This winter, Saskatchewan Provincial Parks are inviting people to a variety of, outdoor activities to enjoy.
The Festival of Lights is returning to Pike Lake and Candle Lake this month. Visitors can enjoy the locally sponsored light displays from the comfort and safety of their own vehicles. Pike Lake’s festival is on now through the 21st, and then again on the 27th and 28th. Candle Lake’s festival will run Dec 18th, 19th, and 26th through the 31st. Food services will be offered during the festivals.
In Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, visitors can pick out and cut down their own Christmas tree. That runs until December 24th. Participants are asked to stop by the park administration office first, and to remember to wear their mask, to pick up a tree permit and receive directions to the designated tree cutting area.
Cypress Hills, Moose Mountain and Duck Mountain provincial parks are offering a secluded getaway this winter. They have a number of physically-distanced, outdoor activities from skating, tobogganing, and cross-country skiing, to snowshoeing, crokicurl and winter geocaching.
Special accommodation packages are available at:
• The Resort at Cypress Hills, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park – book online or by calling 306-662-4477
• Madge Lake Retreats, Duck Mountain Provincial Park – call 306-542-3922 to book
• Kenosee Inn, Moose Mountain Provincial Park – call 306-577-2099 to book
Private, indoor gatherings are limited to immediate household members only, and outdoor gatherings can be held for up to 10 people, provided physical distancing between households can be maintained.
Signage is in place throughout the parks to remind visitors of the safety protocols and restrictions in place. In addition to signage, Sask Parks staff will be implementing enhanced cleaning and sanitization procedures and minimizing in-park contact where possible. Visitors are asked to maintain physical distance from others, adhere to the mandatory mask-use policy while indoors, respect the restrictions and rules that are in place and to stay home if not feeling well.
More information on the winter offerings in Sask Parks is available here.
