William A. Switzer Provincial Park

Infobox_protected_area
name = William A. Switzer Provincial Park
iucn_category =

---

base_width = 200px
caption = Location of William A. Switzer Provincial Park in Alberta
locator_x = 90
locator_y = 158
location = AB CAN
nearest_city = Hinton
lat_degrees = 53
lat_minutes = 32
lat_seconds = 34
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 117
long_minutes = 48
long_seconds = 20
long_direction = W
area = km2 to mi2| 93 |abbr=yes
established = December 22, 1958
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = Alberta Community Development

William A. Switzer Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada.

It is located on both sides of the Bighorn Highway, between Grande Cache and Hinton. Various campgrounds are maintained on the shores of Gregg Lake, Cache Lake, Blue Lake and Jarvis Lake.

The park is situated in the Canadian Rockies foothills, at an elevation of m to ft|1150|abbr=yes to m to ft|1300|abbr=yes and has a surface of km2 to mi2|93|abbr=yes. It was established on December 22, 1958 and is maintained by Alberta Community Development.

Activities

The following activities are available in the park: [Cite web| author=Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture| url=http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteactivities.aspx?id=159| title= Activities in William A. Switzer Provincial Park |accessdate=2007-07-20]
*Beach activities, swimming
*Birdwatching (loons, grebes, ospreys, bald eagles, great grey owls, snipes and northern saw-whet owls)
*Camping
*Canoeing and kayaking (including an interpretative canoe route)
*Cross-country skiing (km to mi|58|Abbr=yes groomed trails, with km to mi|33|abbr=yes at Athabasca Lookout Nordic Centre
*Fishing and ice fishing (brown trout and rainbow trout)
*Front country hiking (at Athabasca Lookout and Beaver Ranch, around Blue Lake, Gregg Lake, Jarvis Lake, Kelley's Bathtub, Kettle and Winter Creek)
*Mountain biking (Gregg Lake trail, Jarvis Lake trail)
*Power boating, sailing, water-skiing, windsurfing
*Snowmobiling (on lakes only)
*Tobogganing (at Athabasca Lookout Nordic Centre)
*Wildlife viewing (white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk,moose, bear, coyote, wood frog, gray wolf, beaver, mink, muskrat and caribou)

ee also

*List of Alberta provincial parks
*List of Canadian provincial parks
*List of National Parks of Canada

References

External links

*Cite web| author= Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation & Culture| authorlink=Alberta Community Development| url=http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/siteinformation.aspx?id=159| title= William A. Switzer Provincial Park |accessdate=2007-07-20