- fun on the snow!

Get out of the city and slide into our winter wonderlands – on your skis, skates or toboggans. Snowshoe through our forests, cruise down the epic toboggan hills, or skate our lakes. We promise to show you a whole new side of a Saskatchewan winter.

Activities across Saskatchewan

Crokicurl

Do you like curling? What about Crokinole? Then we have you covered with Crokicurl! You can try your hand at this winter sport every weekend by the Rec Hall. Offered during park operating hours, first-come, first-serve. Rocks will be sanitized multiple times throughout the day.

Provincial Park	Location / Details	Region
Pike Lake	By the Rec Hall	Central

Ice Fishing

A popular Saskatchewan winter activity, catching fish through an opening in the ice on one of our many provincial parks lakes (Make sure the ice is thick enough!)

Provincial Park	Location / Details	Region
Makwa Lake	*	Northern
Meadow Lake	*	Northern
Buffalo Pound	On barrier-free trout pond	Southern
Cypress Hills	Loch Leven & Cypress Lake	Southern
Echo Valley	Echo & Pasqua Lakes	Southern
Rowan’s Ravine	Hosts an annual ice fishing tournament	Southern
Saskatchewan Landing	Along the shores of Lake Diefenbaker	Southern

Ice Skating

Provincial Park	Location / Details	Region
Pike Lake	On the canal located behind the Rec Hall	Central
Echo Valley	Skate the Park: through Aspen campground	Southern

Park Activity Kits (P.A.K.s)

Grab your outdoor or indoor Park Activity Kit (PAK) from Administration Offices or Entry Gates. These self-use kits will take you and your family through a variety of fun activities!

What is it?

Pre-made activities to help inspire outdoor adventure safely
Activities include crafts, historic and cultural, campfires, astronomy, and the popular SaskParks Survival Series modules

Cross Country Ski Trails

Park / Rec Site	Trail details	Region
Great Blue Heron	Anglin Trails: 20 km Valley View Trail: 6 km Murray Point Campground Trail: 2 km	Northern
Lac La Ronge	Nut Point Campground Loops: (Skiing only) Loops 3 & 4, and main road: 4 km (Multi-Use Trail) Loops 1 & 2: 1.2 km Don Allen Ski Trails: 20+ km Saskaloppet Trail: 27.5 km	Northern
Makwa Lake	Alder Trail: 2.7 km Closed Birch Trail: 5.2 km Pine Trail: 3.0 km Poplar Trail: 1.9 km Spruce Trail: 0.8 km
Meadow Lake	Haymeadow Trail: Various distances all signposted	Northern
Blackstrap	Cross Country Ski Loop: 5 km	Central
Duck Mountain	Front 10: 3.1 km Jack Rabbit Junction: 0.9 km Fire Tower: 5.8 km Ski Hill: 10 km Woodchuck: 0.75 km Batka Major: 5 km Rundle Lake: 13.2 km Sergeant Lake: 3.3 km Moose Lake: 5.6 km Tamarack: 5.2 km Bruno's Way: 0.6 km
Good Spirit Lake	TCT-Great Trail: 14 km (approx)	Central
Greenwater Lake	Hawkins Small Loop #1: 3.7 km Hawkins Trail #2: 6.3 km Metoos Trail #3: 3.8 km Wuche Trail #4: 5.5 km Meota Trail # 5: 5 km Yotin Trail #6: 7.5 km	Central
Pike Lake	Cactus Hills Main: 4.4 km Cactus Hills Short: 0.4 km	Central
Buffalo Pound	Maple Vale Loop: 0.75 km Shady Lane Connector: 0.9 km Shady Lane Loop: 0.89km Maverick: 3.1 km (Multi-use) Nicolle Flats Trail: 3 km (Multi-use) Valley Trail: 1.5 km (Multi-use)	Southern
Cypress Hills	The Big Loop: 4.7 km The Medium Loop: 2.3 km The Small Loop: 1.4 km (currently closed - downed trees)	Southern
Echo Valley	Trail Head Connector: 2.0 km Coyote Connector: 0.7 km Coyote Trail: 2.1 km Fox Trail: 1.9 km Jackrabbit: 2.4 km	Southern
Moose Mountain	Fish Creek Campground: You can make it as short or as long as you like (trails go up and down all streets in the campground) Academy Trail: 3.84 km loop Whitetail Trail: 3.0 km one-way Scott-Ray Trail: 9.4 km loop Scott-Ray Alternative Trail: 2.5 km (using the alternative trail would make the Scott-Ray Loop a 10.1 km trail) Corral Lake Trail: 6.2 km loop Jabe Lake North Trail: 8 km loop Stirrup Lake Trail: 12.4 km loop Pipeline Trail: 4.7 km loop	Southern
Wascana Valley Nature Recreation Site	*	Southern
White Bute Trails Recreation Site	*	Southern

Snowmobile Trails

Also see sasksnow.com

Provincial Park	Groomed	Region
Candle Lake	38 km	Northern
Great Blue Heron	15 km	Northern
Meadow Lake	81 km	Northern
Narrow Hills	112 km	Northern
Duck Mountain	100 km	Central
Good Spirit Lake	3.6 km	Central
Greenwater Lake	100 km	Central
Cypress Hills		Southern
Moose Mountain	93 km	Southern

Snowshoe Trails

Provincial Park	Region
Good Spirit Lake	Central
Pike Lake	Central
Cypress Hills	Southern
Echo Valley	Southern
Moose Mountain	Southern

Tobogganing

Provincial Park	Details	Region
Duck Mountain	Toboggan hill & warm-up shelter	Central
Buffalo Pound	*	Southern
Cypress Hills	Toboggan hill & warm-up shelter	Southern
Moose Mountain	Groomed toboggan hill	Southern

Need to know a bit more?

Winter Safety

- Dress for the weather with Jay Brown, AKA SaskHiker

Fishing License - Know Before You Go

A valid angling license is required to fish in any Saskatchewan lake. Anglers will need to create a Hunting, Angling and Trapping (HAL) identification to purchase a licence. This is a one-time requirement. You can purchase your licence through any one of the following methods:

The online hunting, angling and trapping (HAL) licencing system
Any Saskatchewan fishing licence issuer;
Select provincial park offices or at the Ministry of Environment;
By phone at 1-855-848-4773 (8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Saskatchewan time)

Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park: Winter Guide
Pike Lake Provincial Park: Winter Guide

Winter in the Hills with Ashlyn George

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Winter in Duck Mountain with Kevin Dunn

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Winter Safety - Dress for the weather with Jay Brown, AKA SaskHiker

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