Whitney Lakes Provincial Park is an Alberta Parks provincial park in the North region, 24 kilometres east of Elk Point on Highway 646. Alberta Parks lists three day-use areas, three campgrounds, and two group-use areas.
Current trail warnings matter: high water has flooded many trails, and the bridge at the north end of Laurier Lake has been removed.
Whitney Lakes is a forested four-lake park around Whitney, Ross, Laurier, and Borden lakes. Alberta Parks highlights white sand shores, peaceful trails, wetlands, forests, and a varied mix of plants and animals.
Activities include beach use, birding, camping, canoeing and kayaking, cross-country skiing, fishing, front-country hiking, ice fishing, mountain biking and cycling, power boating, sailing, swimming, volleyball, water skiing, wildlife viewing, wind surfing, snowshoeing, geocaching, backcountry hiking, and electric bicycles.
The park has natural sand beach on Whitney Lake and three beaches in Ross Lake Campground. More than 145 birds and waterfowl have been observed. Power boating and canoeing are permitted on Whitney, Ross, and Laurier lakes, while only canoes are allowed on Borden Lake.
Alberta Parks notes 29 kilometres of non-groomed ski trails and more than 30 kilometres of trails linking the three lakes.
Check routes early.
Plan around beach camping, paddling, fishing, ice fishing, power boating where permitted, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, birding, biking, wildlife viewing, and trail-warning checks.
Confirm flooded-trail updates, bridge closures, campground status, boating rules, AIS precautions, fishing regulations, maps, weather, wildlife safety, and Alberta Parks updates.
