Baron (90.2 km)
Baron is a 160-acre site located north of Highway 601, featuring a mix of grasslands, wetlands, aspen forests, and willow thickets. The area supports a variety of wildlife, including moose, deer, foxes, beavers, muskrats, weasels, snowshoe hares, porcupines, and numerous bird species such as the blue-winged teal, northern shoveler, redhead, lesser scaup, bufflehead, goldeneye, ruddy duck, pied-billed grebe, horned grebe, sora, American coot, killdeer, hairy woodpecker, alder flycatcher, least flycatcher, red-eyed vireo, gray catbird, bobolink, and Baltimore oriole. Its wetlands, with sandy mudflats, provide ideal habitat for shorebirds, while the grasslands and rolling hills offer habitat for other species. The site is accessible via Range Road 200, though there are no formal paths, and the terrain can be hilly. This day-use area allows foot access only.
Access: Head north on Highway 56 from Settler, west on Highway 601, then north on Range Road 200. The site will be on your left after 4.6 km.
Partners: DUC
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-111
Baron is a 160-acre site located north of Highway 601, featuring a mix of grasslands, wetlands, aspen forests, and willow thickets. The area supports a variety of wildlife, including moose, deer, foxes, beavers, muskrats, weasels, snowshoe hares, porcupines, and numerous bird species such as the blue-winged teal, northern shoveler, redhead, lesser scaup, bufflehead, goldeneye, ruddy duck, pied-billed grebe, horned grebe, sora, American coot, killdeer, hairy woodpecker, alder flycatcher, least flycatcher, red-eyed vireo, gray catbird, bobolink, and Baltimore oriole. Its wetlands, with sandy mudflats, provide ideal habitat for shorebirds, while the grasslands and rolling hills offer habitat for other species. The site is accessible via Range Road 200, though there are no formal paths, and the terrain can be hilly. This day-use area allows foot access only.
Access: Head north on Highway 56 from Settler, west on Highway 601, then north on Range Road 200. The site will be on your left after 4.6 km.
Partners: DUC
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-111
