Half Moon Lake, Sherwood Park

On Thanksgiving, I hauled my boat out to Half Moon Lake just SE of Sherwood Park. The public access is east on Wye Road to Range Road 220 (the Esso corner), then south on RR220 until you hit the lake. The public launch is across from the second Canada Post box and there is gravel parking for three vehicles. Then you have to carry about 300 feet down a steep gravel path to the water.

The launch itself is nice gravel.

This shot maybe gives you a better sense of the launch.

The lake was still and empty and the trees were very colourful.

The lake was also colourful; this was about the worst of it.

The far west end was too choked with weeds to bother with and there were only a few geese and ducks around.

There is a beach launch on the souther end of the lake but usually you have to pay for access from the resort.

At this point in the years there is real "empty lake, empty beach" vibe going on.

Great reflections though and a pretty nice paddle.

Overall, this is more of an early season paddle when the water is better and the lake is much quieter on a  weekday than on a weekend in the summer.