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Rochon Sands Campground Alberta Provincial
Park.
The Rochon Sands campground is located
next to the
summer village
of Rochon Sands on the
south shore of Buffalo lake approximately
90km
east of the city of
Red Deer
and
145km
south
east of the city of
Edmonton.
There are 69 well treed sites that
can be reserved by calling
1-403-742-4338. This
campground is well maintained and offers campsites for both
tents and larger RV's, water,
fire wood, picnic tables, dry
toilets, playground, sandy beach,
swimming area, boat launch, fish
cleaning station and a sani dump. Buffalo Lake
offers good
northern Pike fishing, you'll need a
fishing
license to try your luck.
There are both open camp sites on
well kept grass near the lake and
treed sites located in the
surrounding
Boreal Forest.
This campground is excellent for
families with young children, the
kids can spend hours on the long
sandy beach
and nearby playground. There is a
protected swimming area also.
Depending on the time of year or
natural circumstances the lake may
experience an
algae bloom
which causes the water to turn green. Elk, Deer and
Moose frequent the area and it is also excellent
for shorebird and waterfowl bird watching.
The Narrows
Campground and
Buffalo Lake
Campground are also
located nearby. Night skies here rank # 4 on
the
Bortle Scale.
It's interesting to note that In
1858,
Father Lacombe,
then a young missionary, travelled
for two days in bitter weather to
help a group of
Blackfoot
Indians dying of
scarlet fever
in their encampment on the east
shore of Buffalo Lake. After
treating them for 20 days, he too
almost died from the fever, but
later recovered to become a leading
figure in Alberta's history.
(Source U of
A)
See the official web site
link below for fees, opening and closing
dates.
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