# Parkland Region

Parkland is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba, located between Lakes Manitoba and Winnipegosis on the east and the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border on the west.
The largest population centre is the city of Dauphin, and the second largest is the town of Swan River. Riding Mountain National Park, Duck Mountain Provincial Park, and Asessippi Provincial Park are also located in the region, as well as Manitoba's highest point, Baldy Mountain.
Together with the Westman Region to the south, Parkland composes the broader Prairie Mountain region, and is provided health services via Prairie Mountain Health. As of 2021, the Parkland region had a population of 41,575.

## Major communities

Urban municipalities:
* Dauphin (city)
* Swan River (town)
Unorganized areas:
* Unorganized Division No. 17
* Unorganized North Division No. 20
* Unorganized South Division No. 20

### Rural municipalities and communities

| Rural municipality | Unincorporated communities | Census division |
| Alonsa | Alonsa Amaranth Bacon Ridge Bluff Creek Cayer Eddystone Harcus Kinosota Lonely Lake Moore Dale Portia Reedy Creek Reykjavik Shergrove Silver Ridge | No. 17 |
| Dauphin | Keld North Junction Paulson Sifton Trembowla Valley River | No. 17 |
| Ethelbert | Ethelbert (UUC) Garland Mink Creek | No. 17 |
| Gilbert Plains | Ashville Gilbert Plains (UUC) Halicz Venlaw Zoria | No. 17 |
| Grandview | Grandview (UUC) Meharry | No. 17 |
| Lakeshore | East Bay Freedale Magnet Makinak Million Moose Bay Ochre River Rorketon Toutes Aides Weiden | No. 17 |
| McCreary | Glencairn McCreary (UUC) Norgate Reeve | No. 17 |
| Minitonas – Bowsman | Bowsman (UUC) Minitonas (UUC) Renwer (unorganized hamlet) | No. 20 |
| Mossey River | Fork River Oak Brae Volga Winnipegosis (UUC) | No. 17 |
| Mountain | Bellsite Birch River Cowan Duck River Lenswood Mafeking Novra Pine River Pulp River Sclater | No. 20 |
| Riding Mountain West | Angusville Cracknell Dropmore Endcliffe Inglis (local urban district) Lennard Petlura Shellmouth Silverton | No. 16 |
| Roblin | Bield Boggy Creek Deepdale Makaroff Merridale Roblin (UUC) San Clara Shevlin Shortdale Tummel Walkerburn Zelena | No. 16 |
| Rossburn | Birdtail Olha Rossburn Vista | No. 16 |
| Russell – Binscarth | Binscarth Harrowby Johnson Millwood Russell (UUC) | No. 16 |
| Ste. Rose | Laurier (designated place) Ste. Amélie Ste. Rose du Lac (UUC) Valpoy | No. 17 |
| Swan Valley West | Benito Durban Kenville | No. 20 |

### First Nations and reserves

* Ebb and Flow (Ebb and Flow 52)
* Gambler (Gambler 63, partly)
* Tootinaowaziibeeng
* Valley River 63A
* Waywayseecappo

## Recreation and points of interest
### Parks and geography

* Asessippi Provincial Park
* Asessippi Ski Area — Manitoba's largest ski resort
* Dauphin Lake
* Duck Mountain Provincial Forest
** Duck Mountain Provincial Park
** Baldy Mountain — Manitoba's highest peak
* Manipogo Provincial Park
* Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve
** Riding Mountain National Park
* Shellmouth Reservoir
* Thunderhill Ski Area
* Valley River

### Transport

* Dauphin station
* Gilbert Plains station
* Grandview railway station
* Laurier railway station
* Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport
* Ochre River station
* Roblin railway station
* Ste. Rose du Lac Airport
* Provincial Trunk Highways 5, 10, 16, 20, and 83
* Swan River Airport

### Recreation and other

* Assiniboine Community College (satellite campus)
* Credit Union Place
* Dauphin’s Countryfest
* Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site
* Richardson Recreation and Wellness Centre
* Swan River Centennial Arena
* Waywayseecappo Wolverines Complex
Sports teams
* Dauphin Kings
* Swan Valley Stampeders
* Waywayseecappo Wolverines