Kerbes Pond (68.2 km)
Kerbes Pond is a 29-acre site located 11 km northeast of Big Valley and is part of the ACA's Lake Aeration Program. The pond is stocked annually with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout by Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP), providing excellent fishing opportunities for visitors. The site features basic amenities, including a parking area, garbage bins, an outhouse, and a small gravel boat launch. Birdwatchers can spot species such as Blue-winged Teal, Sora, Wilson's Phalarope, Mourning Dove, Killdeer, Willet, Solitary Sandpiper, Eastern Kingbird, Downy Woodpecker, Gray Catbird, American Goldfinch, and Cedar Waxwing. Wildlife such as mule deer, moose, beaver, muskrat, and red fox are also present. The surrounding area, with plants like wild rose, dogwood, fireweed, sage, common cinquefoil, willow, Saskatoon, and chokecherry, offers great opportunities for birding and berry picking. The site is closed in winter due to unsafe ice conditions.
Access: Head south from Erskine on Highway 835, then turn left onto Township Road 364. Continue for 3 km to the entrance.
Partners: ACA, Government of Alberta, & Trout Unlimted Canada
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-32
Kerbes Pond is a 29-acre site located 11 km northeast of Big Valley and is part of the ACA's Lake Aeration Program. The pond is stocked annually with Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Tiger Trout by Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP), providing excellent fishing opportunities for visitors. The site features basic amenities, including a parking area, garbage bins, an outhouse, and a small gravel boat launch. Birdwatchers can spot species such as Blue-winged Teal, Sora, Wilson's Phalarope, Mourning Dove, Killdeer, Willet, Solitary Sandpiper, Eastern Kingbird, Downy Woodpecker, Gray Catbird, American Goldfinch, and Cedar Waxwing. Wildlife such as mule deer, moose, beaver, muskrat, and red fox are also present. The surrounding area, with plants like wild rose, dogwood, fireweed, sage, common cinquefoil, willow, Saskatoon, and chokecherry, offers great opportunities for birding and berry picking. The site is closed in winter due to unsafe ice conditions.
Access: Head south from Erskine on Highway 835, then turn left onto Township Road 364. Continue for 3 km to the entrance.
Partners: ACA, Government of Alberta, & Trout Unlimted Canada
Alberta Discover Guide: E3-32
