Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area (100 km)
Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area, located 21 km north of Stettler on Highway 56, offers camping along the northeast shore of Buffalo Lake. The area is forested with trembling aspen, balsam poplar, and willows, providing habitat for wildlife like white-tailed and mule deer, moose, coyotes, and red foxes. Birds such as American Wigeon, American Coot, Franklin's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, and American White Pelican can be spotted. The site also includes plants like saskatoon, chokecherry, silverberry, wild rose, and Canada anemone. Activities include kayaking, canoeing, fishing, water skiing, and windsurfing. The area is accessible via Township Road 412, with limited day-use availability on busy summer days. Contact the campground operator for more details.
Access: Head north on Highway 56 from Stettler, then west on Township Road 412. Keep left onto Township Road 411B and follow it to the end.
Partners: Alberta Parks
Alberta Discover Guide: No
Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area, located 21 km north of Stettler on Highway 56, offers camping along the northeast shore of Buffalo Lake. The area is forested with trembling aspen, balsam poplar, and willows, providing habitat for wildlife like white-tailed and mule deer, moose, coyotes, and red foxes. Birds such as American Wigeon, American Coot, Franklin's Gull, Ring-billed Gull, and American White Pelican can be spotted. The site also includes plants like saskatoon, chokecherry, silverberry, wild rose, and Canada anemone. Activities include kayaking, canoeing, fishing, water skiing, and windsurfing. The area is accessible via Township Road 412, with limited day-use availability on busy summer days. Contact the campground operator for more details.
Access: Head north on Highway 56 from Stettler, then west on Township Road 412. Keep left onto Township Road 411B and follow it to the end.
Partners: Alberta Parks
Alberta Discover Guide: No
