Rochon Sands Provincial Park is an Alberta Parks provincial park on the south shore of Buffalo Lake, 12 kilometres west of Stettler on Highway 12 and 16 kilometres north on Highway 835. Alberta Parks lists one day-use area, one campground, and six group-use areas.
The park is operated by the Summer Village of Rochon Sands under a lease agreement with the Province of Alberta.
Rochon Sands is a central Alberta lake destination for beach days, camping, group trips, boating, swimming, fishing, and birding. Alberta Parks describes Buffalo Lake as one of the largest and most popular lakes in central Alberta, with a large sandy beach and access for swimming, boating, canoeing, and fishing.
Activities include beach use, birding, camping, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, front-country hiking, power boating, sailing, swimming, water skiing, wildlife viewing, wind surfing, and geocaching. Watercraft activities include aquatic invasive species reminders.
Birding is a standout feature. Alberta Parks notes nesting sites for great blue herons, black-crowned night-herons, Canada geese, ducks, common terns, American avocets, and ring-billed gulls. Ross's geese, American white pelicans, piping plovers, owls, orioles, eagles, and other birds may also be seen.
The park is close to Rochon Sands village services, including a concession and playground. Access is closed from mid-October to early May.
Plan around sandy beach time, camping, group use, swimming, paddling, power boating, sailing, fishing, water skiing, wind surfing, birding, hiking, geocaching, and village services.
Confirm leaseholder updates, seasonal access closure, campground and group-use status, AIS precautions, 10 kilometre-per-hour near-shore rules, maps, weather, and Alberta Parks updates.
