Lakeland Canoe Circuit

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Lakeland canoe circuit. Lakeland canoe circuit lakeland provincial park east of lac la biche protects one of alberta s best kept canoeing secrets. We found four days was just right. You re guaranteed great scenery lots of bird life and if the weather cooperates a relaxing few days of paddling. As danny does he was looking through his map books and found lakeland provincial park located about half an hour east of lac la biche alberta.

Jackson kinnaird mcguffin and blackett lakes accessible from jackson lake staging area with pull cart portage makes an excellent canoe circuit. The lac la biche canoe circuit in lakeland provincial park is prime paddling. Wind through four lakes practice your portaging and get bragging rights for finishing alberta s only backcountry canoe circuit. It s called the lac la biche canoe circuit and it s something any outdoor adventurer will love.

Experience the wilderness adventure that only the lakeland provincial park canoe circuit can provide. You must provide your own canoe s rentals are available in the local area through lakeland expeditions. Reconnect yourself to the outdoors. A short drive east of lac la biche takes you right into the heart of the lakeland backcountry and to the staging area of alberta s one and only backcountry canoe circuit.

This park covers 147 square kilometres and the 38 kilometre canoe circuit takes you through jackson kinnaird blackett and mcguffin lakes and provides challenging portages to adventure on to dabbs touchwood and siebert lakes. The only one of its kind in alberta it s a bit like the little sister of bc s bowron lakes circuit. This flat water circuit makes it ideal for even beginner paddler s and offers visitors with the opportunity to be emersed in nature. We spent our long weekend canoeing in lakeland provincial park.

Home to a 38km canoe circuit it gives you a nice dose of backcountry camping with flat waters along the way. There aren t many opportunities for lake paddling in alberta especially multi day trips so it was a treat to paddle on a lake after our past couple of river trips. Last july we stole the canoe from my parents place and packed up danny s truck and headed north. Did you know that alberta s only canoe circuit is located a few hours north of edmonton in lakeland provincial park one of the alberta parks most people in the southern part of the province are unfamiliar with.

The lakeland canoe circuit is a bit of a best kept secret. The park focuses on primitive wilderness recreation and features alberta s only backcountry canoe circuit. As the title of this blog post suggests it is alberta s only canoe circuit.