Photo: Alberta Parks North Cooking Lake Natural Area
ab parkswhat to expect
This area of "knob and kettle" topography contains steep-sided hills (knobs), with wetlands in depressions (kettles). The area's topography provides important wildlife habitat. Ponds ringed with cattails and willow are nesting and feeding habitat for red-winged blackbirds. Many types of waterfowl, including blue-winged teal and northern shoveler, use the ponds. Depressions contain willow shrublands, sedge wetland and black spruce peatland. On upland areas, aspen forests dominate.
Description: Alberta Parks
the basics
Water + services
- Nearest dump station — dump station node/12060108580
- Nearest potable water
what to bring
This list adapts to North Cooking Lake Natural Area. no showers means a travel towel;
If North Cooking Lake Natural Area is full
Other places to stay within 25 km.
- Antler Lake Island Natural Area
- Half Moon Lake Resort
- Bunkhouse Site #1
- Campsite #3
- Campsite #2
- Campsite #6
- Kawtikh RV Retreat
- Hastings Lake Islands Natural Area
Plus 4 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.