The Government of Saskatchewan is spending more than $10 million in facility and infrastructure improvements in southern provincial parks in 2021-22. A total investment of over $18.1 million will be made across Saskatchewan’s provincial parks system this year.
Along with ongoing improvements to washrooms, docks, day-use facilities and signage, upgrades scheduled for completion prior to the 2022 camping season in southern Saskatchewan provincial parks include:
New group pavilion developments in day-use areas of Echo Valley and Buffalo Pound Provincial Parks;
A new visitor reception centre and campground service centre for Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, and a campground development at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park.
Since 2007, capital investment and preventative maintenance in parks reached a total value of more than $141 million. Improvements planned for this year will further increase the total investment to nearly $160 million.
Work at Saskatchewan provincial parks include:
- New group pavilion developments in day-use areas of Echo Valley and Buffalo Pound Provincial Parks;
- A new visitor reception centre and campground service centre for Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park;
- A campground development at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park providing 60 serviced campsites and a new campground service centre;
- Renovation of the former ski chalet at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park and repurposing to serve as a new park visitor centre;
- Renovation of a resource centre building at Echo Valley Provincial Park;
- Accessible paths and picnic sites in day-use areas at Buffalo Pound and Echo Valley Provincial Parks;
- A new playground structure and trail upgrades at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park;
- Upgrade and expansion of the sewage lagoon at Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park; and
- Park road improvements at Douglas Provincial Park and other park locations in partnership with Ministry of Highways.
Upgrades that began in 2020-21 and are now complete in southern provincial parks include:
- New campground service centres at Saskatchewan Landing and Good Spirit Lake Provincial Parks;
- Electrical system upgrades and a new maintenance building at Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park;
- Shoreline stabilization and accessible picnic sites/ paths at Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park;
- Swimming pool building upgrades at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park;
- Refurbishing of historic, stone cabins at Moose Mountain Provincial Park; and
- Upgrade and expansion of the sewage lagoon at Duck Mountain Provincial Park.