{"id":465,"date":"2021-06-08T18:28:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biglakes.saltmania.net\/?page_id=465"},"modified":"2023-01-12T11:44:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T18:44:38","slug":"activities-parks-recreation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biglakescounty.ca\/discover\/activities-parks-recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities, Parks & Recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Notable Parks & Natural Assets<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lesser Slave Lake & Wildland:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lesser Slave Lake is the third largest lake in Alberta, covering 1,160km2 and measuring over 100km long and 15km at its widest point. The Lesser Slave Lake Wildland, located on the north shore of Lesser Slave Lake, contains important fish spawning and rearing habitat, key waterfowl staging and production areas, moose habitat and critical moose winter range, as well as bald eagle and osprey nesting areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Grouard-Peace River Trail:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Connecting the western end of Lesser Slave Lake to the Peace River, the Grouard-Peace River Trail was originally used by Aboriginal peoples and later became well-trodden with missionaries, gold-seekers, traders, and homesteaders. The trail is currently rebuilt around Hilliard’s Bay Provincial Park through to Police Point Natural Area with extensions east and northwest planned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Winagami Lake Provincial Park & Wildland:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Winagami Lake is a provincial park and wildland located approximately 30km northwest of High Prairie.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hilliard\u2019s Bay Provincial Park:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hilliard\u2019s Bay is a provincial park located 40km from High Prairie, on the northwest shore of Lesser Slave Lake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Little Smoky Ski Area:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Affordable Winter Fun the whole Family can Enjoy! Including a ski hill, tube park, Hill Top Cafe, rental shop, repair shop and snow school. Open weekends and holidays.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Activities for Land-Lovers:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cycling, Hiking, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Birding,<\/a> Camping, Mountain Biking, Hunting, OHV Riding, Horseback Riding, Golfing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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