Rochon Sands Provincial Park (80.4 km)
Rochon Sands Provincial Park, located north of Highway 601 on Highway 835, features trails that pass through a campground and along Buffalo Lake. The area is home to a variety of birds, including Northern Shoveler, Lesser Scaup, Redhead, Red-necked Grebe, American Bittern, Wilson’s Snipe, Solitary and Spotted Sandpiper, Black Tern, Great Egret, White-faced Ibis, Eastern Kingbird, and Baltimore Oriole. The vegetation consists of bulrushes, cattails, raspberry, silverberry, buffaloberry, wild rose, saskatoon, mint, bunchberry, sage, and trees like Balsam Poplar and Trembling Aspen. Wildlife such as moose, red fox, wood frogs, muskrats, and beavers can also be spotted. The park is easily accessible and offers a great opportunity for bird watching and wildlife observation.
Access: From Alix, head west on Highway 601 towards Buffalo Lake. After 20 km, turn north onto Highway 835 and continue on Sands Street to reach Rochon Sands Provincial Park Campground.
Partners: AEP
Alberta Discover Guide: No
Rochon Sands Provincial Park, located north of Highway 601 on Highway 835, features trails that pass through a campground and along Buffalo Lake. The area is home to a variety of birds, including Northern Shoveler, Lesser Scaup, Redhead, Red-necked Grebe, American Bittern, Wilson’s Snipe, Solitary and Spotted Sandpiper, Black Tern, Great Egret, White-faced Ibis, Eastern Kingbird, and Baltimore Oriole. The vegetation consists of bulrushes, cattails, raspberry, silverberry, buffaloberry, wild rose, saskatoon, mint, bunchberry, sage, and trees like Balsam Poplar and Trembling Aspen. Wildlife such as moose, red fox, wood frogs, muskrats, and beavers can also be spotted. The park is easily accessible and offers a great opportunity for bird watching and wildlife observation.
Access: From Alix, head west on Highway 601 towards Buffalo Lake. After 20 km, turn north onto Highway 835 and continue on Sands Street to reach Rochon Sands Provincial Park Campground.
Partners: AEP
Alberta Discover Guide: No
