Summer Recreation

Biking Boating / Canoeing

Fishing Interpretive Canoe Route

Hiking Swimming

Biking

• Biking is allowed on several trails in the park.

Boating / Canoeing

Boating Restrictions

Lake	12 km/hr Speed Limit	Gas Powered Boats Allowed	Canoe/Electic Motors Only	Boat Launch
Blue Lake	No	No	Yes	No
Cache Lake	No	No	Yes	No
Graveyard Lake	No	No	Yes	No
Gregg Lake	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Jarvis Lake	No	Yes	No	Yes

Boating Safety

• There are often many users on the lakes. Look out for your own safety and the safety of others.
• Be familiar with safety tips, equipment and regulations.  

Interpretive Canoe Route

• The Jarvis Creek interpretive canoe route is approximately 4 km long.
  • starting from the point where Highway 40 crosses Jarvis Creek near the Visitor Centre at Kelley's Bathtub day use area
  • ending at Graveyard Lake/Halfway campground
  • going through Blue Lake and Cache Lake
  • takes approximately 1.5 to 2 hours return
• Interpretive signs along the route provide information on habitats, fish and wildlife. Signs can be viewed from the water.
• The interpretive route is the best section of the creek for beginners and children (rated "easy") - there are only a couple of small portages over beaver dams.
• More experienced canoeists can canoe Jarvis Creek from Jarvis Lake to Gregg Lake, a longer, more challenging route that goes through all five lakes. Low water levels, sweepers and portages make this longer route more challenging.
• Canoes can be rented at Blue Lake Centre (780-865-4789).
• • rental fee: $45/day; $30/3 hours
  • arrange drop-off or pick-up for any of the lakes: $20 each way

Fishing

• Native sport fish: all five lakes have northern pike and lake whitefish.
• Stocked fish:
  • trout pond is stocked with hundreds of rainbow trout each spring; the pond is accessed by a short trail off  Cache Lake campground access road  
  • Jarvis Creek is stocked with brown trout in the valley near Cache Lake campground and Graveyard Lake/Halfway campground
• Fishing regulations and restrictions: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations
• Fishing licenses and Wildlife Identification Number (WIN) cards (required to purchase a sportfishing licence) are available online. 
  
  • everyone between the ages of 16 and 65 must have an Alberta anglers license to fish
  • seniors residing outside of Alberta must also purchase an Alberta angling license

Hiking

• Switzer Park has many spectacular trails for hiking.

Swimming

• Unsupervised beaches:
  • Jarvis Lake day use area (also eqiuipped with a large playground)
  • Kelley's Bathtub day use area
  • Gregg Lake day use area
• There are picnic sites at Jarvis Lake and Kelley's Bathtub day use areas.