In mid-September, I took trip down to Red Deer and detoured east to Buffalo Lake. Since we were coming from the north, we decided to try the Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area on the NE corner. We also could have launched from Pelican Point.
The recreation area (also called Boss Hill locally) has a campground (pit toilets, no power or water, playground) and a beautiful beach. Access was easy--we could drive up to the edge of the beach and then carry maybe 50 feet to the water. It was pretty dead in mid-September but the park website said the day-use areas fills up in the summer.
The lake is sandy and shallow here. in the photo above, I'm 50 feet from the beach and ankle deep. In the phot below, I'm 100 feet offshore and maybe to my knee. The lake does have swimmers itch.
We paddled west and follow the south side of the island for awhile. It was lovely (+26 and calm) and there was little boat traffic as it was quite shallow here.
Basically you get beach, grass, and trees.
We saw a few birds, including a heron.
The east side of the lake is reedy as is the north side.
On our way back, we saw a pair of bald eagles in a tree.
Overall, a lovely beach and nice paddle. Maybe a bit boring? Going south might have provided a bit more shoreline interest. There are lots of other entry points for this lake, including White Sands, Rochon Sands and the Narrows on the south shore. Maybe next time!
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