# Lumsden (Saskatchewan)

Lumsden is a town in the Qu'Appelle Valley of Southeastern Saskatchewan. It is a farming community and an unofficial suburb of Regina. Lumsden has an active artistic community, which consists of many writers, painters and sculptors.

## Understand

Lumsden is 30 minutes northwest of Regina.

## Get in
### By car

Lumsden is 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Regina on Highway 11, the main highway connecting Regina and Saskatoon.

### By bus

* Rider Express, ☏ +1 306-209-3636, toll-free: +1-833-583-3636, contact@riderexpress.ca. Service from Regina and Saskatoon. (updated Nov 2023)

## See

* Lumsden Historical Museum, 50 Qu'Appelle Dr W, ☏ +1 306-731-3191. Jul and Aug: daily 10AM-4PM. Comprised of historic buildings from the community, this museum displays history of the Lumsden area. Museum grounds showcase early farm machinery. (updated Mar 2019)
* 50.775081-104.8733191 Last Mountain House Provincial Historic Park (18 km (11 mi) NW of Lumdsden on Hwy 20). Ruins of the 1869 Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) as a winter outpost. (updated Mar 2019)

## Do

* 50.63424-104.6841871 Fenek Farms (20 km (12 mi) SE of Lumsden), ☏ +1 306-209-7205. Fenek Farms is a working farm which features a petting zoo, hay rides and farm tours along with country bike tours and country picnics. (updated Mar 2019)
* 50.63977-104.80312 Happy Hollow Corn Maze (between Regina and Lumsden off Hwy 11 at Exit C), ☏ +1 306-540-2400. Sep 8 to Oct 14: ​​Sa Su 10AM-6PM. 15 acres and consisting of a variety of attractions, including a corn maze, pumpkin patch, hay wagon, cow train, pony rides, and petting farm. (updated Mar 2019)
* 50.66577-104.84063 Outer Edge Adventure Park, ☏ +1 306-537-4386. Zip line park, year-round accommodation on park grounds. (updated Mar 2019)
* 50.74857-104.86744 Valeport Marsh (Valeport Wildlife Management Area) (off Hwy 20 near Last Mountain House Historic Park). Tour the extensive wetlands of Valeport Marsh on the southeast side of Last Mountain Lake where migrating shorebirds can be seen. Walk along the mowed dyke-top trail and view the 900-acre wetland conservation project, or bring your canoe and paddle down the scenic Qu’Appelle River. (updated Mar 2019)

## Buy

* Corn Maiden Market at Lincoln Gardens (4 km NE of Lumsden on Hwy 20 at Lincoln Gardens), ☏ +1 306-731-3133. (updated Mar 2019)
* Prairie Dust Art Gallery and Studio, 120 Elgin Crescent, ☏ +1 306-731-2405. Daily 11AM-4PM by appointment. (updated Mar 2019)

## Eat

* Free Bird, 240 James Street N, ☏ +1 639-392-7132, freebirdeats@icloud.com. (updated Jan 2021)
* Jane Dough's Bakehouse and Coffee Company, 375 James St N, ☏ +1 306-734-7680, jane@janedoughs.ca. M-F 6AM-6:30PM, Sa Su 8AM-5PM. (updated Jan 2021)
* Lumsden Hotel & Steak Pit, 30 2nd Avenue, ☏ +1 306-731-2381. (updated Mar 2019)
* The Backyard Restaurant, 320 James Street, ☏ +1 306-450-4604. (updated Mar 2019)
* 641 Grill (641 Grill & Motel), 2 Fraser Avenue, Craven, ☏ +1 306-731-2223. (updated Mar 2019)

## Drink

* Last Mountain Distillery, 70 Highway 20, ☏ +1 306-731-3930. (updated Mar 2019)
* 50.57745-104.84341 Over the Hill Orchards and Winery (10 km S of Lumsden in the Qu'Appelle Valley), ☏ +1 306-535-1278. Tu-Sa 11AM-6PM. (updated Mar 2019)

## Sleep

* Lumsden Hotel, 30 2nd Avenue, ☏ +1 306-731-2381, reservations@lumsdenhotel.ca. (updated Jan 2021)
* Rowan's Ravine Provincial Park (22 W of Bulyea on Hwy 220; 54 km north of Lumsden on the east shore of Last Mountain Lake), ☏ +1 306-725-5200, toll-free: +1-800-205-7070, rowansravine@gov.sk.ca. (updated Mar 2019)

## Nearby

Craven is a small village in the Qu'Appelle Valley about 10 minutes northeast of Lumsden, and is known its annual country music festival in mid-July.
* 50.70523-104.812261 Country Thunder Saskatchewan (Craven Country Jamboree), Craven, toll-free: +1-866-388-0007. Annual country music festival, held in mid-July. (updated Mar 2019)

## Go next

* Regina Beach on the shores of Last Mountain Lake, northwest of Lumsden
* Regina is southeast of Lumsden