Thinking of booking one more, or even several more camping trips this summer?

Check out Castle Provincial Park

It is all part of a $20-million plan to improve recreation in the Castle area and the new amenities include improved and expanded campsites, an improved day-use area at Butcher’s Lake and new comfort cabins at Beaver Mines Lake.

Other projects currently underway include new day-use shelters and the creation of more than a dozen rustic camping sites capable of supporting RVs.

The province is also conducting an assessment of all trails in the parks to develop a backcountry system for improved cross-country skiing, mountain biking, snowshoeing and horseback riding.

Castle Provincial Park now has 184 available campsites at Castle River Bridge, Castle Falls, Lynx Creek and Beaver Mines provincial recreation areas. Improvements include new firepits, picnic tables, information kiosks and signage, as well as vaulted toilets and trail improvements throughout the park.

An expansion to the Butcher’s Lake day-use area includes a new trailhead, washroom facility and additional parking.
Four comfort cabin units will open at Beaver Mines Lake Campground this summer, expanding the diversity of opportunities offered in the Castle Provincial Park.   

The Government previously announced $6 million from Budget 2017 for paving an 11-kilometre gravel section of Highway 774 within the newly established park and another $9 million towards a water line serving Castle Provincial Park, Castle Mountain Resort and neighbouring communities.

 

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