Manitoba Parks · Manitoba
Duck Mountain - Childs Lake
Manitoba Parks · Manitoba, Canada · in Duck Mountain Provincial Park
- Sites
- 141
- Cost
- $13.65–$21 CAD per site per night
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,234 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Phone
- 204-546-2463
About
The Duck Mountains are a series of rolling highlands known as the Manitoba Escarpment, a legacy of the glaciers from long ago. An important area during fur trading times, the land is also characterized by the Boreal forest and glacial pot hole lakes. The campsites at Childs Lake campground serve as a refuge for fun-loving campers. Boating, hiking, biking and fishing can all be enjoyed here.
In the campground: boat launch, dump station, kiosk, modern washrooms, pay showers, pit privies, playground, swimming (unsupervised beach), volleyball, and water taps.
Elsewhere in the park: boating, canoeing, convenience store (Childs Lake Lodge), firewood (available for purchase), fishing (license required), gas station, hiking, picnic areas, picnic shelter, and rentals (canoe and paddle boat).
Includes 49 sites leased for the whole season.
10 yurts can be booked here as well.
Directions: Located 35 kilometres north of Roblin on P.T.H. 83 to San Clara. Then 35 kilometres east of San Clara on P.T.H. 367. Approximately 460 kilometres from Winnipeg or approximately 160 kilometres from Dauphin.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13° | -6° | -29° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 8° | -8° | -34° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 27° | 13° | -11° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 25° | 4° | 55° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 38° | 28° | 80° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 50° | 39° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 59° | 47° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 71° | 55° | 46° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 61° | 48° | 38° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 32° | 17° | 64° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 30° | 18° | -5° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 21° | 10° | -23° | 37° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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- Duck Mountain - Selwood · Saskatchewan Parks · 22 mi · 11 sites
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