Description:
Great Blue Heron Provincial Park offers a quiet escape to those wishing to embrace the great outdoors at Emma and Anglin lakes. The park offers a variety of camping opportunities including electric, non-electric and group campsites. Want to try something new? Stay in the park’s Mongolian-style yurt located at Anglin Lake. Other amenities include beaches and picnic areas, boat launches, filleting stations and more than 25 km of hiking trails. This scenic park is popular with anglers, boaters and hikers. Located adjacent to Prince Albert National Park and the community of Christopher Lake, Great Blue Heron Provincial Park is a central location to experience all that the area has to offer.
The Tower tenting sites are located at the summit of the Tower hill at Anglin Lake. Enjoy hiking the trails enroute to your site and then take in a bird’s eye view from the summit at the Tower Cabin. These tenting sites are located a 3 km hike from the trailhead. Parking is located at the Anglin bridge. Firewood, washrooms and bear proof food lockers are provided. Potable water is not provided. Remember to pack out what you pack in. Cellular coverage is intermittent along the trails, but adequate at the tenting sites. Be sure to purchase your park entry permit prior to arrival.
Important Information:
Please read the following terms and conditions for visiting Saskatchewan Provincial Parks:
- A valid vehicle entry permit is required on all vehicles while in a provincial park. Entry can be purchased in advance of your arrival by visiting parks.saskatchewan.ca.
- If you purchased an annual vehicle entry permit online, it will be mailed to the mailing address associated with your reservation (allow a minimum two weeks for delivery).
- Permit holders are responsible for the conduct and behavior of their family and guests and must ensure all camping permit rules and regulations are being met.
- If you have a valid vehicle entry permit and a reservation, you can proceed directly to your campsite. You will be automatically checked in.
- Permit holders shall not rent, sell, sublet, assign or otherwise transfer their reserved campsite to another occupant.
- Pets are welcome in all our parks and must be on a leash no longer than two meters. Owners are responsible for the behavior of their pets at all times and must clean up after their pets. Pets are not allowed in public facilities or on the beach unless it is a designated pet friendly area.
- Consumption or display of an alcoholic beverage or cannabis in a public space is prohibited. Alcoholic beverages and cannabis may be consumed in the camping permit holder’s camping unit, and on their assigned campsite.
- To report park emergencies, enforcement or wildlife concerns, call Park Watch at 1-800-667-1788 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
- You are responsible for adhering to all of Saskatchewan Provincial Parks policies, rules and regulations. For more information see parks.saskatchewan.ca.
Getting There:
Murray Point Campgrounds are located on the west side of Emma Lake. Access off Hwy 2 N and Hwy 263 W. Approximately 15 km from the Village of Christopher Lake.
Anderson Point Campground is located 60 km north of Prince Albert off Hwy 2 and Hwy 953 on Anglin Lake.