Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area is an Alberta Parks recreation area in the North region, linked with Lakeland Provincial Park. Alberta Parks lists one day-use area, five campgrounds, and two group-use areas.
The official page gives access notes for Pinehurst and Ironwood, Seibert, and Touchwood areas.
Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area covers 443 square kilometres of protected land with front-country campgrounds, backcountry camping areas, beaches, lake access, and a large backcountry trail network. Alberta Parks says Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area and Lakeland Provincial Park have been designated Dark Sky Preserves by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada since November 2016.
Pinehurst Lake is a major visitor focus. The official page highlights Pinehurst Lake Campground's day-use beach, a life-jacket loaner station, picnic sites, a picnic shelter, a boat launch, large truck-and-trailer parking, and a trail connecting the boat launch day-use area to the camper's beach day-use area.
Activities include beach use, birding, camping, canoeing and kayaking, dog sledding, fishing, hiking, hunting, ice fishing, interpretive programs, cycling, OHV riding, power boating, sailing, skijoring, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, swimming, water skiing, wildlife viewing, wind surfing, winter camping, geocaching, trail running, and electric bicycles.
Backcountry camping is designated only: five areas are in the recreation area and 16 more are in adjacent Lakeland Provincial Park. OHV riding is on designated trails only, and off-trail use is prohibited.
Plan around Pinehurst, Touchwood, Seibert, and Ironwood lakes, camping, beaches, boating, paddling, fishing, OHV trails, winter activities, dark-sky viewing, and backcountry maps.
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