Heart River Dam Provincial Recreation Area is an Alberta Parks site in the North region. The official page places it 20 kilometres north of High Prairie on Highway 749, eight kilometres west on Highway 679, and 12 kilometres north on an access road.
Alberta Parks says a dam was built across the South Heart River in 1950 to divert water into Winagami Lake and stabilize it. The dam site became the provincial recreation area.
Heart River Dam is a small rustic camping and reservoir access site with a clear history and simple water recreation. Alberta Parks lists one day-use area and one campground. The official description says there are four first-come, first-served campsites and a day-use area southeast of the campground.
Activities include camping, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, and power boating. Alberta Parks says visitors can access the reservoir with a canoe, kayak, or small powered boat using the hand boat launch. Fishing is available in small bays and coves.
The page also points visitors toward adjacent Winagami Wildland Provincial Park and notes that bald eagles and many waterfowl use the area, making it a good birdwatching spot.
Because the site is small and rustic, visitors should check availability, road conditions, and launch suitability before counting on it as a destination.
Plan around first-come rustic camping, day use, canoeing, kayaking, small powered boating, hand-launch access, fishing in bays and coves, birding, and Winagami-area research.
Confirm campsite availability, road access, launch conditions, boating rules, fishing regulations, maps, advisories, weather, and Alberta Parks updates before travelling.
