Wood Mountain Regional Park, Regional park in Saskatchewan, Canada
Wood Mountain Regional Park is a conservation and recreation area in the semi-arid Palliser's Triangle, within the Wood Mountain Hills of Saskatchewan's Rural Municipality of Old Post No. 43. It lies 8 kilometres south of the village of Wood Mountain along Highway 18, with Wood Mountain Creek and Wood Mountain Post Provincial Park along its southern boundary. The park holds campsites, a heated outdoor swimming pool, ball diamonds, concessions, and hiking and bicycling trails, including one leading to the provincial park.
The area gained importance in 1874 when the first North West Mounted Police post in Saskatchewan was established here. This early presence shaped the region's development significantly.
The Wood Mountain Stampede was started in 1890 by the North-West Mounted Police to promote sports and mark the July 1 Dominion Day holiday. It is held every second weekend in July and is Canada's longest-running annual rodeo. The Rodeo Ranch Museum keeps photographs and pioneer, rodeo and Western artefacts from the cowboys and ranchers who settled the area in the 1880s.
The park is open from May through September and offers amenities like campsites and an outdoor pool. The forested areas and gentle hills can be explored easily on foot or by car.
The Rodeo Ranch Museum in the park holds the information centre for the East Block of Grasslands National Park, an arrangement visitors rarely expect in a regional park. Its exhibits cover the cowboys and ranchers who settled the area in the 1880s, with photographs and pioneer, rodeo and Western artefacts.
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