Duck Mountain Provincial Park
Come and explore the Duck Mountain

The Duck Mountain Provincial Park is enriched with boreal forests, rolling terrain, deep blue lakes, river valleys, lush meadows and wetlands covering an area of 1,424 km2. The Duck Mountains are a segment of the Manitoba Escarpment dating back over one hundred million years and classified as a Natural Park. The highest point in Manitoba is located in the Duck Mountain, called Baldy Mountain at 2,2727 ft.

The boreal forests offer great habitat to the birds and wildlife, moose, elk, whitetail deer, black bear, lynx, cougar, coyote, wolves and many small game animals. The calls of waterfowl and songbirds are surpassed only by, the unmistakable bugling of the majestic bull elk.

Visit the two scenic outlooks; Baldy Mountain has observation tower and picnic site and Copernicus Hill has observation deck and monument. There are eleven hiking trails to explore in the Duck Mountain, Baldy Mountain, Blue Lakes, Child’s Lake, Copernicus Hill, Glad Lake, Interpretive Centre, Mossberry Lake, Roaring River Canyon, Shell River, Shining Stone and Spray Lake. Historic sites to visit are located at Cache Lake and Frank Marvin Forestry Centre.

The many deep lakes and rivers offer excellent sport fishing almost year round, Arctic Char, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Perch, Rainbow Trout, Splake, Walleye (Pickerel) and Whitefish. You haven’t experienced a Manitoba winter until you go ice fishing; it’s a wonderful sport. To enjoy seeing beaver, muskrats, otter and waterfowl paddle the two canoe routes, Beaver Lakes and Chain Lakes.

For those who love the wind in your hair, go snow mobiling on the many miles of groomed trails or ATV during warmer seasons. You can take along your GPS and explore by geo-caching through the mountain.

There are campgrounds, cabins and lodges located in the Duck Mountain Park offering a mix of basic and electrical sites, Blue Lake, Child’s Lake and Wellman Lake.

For more information on Duck Mountain Provincial Park visit the Chamber of Commerce Tourist Bureau in Swan River or contact Swan River District Office 1-204-734-3429 or visit www.manitobaparks.com or reserve your site by calling Toll free 1-888-482-2267 or in Winnipeg 948-3333.