Gooseberry Lake Campground Alberta Provincial Park.

The Gooseberry Lake campground is located on the north east side of Gooseberry Lake approximately 220km east of the City of Red Deer and 18km north of the Village of Consort. There are 82 sites on a fist come first serve basis. This campground offers campsites for both tents and larger RV's, nice group camping, picnic tables, public phone, showers, water, power, fire wood, wading pool, play ground, baseball diamond and a sani dump. Gooseberry Lake is to shallow for motor boats so no annoying boat noise. The lake is high in alkaline which makes it poor for fishing, however there is a pond nearby stocked with Trout. This campground is not located directly on the lake and there is no real beach or swimming area but it is well maintained and nicely laid out. It has remote prairie feel to it with sites on well kept grass and sites in shrub thickets that offer good privacy. The park is excellent for bird watching and is a major breading area for shore birds. There are a few trails in the area that can be hiked or biked. I don't know how they derived at the name Gooseberry for the Lake. Gooseberries are not native to Alberta and I did not see any. Maybe they were planted here and I missed them. A few private cottages are also located next to the campground. Night skies here are ink black and it would be perfect for star gazing. Skies ranks # 1-2 on the Bortle Scale. Gooseberry Campground leaves me with an "I'd like to come back, not sure why" feeling.

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