Cross Lake Provincial Park Explained

Cross Lake Provincial Park
Map:	Alberta
Location:	Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124, Alberta, Canada
Nearest City:	Athabasca, Westlock
Coordinates:	54.6531°N -113.7944°W
Area Km2:	27.7
Established:	November 22, 1955
Governing Body:	Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Embedded:	Wikidata: yes Zoom: 11 Coord: 54.6531°N -113.7944°W

Cross Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located 62km (39miles) west from Athabasca and 57km (35miles) north of Westlock.

The park is situated at an elevation of 655m (2,149feet) and has a surface of 27.7km2. The park was established on November 22, 1955, and is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. It completely surrounds Steele Lake, which has a cruciform shape that led to the previous name of "Cross Lake", the source of the park's name.

Activities

The following activities are available in the park:^[1]

• Birdwatching^[2] (white-throated sparrows, ruffed grouse, warbler, osprey, bald eagles, great blue herons, bohemian waxwings, pine grosbeaks and white-winged crossbills)
• Camping
• Canoeing and kayaking
• Cross-country skiing (7km (04miles) of non-groomed trails)
• Fishing and ice fishing
• Hiking
• Horseshoes
• Power boating
• Swimming, water-skiing and windsurfing

See also

• List of Alberta provincial parks
• List of Canadian provincial parks
• List of National Parks of Canada

External links

• Web site: Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. Alberta Community Development. Cross Lake Provincial Park. 2007-07-15. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080501225517/http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteinformation.aspx?id=28. 2008-05-01.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. Activities in Cross Lake Provincial Park. https://archive.today/20070624014730/http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteactivities.aspx?id=28. dead. 2007-06-24. 2007-07-15.
2. Web site: Cross Lake Provincial Park campground guide - Open Government. open.alberta.ca. 2019-06-06.