Enjoy a beach before it’s too late
Posted Sep 1, 2011 7:58 am.
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Summer is winding down, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get out and enjoy the beach with a trip to Sylvan Lake.
Enjoy paddling in a canoe, water-skiing, fishing, or a long walk along the waterfront.
With over a million visitors a year, Sylvan lake is a great spot to relax and take in the last few weeks of summer.
The Sylvan Lake Provincial Park is a 1.6 km stretch of sandy waterfront backed by a thin strip of grass, covered with picnic tables to enjoy a lunch.
Jarvis Bay is another provincial park just north of the town, with short walking trails through a Poplar forest.
A more pristine spot is the Sylvan Lake Natural Area, offering a protected site of forest and shoreline habitats on the northeast edge of the lake.
On your way back take Secondary highway 781 heading south of the lake. Pass through some of Alberta’s finest farmland; at the T-junction, head east on Highway 54 to get back on Highway 2.
Enjoy paddling in a canoe, water-skiing, fishing, or a long walk along the waterfront.
With over a million visitors a year, Sylvan lake is a great spot to relax and take in the last few weeks of summer.
The Sylvan Lake Provincial Park is a 1.6 km stretch of sandy waterfront backed by a thin strip of grass, covered with picnic tables to enjoy a lunch.
Jarvis Bay is another provincial park just north of the town, with short walking trails through a Poplar forest.
A more pristine spot is the Sylvan Lake Natural Area, offering a protected site of forest and shoreline habitats on the northeast edge of the lake.
On your way back take Secondary highway 781 heading south of the lake. Pass through some of Alberta’s finest farmland; at the T-junction, head east on Highway 54 to get back on Highway 2.
