Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, Provincial park on Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park is a large protected area along Lake Diefenbaker with rolling grasslands, ridges, and deep ravines throughout its landscape. The property contains several campgrounds with electrical hookups, walking trails of varying lengths, boat ramps, and designated swimming areas.
The South Saskatchewan River crossing here was used by Métis travellers, and ruts from Red River carts, teepee rings and trails remain as evidence. Frank Goodwin built the large stone Goodwin House in 1897, and by the early 1900s the site had become a stop-over point on the Swift Current–Battleford Trail. The house now serves as the park's visitor information centre.
The crossing is believed to have been a Métis river crossing on the Swift Current–Battleford Trail. Visitors can look for ruts left by Red River carts coming down to the river and rings of stones where teepees once stood. Frank Goodwin's 1897 stone house, now the visitor centre, anchored the stop-over point in the early 1900s.
The park lies in the South Saskatchewan River valley at the western end of Lake Diefenbaker, about 50 km north of Swift Current. Goodwin House, the stone building Frank Goodwin raised in 1897, now serves as the visitor information centre. The beach and swimming area in the north-west section are unsupervised, and the boat launch sits east of the beach. Four campgrounds on the northern shore hold about 300 electrified sites, from Nighthawk's 28 to Bearpaw's 170.
The Goodwin House, a large stone building Frank Goodwin built in 1897, now serves as the park's visitor information centre. Nearby, ruts left by Red River carts crossing the South Saskatchewan River remain visible, evidence of a former Métis river crossing on the Swift Current–Battleford Trail.
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