Chain Lakes Provincial Recreation Area is an Alberta Parks recreation area near Athabasca in northern Alberta, distinct from Chain Lakes Provincial Park on Highway 22 in southern Alberta.
Alberta Parks places it 12 kilometres west and 15 kilometres north of Athabasca on Highway 2, then 20 kilometres north on the access road.
Chain Lakes PRA is a rustic boreal-forest camping and lake recreation page. Alberta Parks says it was originally part of the Forest Recreation Program site network run by the Alberta Forest Service and was transferred to Alberta Parks in the 1990s.
The official page lists one day-use area and one campground. It highlights rustic camping, long summer days, swimming, fishing, and lake access by canoe or electric-powered boat. The lake is stocked with fish, including tiger trout, and a boat launch helps visitors reach the water.
Activities include fishing, power boating, swimming, and canoeing or kayaking. The boating rule is specific: Alberta Parks says power boating is limited to electric motors only.
That low-key motor rule helps preserve the rustic lake character and keeps the page useful for paddlers, anglers, and campers looking for a quieter northern Alberta water trip rather than a high-speed boating destination.
Plan around rustic camping, day-use stops, swimming, shore fishing, canoeing or kayaking, electric-motor boating, tiger trout fishing, boreal-forest downtime, and map review.
Firewood is not available onsite, so bring your own and check current fire rules before travelling.
Confirm campground status, access-road conditions, electric-motor rules, fishing regulations, swimming conditions, firewood plans, maps, advisories, weather, and Alberta Parks updates.
