This large preserve has the highest elevation in the province , which is part of a forest of lodgepole pines. Wildlife includes moose and the endangered trumpeter swan. Adjacent to the western section of Cypress Hills is Fort Walsh National Historic Park , which contains a trading post from the 1870s and a North West Mounted Police post from the 1880s. Another interesting park in the southern region of the province is Grasslands National Park . Plains Indians hunted bison in the area, and there are thousands of archaeological sites throughout the park.
Meadow Lake is one of the largest provincial parks in Saskatchewan.
It runs along a chain of lakes near the province s northwest border with Alberta and has a lot of nature trails, hiking routes and good sandy beaches . Many of the provincial parks have camping areas. If you d rather not rough it, a few parks Duck Mountain near Kamsack and Moose Mountain at Kenosee Lake, for example offer cabins or other types of lodging. The city of Prince Albert is a gateway to the recreation opportunities in the far northern part of the province. But you should stay in town long enough to see some of its attractions.