Machesis Lake Provincial Recreation Area is an Alberta Parks recreation area in the North region, 30 kilometres east of High Level on Highway 58 and 21 kilometres south on the access road. Alberta Parks lists one day-use area and one campground.
Mackenzie County is shown as leaseholder.
Machesis Lake is a remote campground and lake destination surrounded by jack pine, spruce, and poplar. Alberta Parks describes it as a getaway for campers and nature lovers, with seasonal caretakers on site to help keep the stay clean and quiet.
The lake has two docks where visitors can fish or sit and enjoy the view. The campground also includes eight equine sites with horse pens, hitching posts, and manure bins. Alberta Parks notes that sandy wagon trails in the area provide excellent footing for horses.
Activities include beach use, birding, camping, canoeing and kayaking, electric motors only, fishing, backcountry hiking, front-country hiking, equestrian use, horseshoes, mountain biking and cycling, sailing, snowshoeing, swimming, wildlife viewing, and electric bicycles.
The official management details list the site as 191.52 acres, or 77.51 hectares, in the Boreal Forest - Dry Mixedwood Natural Region. Special permit categories include fishing, hunting, guiding, filming, grazing or haying, research, special events, industrial activity, and trapping.
Plan around camping, equine sites, sandy wagon trails, beach time, swimming, paddling, electric-motor boating, fishing docks, sailing, hiking, cycling, snowshoeing, and wildlife viewing.
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