Tucked into the prairie grasslands near the Neutral Hills, Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park provides a unique park and camping opportunity, and one of the original provincial parks. Although the park once offered lake-based recreational opportunities, it is naturally aging into a wetland and now provides excellent habitat and viewing opportunities for waterfowl and shorebirds, including threatened species such as the piping plover.
Park visitors can explore the many trails on foot or by bike and kids will love to cool off in the recently added spray park. Visitors will enjoy shade from trees planted by volunteers when the park was first developed in the 1930s, and amazing star gazing.
Location: 12 km north of Consort on Hwy. 41 & 2 km east on access road
Events
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No upcoming events at this time.
Activities

Birding

Camping

Fishing

Group Use

Hiking - Front Country

Mtn. Biking/Cycling

Golfing

Electric Bicycles
- Permitted activities may vary within a park. Please confirm details with park staff.
- Access: to park is closed from mid-October to early-May.
- NOTE: This park is located near the Village of Consort. It is different than Gooseberry Provincial Recreation Area which is located near Kananaskis Country, along Highway 66.
- Birding: Gooseberry Lake is designated an Important Bird Area. Large numbers of shorebirds have been recorded during spring and fall migrations. Sanderlings and red-necked phalaropes are two of the more common species. The lake is a late summer staging area for ducks, geese and swans. Other water birds such as gulls, great blue herons and American white pelicans are common. Gooseberry Lake also supports a small population of the nationally endangered piping plover.
- Events: Enjoy a rodeo just north of the park boundary every Father’s Day weekend.
- Fishing: A stocked trout pond is located just south of the park. There is no fishing in Gooseberry Lake.
- Golfing: The 9-hole Consort Golf Course is located in the park.
- Trails: Explore the trails on foot or bicycle.
- Star Gazing: With no large cities nearby, the night sky here is dark enough for amazing star gazing, especially in late spring and fall when daylight hours are shorter.
- Spray Park: The day use area has a spray park. Opens as of July 1.