Dillberry Lake Provincial Park

Dillberry Lake Provincial Park
Location of Dillberry Lake Provincial Park in Alberta
Location	Wainwright No. 61, Alberta, Canada
Nearest city	Provost
Coordinates	52°35′47″N 110°04′51″W / 52.59639°N 110.08083°W / 52.59639; -110.08083Coordinates: 52°35′47″N 110°04′51″W / 52.59639°N 110.08083°W / 52.59639; -110.08083
Area	12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Established	January 08, 1957
Governing body	Alberta Community Development

Dillberry Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located 43 km (27 mi) north from Provost and 17 km (11 mi) south of Chauvin along Highway 17.

The park surrounds Killarney Lake, Leane Lake and Dillberry Lake, as well as other small lakes. It lies at an elevation of 620 m (2,030 ft) and has a surface of 12.6 km² (4.9 sq mi). It was established on January 08, 1957 and is maintained by Alberta Community Development.

Activities

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

• Beach activities (on two beaches, a day use beach and a campers beach) include sailing, swimming, water-skiing, windsurfing
• Birdwatching (the park is part of the Killarney, Dillberry & Leane Lakes Important Bird Area (IBA); bird species include ducks, geese, swans, herons, hermit thrush, lark sparrows, marsh wrens, yellow-headed blackbirds, western meadowlarks and Sprague's pipits)
• Camping
• Canoeing and kayaking
• Cross-country skiing
• Fishing and ice fishing (for rainbow trout)
• Front country hiking (Loon Loop and Ranger Loop are maintained trails)
• Horseshoes
• Power boating

See also

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

References

1. ^ Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture. "Activities in Dillberry Lake Provincial Park". http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteactivities.aspx?id=38. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 

External links

• Alberta Community Development. "Dillberry Lake Provincial Park". http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteinformation.aspx?id=38. Retrieved 2007-07-13.