Miquelon Lake Provincial Park

Miquelon Lake Provincial Park in Alberta, southeast of Edmonton, is part of the protected Beaver Hills region and is valued for recreation, birdlife, and dark-sky viewing. The area first received protection in 1920 as a bird sanctuary, but a 1926 canal diversion to supply Camrose sharply lowered the lake and damaged its watershed. After a failed 1944 attempt to draw more water because of poor quality, the provincial park was established on May 20, 1958, aided by local land donations. Today it is a year-round destination with campsites, trails, paddling access, nature programming, important migratory bird habitat, and stargazing within the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve.

Alberta · Canada