Makwa Lake Provincial Park is a recreational provincial park in the west-central region of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in the transition zone between parkland and boreal forest. The park was established in 1986 and is centred around the lakes of Big Jumbo, Little Jumbo, and Makwa.
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We stayed at jumbo beach campground which is just outside of the provincial park area - just off the main road - a small campsite - only a couple dozen sites . We ended up leaving early as the locals were constantly driving, walking or biking by looking into our campsite. There was even a truck that drive by in the middle of the night without headlights on and stopped right in front of our campsite. Another night we had a vehicle drive by again in the middle of the night and actually backed up to look into our site . If you value your belongings do not stay here. As for the stabler campground , if you have young kids, are very sociable and like being squeezed in like sardines then you will love it there! Beautiful lakes but...
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Nice lake. Tons of boats which all seem to want to do loops in front of the swimming areas. Makes for alot of noise and waves. The lake itself is clean but difficult for paddleboarding, canoeing or kayaking due to the boat traffic and large amount of waves from the wake. Only one washroom facility which is often lined up on bust weekends. The beach is nice and there is a reasonable amount of parking.
Personally I would avoid long weekends if you're looking for a bit of quiet. I'm sure during the week it's much less busy.
If you are inexperienced driving a boat I would avoid this lake as there is alot of traffic, all of which drives extremely quickly and...
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I found this campground by reading google reviews... 5 stars ! Lots of camp spots,small clean beautiful beach. Perfect for kids but deep water ,my 4 year old played snd loved it ! New looking kids park and 2 swings located on beach. Lots of privacy,nice and bushy. Free fire wood Free water Big garbage/recycle spot Nice flat lots for tents. Loons,other water fowl and coyotes howling at night just sounds amazing. We will be back every year. And the store just down the road on the reservation has great prices! I was shocked that we could go in and buy some dinner and it cost no more than if i went to superstore. We paid $80 for 3 nights...
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