Douglas Provincial Park tickles the senses.

Situated 100 km northwest of Moose Jaw on the Qu’Appelle arm of 225-km long Lake Diefenbaker, Douglas park represents a wonderland of water-based recreational opportunities including swimming, sailing, boating, skiing, windsurfing and angling – the lake is home to 27 species of fish.  Take a short hike inland on a trail that winds around patches of juniper and cacti, however, and you’ll arrive in a desert-like landscape of active sand dunes that looks and feels nothing like Saskatchewan.

Named after late Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas, the park is a natural environment facility featuring 27 km of interpreted hiking trails, including a section of the Trans Canada Trail that hugs the shoreline of Lake Diefenbaker.  The trails offer an invigorating way to experience a habitat teeming with wildlife such as moose, Whitetail and mule deer, squirrels, rabbits and more than 170 species of birds, including pheasant.  If you prefer to stroll with clubs, there’s an 18-hole championship golf course 10 minutes up the road at Elbow.

Wake up your senses!  Hike a desert and then take a refreshing swim at Douglas Provincial Park!  Come see why Lake Diefenbaker is quickly becoming Saskatchewan's favourite holiday destination area!

Douglas is a Reserve-a-Site park.  The Reserve-a-Site program opens January 1, 2009, for reserving sites on or after Thursday, May 14, 2009.  Click here for more information on the Reserve-a-Site program, or to access the online form (the online reservation form will be available as of January 1, 2009). 

The sand dunes and must-see Dunes Nature Centre sit in contrast to the well-treed campgrounds, which offer a total of 150 electrical and non-electrical sites nestled in a secluded setting of aspen and poplar punctuated by chokecherry, Saskatoon, dogwood and wolf willow.  Showers and modern washrooms are situated throughout the park and there’s a store and fast food facility, too.

Three campgrounds with 185 campsites:

• Electric Sites:  90 (Near a service centre)
• Non-electric Sites:  60 (Near a service centre)
• Group Sites:  15
• Economy Sites:  20

Lakeshore Foods:  Pick up groceries or fast food here. 

Located just 12 km from the park gate, the Village of Elbow is an excellent place to stroll the streets and browse many interesting little shops. Businesses are open later into the evening during the summer months to cater to tourists.  All required goods and services can be found, from service stations, restaurants and a grocery store to antique stores, specialty shops and an excellent museum, complete with an authentic sod house.

Douglas Provincial Park
Box 39
ELBOW SK S0H 1J0

Phone: (306) 854-6266
Fax: (306) 854-6270
Email:  DouglasPark@gov.sk.ca