Description

Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area covers 443 square kilometers of protected area, offering a few first-come, first-serve campsites, a large backcountry trail network, and Pinehurst Lake Campground which has had several upgrades over recent years and is now a reservable campsite location. Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area and Lakeland Provincial Park are both designated Dark Sky Preserves by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada since November 2016.

For more information, visit Park Webpage.

Geography:

54.65217 ° N, Longitude: -111.47596° W

Recreation:

Pinehurst Lake Campground’s Day-Use Beach offers a large beach with life-jacket loaner station for visitors. At the other Day-Use Area there are picnic sites, a picnic shelter, and a boat launch with a large parking area for trucks and trailers. There is a trail connecting the Boat Launch Day Use Area to the Camper’s Beach Day Use Area. Pinehurst Lake is a popular recreational lake for boating.

OHV Trails for Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area’s backcountry are available from a staging area outside of the campground area, about 1km away with ramps and a large parking lot for trucks and trailers. OHV use is not permitted within the campground.

There are other access points for visitors of Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area to get to various campsites, lakes, beaches, and staging areas for backcountry access via OHV.

Facilities:

Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area - Pinehurst Lake Campground is composed of 2 group sites (non-powered) and 125 individual campsites with 15/30 amp power. In the campground loops and group sites there is Drinking Water available from water-pumps. The campground is located between Loop A & B of the campsite area.

The Campground Store, located by Loop B entrance of the Campground area, offers grocery and camping supplies, firewood sales, and hard-scoop ice cream. The Campground Store is also the location where visitors need to check-in at for camping at individual sites and for group camping.

There are two day-use areas, one being at the Boat Launch including a picnic shelter, Firepits, Picnic tables, and Drinking water. The other Day Use Area is Camper’s Beach, offering a large beach area with a Life Jacket Loaner Station. Each day-use area offers large parking areas, with a hiking/biking trail connecting the two areas as well.

Dump station available off-site nearby in the community of Rich Lake.

Nearby Attractions:

Pinehurst Lake Campground Store offering grocery and camping supplies, along with hard-scoop ice cream, and firewood sales. Nearby community (24km) of Rich Lake offers a gas station, convenience store, and a dump station. For a variety of stores and recreational amenities, the community of Lac La Biche is 45km away.