Duck Mountain Provincial Park (Saskatchewan)

Coordinates: 51°41′N 101°38′W / 51.683°N 101.633°W / 51.683; -101.633
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Not to be confused with Duck Mountain Provincial Park (Manitoba).

Duck Mountain Provincial Park
RM of St. Philips No. 301, Saskatchewan, Canada
Nearest townKamsack
Coordinates51°41′N 101°38′W / 51.683°N 101.633°W / 51.683; -101.633
Area150 km2 (58 sq mi)
Established1931
Governing bodySaskatchewan Parks
Websitewebsite

Duck Mountain Provincial Park

Highway 57, which connects Saskatchewan Highway 5 to Manitoba Highway 83.[2]

Duck Mountain[3] is a feature of the Manitoba Escarpment, and is a rise of forested land[4] between the Saskatchewan prairie and the Manitoba lowlands. It is about 200 m (660 ft) higher than the floor of the Assiniboine River valley to the west, and about 400 m (1,300 ft) higher than the Manitoba lowlands to the east. The landscape is rolling, with numerous ponds and creek channels. The soils are stony and are underlain with glacial till.

The area represents the southern limit of the

coyote, are also found in abundance in the forest, but roam more freely into the surrounding agricultural lands and are thus less reliant on the park. Fish species include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, burbot, and white sucker.[5]

Attractions and amenities

Ski trails at Duck Mountain

waterfowl
.

There are multiple campgrounds throughout the park that have varying levels of services, including electrical hook-ups, potable water, laundry, sani-dumps, washrooms, and showers. Moose, Elk and Deer Campgrounds are group camping sites. Fern, Sellwood, Poplar, Spruce, and Birch A, B, & C Campgrounds are set up with individual sites. Most of the individual sites can accommodate larger vehicles, such as RVs and trailers. The Spruce Campground is right on Madge Lake. The group sites have camp kitchens and covered areas.[6]

Duck Mountain Lodge operates as a year-round resort hotel in the park, and a large (summer) seasonal campground and rental cabins are also in the park. Over 300 private vacation residences (cottages) can also be found around the lake. There are two public swimming beaches (Ministik Beach and Pickerel Point Beach) constructed with artificially supplied sand.

At the Ministik Beach, Sask Aquatic Adventures[7] has a water adventure park set up. It is one of several in Saskatchewan.

Madge Lake Golf Resort

golf course
located at the park on the south side of Highway 57, near Ministik Beach.

Duck Mountain Ski Area is located along the southern edge of the park. It was established in 1978 as a not-for-profit organization.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Duck Mountain Provincial Park". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Provincial Parks". The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Duck Mountain". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Duck Mountain Provincial Forest". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Fish Species of Saskatchewan". Fish Species of Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 3 November 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Duck Mountain Provincial Park RV Guide". Outdoorsy. Outdoorsy, Inc. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Duck Mountain Water Park". Sask Aquatic Adventures. Aquatic Adventures. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Madge Lake Golf Resort". Madge Lake Golf. Madge Lake Golf Resort Inc. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Duck Mountain Ski Area". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Duck Mountain Ski Area". Ski the Duck. Ski the Duck. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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