With 34 Provincial Parks, 9 Historic Provincial Parks and over 100 Regional Parks throughout the province you will find something to do while in Saskatchewan. Plan a great Saskatchewan vacation and come on in and enjoy the history of the province with live re-inactments complete with period costumes and working artifacts. See our mountains, desert, grasslands, farmland, boreal forest and Canadian shield scenic locations. Throw a hook into one of the over 100,000 lakes, rivers, and waterbodies that are home to world record walleye, pike and perch.  Try to catch a lake sturgeon or river sturgeon both these dinosaur age giants reside in the water systems. Fulfill that dream fishing trip of a lifetime to Canada come to Saskatchewan.

Today, Cannington Manor Provincial Park recreates the exciting period of history on the original village site.  A society built on Victorian social values, complete with fox hunts, dramatics societies, poetry clubs, croquet, cricket and tennis … all supported by an agricultural economy.  This was the dream of British settlers who homesteaded southeast of the Moose Mountains over 100 years ago. Original artifacts and reconstructed buildings allow costumed staff to bring Cannington Manor to life through interpretative programs and period demonstrations. Their way of life flourished for a few, brief years; but, by 1900, the village of Cannington Manor was abandoned.  The short life was a merry one, led by the Cannington bachelors (Remittance Men) whose whiskey camps, thoroughbred racehorses, and rugby teams became legendary. Read more on Sask Tourism Cannington Manor Provincial Park

Cumberland House Provincial Park is the site of the first inland Hudson’s Bay Company post and the oldest village in the province.  Today, the only visible remnant of the post is the thick, stone-walled, 1890s powder house, which was used for storing gunpowder.  Parts of the Northcote, a steamboat used by the fur trade and at Batoche during the North-West Resistance, are also preserved at the park.  Read more on Sask Tourism Cumberland House Provincial Park

Fort Carlton Provincial Park takes you back in time to the rugged, adventurous days of the fur trade before Canada was a country.  This is the original site of a Hudson’s Bay Company fur-trading post that operated between 1810 and 1885.  Today, you will see a reconstructed palisade, fur and provisions store, trade store, clerk’s quarters, and tepee encampment; each of these appears much like they would have in the late 1800s.  You can see, touch and smell artifacts such as buffalo hides, beaver pelts, war clubs, blankets, guns, twist tobacco, birch bark baskets and so much more.  Staff will guide you through these areas, answering your questions and leading you in activities like playing the spoons or packing furs for the trip to England.  Outside the walls of the fort, you can take a short stroll to the North Saskatchewan River.  You can trek along the original Carlton Trail, where you can still see the ruts left by Red River carts.  Wander through our Visitor Centre displays and gift shop. Stay for a picnic in our maple grove or spend the night in the campground, where you might hear coyotes howl and will see the same stars your ancestors gazed at.  Read more on Sask Tourism Fort Carlton Provincial Park

Fort Pitt Provincial Park, located on the north bank of the North Saskatchewan River, was a Hudson’s Bay Company fur trade post.  Established in 1829 to act as a halfway point between Fort Carlton and Fort Edmonton, Fort Pitt played important roles in the fur trade, the signing of Treaty Six and in the North-West Resistance of 1885. Today, the park contains the archaeological remains of two different posts.  Interpretive panels explain the post’s history and a National Historic Sites and Monuments plaque commemorates Big Bear and the signing of Treaty Six.  Picnic tables, toilets and canoe access to the river are located in the park.  Read more on Sask Tourism Fort Pitt Provincial Park

Last Mountain house was constructed in 1869 by the Hudson’s Bay Company for two reasons: competition was moving in, and the buffalo herds were moving southwest.  Come see the reconstructed buildings and fur trade displays.  Interpretive staff on site.  Explore the furnished rooms, displays in the reconstructed buildings and take in a guided tour. Read more on Sask Tourism Last Mountain house

The St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Park are one of Saskatchewan’s mysteries.  No one knows exactly who carved them, why they were carved or even when they were carved.  All we can be certain of is that they provide clues to the people who lived on Saskatchewan’s plains hundreds of years ago at a time predating any of our written records. The best time to view the glyphs is on a clear day in the early morning or towards sunset when the shallow grooves cast shadows which define and outline the shapes.  An interpretive panel and a reproduction of selected glyphs are near the picnic area and toilets and at the trailhead leading to the glyphs.  Read more on Sask Tourism St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Park

Steele Narrows Provincial Park This is where the 1885 North-West Resistance came to an end. The last battle took place at Steele Narrows on June 3, 1885. Explore this great historic site.  Enjoy a picnic.  Interpretive signs are located at this provincial park. You may also enjoy a peaceful day of fishing.  Fish filleting station located in the area and a boat launch is available.  Read more on Sask Tourism Steele Narrows Provincial Park

Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Park, built in 1879, was the last of several Hudson’s Bay Company fur trade posts established in the area.  The Carlton Trail and a telegraph line passed through this post making it an integral part of the network of posts, trails and communication systems which developed in the province in the 19th century.  Today only the cellar depressions of the post and a segment of the Carlton Trail remain.  A plaque commemorates the site and concrete markers outline the building locations. Read more on Sask Tourism Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Park

Wood Mountain Post Provincial Park’s proximity to the United States border determined its role in policing the northwest.  The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) detachment patrolled the border from 1874 to 1918, regulating whiskey traders, horse thieves and cattle rustlers.  The Post tells the story of Major James Walsh of the NWMP, and how he negotiated with Sioux Chief Sitting Bull who brought 5,000 followers into Saskatchewan after the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.  Interpretive staff guide you through two reconstructed building furnished with displays.  The park is open daily from June 1st to mid-August, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Picnic facilities are available. Read more on Sask Tourism Wood Mountain Post Provincial Park