Pike Lake Provincial Park

Pike Lake
Provincial Park
Countries	Country, Canada
States	Province, Saskatchewan
Districts	Rural Municipality, Vanscoy No. 345
Cities	near city, Saskatoon

Pike Lake Provincial Park is a primarily recreational park located approximately 32 km southwest of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is located at the southern terminus of Highway 60 on the shore of Pike Lake, an oxbow created by the South Saskatchewan River. The Pike Lake area is part of the aspen parkland biome.

The park includes a waterpark, beach, nature trail system, golf course, cabins, and a large campground area, all located on the west shore of the lake, and is a popular destination for school trips and weekend campers due to its proximity to Saskatoon. Several small residential subdivisions are located within the park on the west. A large portion of the park located on the east side of Pike Lake is undeveloped except for a line of cabins in the northeast corner.

This park, one of the smallest provincial parks in Saskatchewan, has been in operation since at least the 1960s. It is close enough to Saskatoon that from its highest point - the golf course in its northwest corner - the city's Viterra (formerly AgPro) grain terminal is visible.

The province requires payment to enter the main western section of the park, so general access is restricted to Highway 60, though a couple of gates on the north and south ends of the park may be opened to adjacent grid roads if needed.

An unincorporated residential community immediately adjacent to the northern park gates is also known by the name Pike Lake.

Fish species

Fish species include walleye, sauger, yellow perch, northern pike, mooneye, goldeye, burbot, lake sturgeon, white sucker, longnose sucker and shorthead redhorse.

See also

• List of Saskatchewan parks

External links

• Pike Lake Provincial Park
• [1] Fish Species of Saskatchewan
• Pike Lake Park Association