Biking

• Biking is allowed on several trails in the park.

Boating / Canoeing

Boating Restrictions

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

• Check Advisories or with the Visitor Centre regarding water levels.
• Jarvis Creek interpretive canoe route is approximately 4 km in length.
  • Starts from where Highway 40 crosses Jarvis Creek near the Visitor Centre at Kelley's Bathtub Day Use Area
  • Ends at Graveyard Lake/Halfway Campground
  • Goes through Blue Lake and Cache Lake
  • Takes approximately 1.5 to 2 hours return
• Interpretive signs, which can be viewed from the water, provide information on habitats, fish and wildlife. 
• The interpretive route is the best section of the creek for beginners and children (rated "easy").  There are a couple of small portages over beaver dams.
• More experienced canoeists can canoe Jarvis Creek from Jarvis Lake to Gregg Lake. This is a longer, more challenging route that goes through all five lakes. Low water levels, sweepers and portages make this route more difficult.
• Switzer Park Paddleboard Rentals offers canoe and kayak rentals near the boat launches at Jarvis Lake Day Use Area and Gregg Lake Day Use Area.
• It is possible to paddle portions of Jarvis Creek from Gregg Lake.  However, there is no service available to transport a canoe or kayak from the rental spot to access the Jarvis Creek Interpretive Canoe Route section of the creek.

Fishing

• All five lakes have northern pike and lake whitefish.
• The park also has stocked fish.
  • Trout pond is stocked with hundreds of rainbow trout each spring.  The pond is accessed by a short trail off the Cache Lake Campground access road.  
• Check Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations for fishing regulations and restrictions.
• 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.