Saskatchewan Parks · Saskatchewan
Great Blue Heron - Tower Walk-in Sites
Saskatchewan Parks · Saskatchewan, Canada · in Great Blue Heron Provincial Park
- Sites
- 3
- Hookups
- 3 no hookups
- Season
- May 14 to October 12
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,978 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Phone
- 306-982-6250
About
Great Blue Heron Provincial Park offers a quiet escape to those wishing to embrace the great outdoors at Emma and Anglin lakes. The park offers a variety of camping opportunities including electric, non-electric and group campsites. Want to try something new? Stay in the park’s Mongolian-style yurt located at Anglin Lake. Other amenities include beaches and picnic areas, boat launches, filleting stations and more than 25 km of hiking trails. This scenic park is popular with anglers, boaters and hikers. Located adjacent to Prince Albert National Park and the community of Christopher Lake, Great Blue Heron Provincial Park is a central location to experience all that the area has to offer.
The Tower tenting sites are located at the summit of the Tower hill at Anglin Lake. Enjoy hiking the trails enroute to your site and then take in a bird’s eye view from the summit at the Tower Cabin. These tenting sites are located a 3 km hike from the trailhead. Parking is located at the Anglin bridge. Firewood, washrooms and bear proof food lockers are provided. Potable water is not provided. Remember to pack out what you pack in. Cellular coverage is intermittent along the trails, but adequate at the tenting sites. Be sure to purchase your park entry permit prior to arrival.
Tower Walk-in Sites has 3 economy nightly sites.
Camping is offered in October with reduced services (pit toilets, non-electric sites); contact the park to book.
Camping is offered in winter with reduced services; contact the park to book.
Fees
Economy sites $18 CAD per night, plus a $12 reservation fee and a park entry permit ($11 per vehicle per day)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14° | -4° | -30° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 7° | -6° | -28° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 27° | 14° | -10° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 25° | 5° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 39° | 23° | 81° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 50° | 40° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 56° | 48° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 55° | 45° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 62° | 47° | 34° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 45° | 32° | 21° | 61° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 29° | 20° | -4° | 48° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 15° | 3° | -24° | 36° | 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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