Miquelon Lake Campground

Miquelon Lake Campground Alberta Provincial Park.

The Miquelon Lake campground is located on the south shore of Miquelon Lake approximately 65km south east of the City of Edmonton. There are 276 sites with reservations available by calling 1-877-537-2757. This campground offers campsites for both tents and larger RV's, nice group camping, handicap spots, clean sandy beach, picnic shelters, picnic tables, public phone, showers, water, fire wood, sani dump, swimming areas, play grounds, hand boat launch for canoes and small water craft. Miquelon Lake is to shallow for motor boats so no annoying boat noise. A private golf course is also located nearby. I did see a small fish jump but was told that game fish are no longer present in the lake. The lake is good for swimming as the high salinity makes the water very clear and keeps the algae down. This campground is excellent for families with young children, the kids can spend hours on the beach and nearby playgrounds. There are both open camp sites on well kept grass and treed sites located in the surrounding Boreal Forest. Miquelon Lake Campground is well maintained and it has several hiking trails that wind through the Aspen Parkland and Boreal Forest along with several marshes that are a summer home to over 200 bird species. This park is another bird watchers paradise and a breeding ground for two Gull species. It was once designated as a bird sanctuary. There are excellent view points with floating docks that can be found on a Marsh next to the campground. Due to it's close proximity to Edmonton it fills fast on weekends. Night skies ranks # 5 on the Bortle Scale. This is bear country, food and food related items must be stored properly.