Bird's Hill Provincial Park - Manitoba
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 50° 01.055 W 096° 56.187
14U E 647829 N 5542625
Bird's Hill Provincial Park is a multi-use, 8763 acre park just 15 minutes north of Winnipeg on Hwy 59.
Waymark Code: WM8W44
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/19/2010
Views: 6
Birds Hill Park has so much to offer. Five Self-Guiding walking trails (10.2 km) including one that is paved, 7.2 km of paved and 20.5 km of unpaved bicycle trails, 65 km of other hiking trail. Many are multi-use for horseback riding or horse-drawn vehicles as well. In winter, there are 30 km of groomed cross-country ski trails & there are shelters with wood stoves and fire wood along several trails.
Other activities including swimming in a large man-made lake, fishing off the handicap-accessible dock at Kingfisher Lake which is stocked with brown and rainbow trout, strolling across meadows filled with wild flowers, gathering wild fruit such as chokecherries, saskatoons, wild plums and high bush cranberries or just picnicking in one of the numerous picnic areas.
Vehicle Park entry fee is normally required (about $20 for the year for ALL Manitoba Provincial Park) but Park Entry Fees for 2009 & 2010 have been waved.
Park Type: Day Use and Overnight
Activities:
swimming, fishing, picnicing, camping, hiking trails, bicycle paths, horseback riding
Background:
Classified as a Natural Park, its purpose is to preserve areas that are representative of the Aspen/Oak Parklands Natural Region, and accommodate a diversity of recreational opportunities.
Date Established?: Officially opened on July 15, 1967
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: N 50° 00.583 W 096° 50.625
Park Fees: Not listed
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