can purchase firewood (reasonably priced at $5 a bundle), rent canoes and get information regarding events going on at the nearby amphitheatre. Most of the cabins are surrounded by lush Saskatoon and raspberry bushes that provide berries for your morning pancakes. And although the cabins are lake front, there is a pretty steep slope that would hinder water access for anyone with mobility issues.

Some of the cabins here offer the opportunity to sleep in a tipi, in addition to the accommodations of the comfort cabin. These are also very clean and can comfortably sleep six people.

All in all, the comfort cabins are ideal for those who don't have an RV but want to camp with all the...

We come here every year as we have a family in town. It never disappoints. Campsites are spacious and easily fit our 25ft trailer + truck. We love that they have powered sites, makes everything easier and quieter as nobody runs a generator! We tend to stay in loop B as it’s the closest to the beach. Usually we also enjoy the shower facilities they have but because it’s 2020 these are temporarily closed.

Water levels this year are really high so the beach isn’t as spacious as it has been last year, the kids didn’t seem to mind. They also have a nice playground for kids to play at and it’s really close to the beach.

If you enjoy walking the trails you won’t be able to enter all of them as some are closed due to flooding and others because of bears in the area (bear warning is up every year but we have yet to spot one or hear about someone else encounter).

We enjoy all kinds of activities but we love this lake for fishing and always bring our boat. Fish here can get pretty big! We tend to prefer fishing Northern Pike, however this year these are not allowed to be kept so bare that in mind. This fishing season you can actually finally keep 1 Walleye (between 50-55cm). As much as that was easy to do in the past few years, now Walleyes are...

I stayed here in the fall for 4 days and loved it. This is the only Alberta provincial park that is on an island and it has the oldest forest growth in the province. There is so much to do at this campground that I didn't get to go on all of the trails, hit the beach, or attend any of the guided tours or interpretive sessions.

I did bring my kayak with me, so I was able to enjoy being on a large lake with the mallards, loons, and other waterfowl. I even saw a bald eagle the size of a large dog when I paddled around Birch Island.

The highlight for me was sitting around the campfire, looking at all of the stars provided by the dark sky preserve, while listening to the waves crashing against the shore from my waterfront site.

Some of the more mundane information: you have to pay for the firewood, but you get a lot for $10, the outhouses were clean, the sites were large and mostly private. I learned the hard way that you cannot paddle completely around the island as there is a gravel bar under the bridge connecting the island to the shore. This bar made one side of the bridge have stagnant water that a bit of blue-green algae was growing. I did not see any anywhere else along the shore or anywhere else in the lake.

I will definitely...