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Duck Mountain Provincial Park Childs Lake Campground The fresh spring fed lake is a legacy of glacial times Duck Mountain F Campground Tips • Be sure matches are extinguished. Break them in half before discarding. • Build no fires except in a designated firepit or use a camp stove. Before leaving make sure your fire is completely out. • Be careful with your cigarettes, cigars and pipe ashes. Crush them thoroughly before discarding. Never toss them from a vehicle. • Please! Do not litter. • Be sensitive to wildlife. Bears can be dangerous and should not be fed. Food must be stored away from your campsite, preferably in a locked vehicle, to avoid attracting hungry animals. Do not store food in your tent. •Warm clothing is needed for cool nights. • The use of insect repellent will add to your comfort. • Learn to recognize and avoid poisonous plants such as poison ivy. • In case of injury or illness contact a Campground Attendant or Park Patrol Officer. They can assist you to reach medical help. • Canoeists and hikers travelling in backcountry areas should advise a friend of their intended destination and anticipated length of trip. • Backcountry camping is only allowed at designated campsites. •It is illegal to use or transport elm firewood. More information on Childs Lake Campground and Duck Mountain Provincial Park is available on request from the park office in Swan River. • Out of Province Firewood can spread harmful pests and destroy our forests - buy it locally, burn it locally. ed by fresh springs, the blue-green water of Childs Lake welcomes campers to Duck Mountain Provincial Park. Pitch your tent in the campground and enjoy the nearby swimming area nd beach. Use the convenient boat docks and launches for a day out on the water. Childs Lake is teaming with fish - trophy sized fish. In fact, in 1981 a Kokanee measuring a whopping 21.5 inches (54.6 cm) was caught here. Today the record still stands as the longest fish of that type caught in Manitoba. Although Kokanee are no londer stocked, Lake Trout, Splake, Northern Pike and Walleye can be caught. The clear, deep lake is also popular with scuba divers. Stay active on the Childs Lake Hiking Trail, a network of loop trails on the west shore of Childs Lake. Mossberry Lake Trail, a multiple use trail between Childs Lake and Blue Lake, is available for hiking, cycling, all terrain vehicles, horseback riding or horse and wagon. The Shell Valley hiking trail is located 10 kilometres to the west of the campground and has a scenic climb overlooking the Shell Valley. Located approximately 85 kilometres from Dauphin, Duck Mountain rises in long hills near the Manitoba-Sakatchewan border.
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Duck MountainProvincial Park
Childs Lake Campground
The fresh spring fed lake is a legacy of glacial times
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Campground Tips• Be sure matches are extinguished.
Break them in half beforediscarding.
• Build no fires except in adesignated firepit or use a campstove. Before leaving make sureyour fire is completely out.
• Be careful with your cigarettes,cigars and pipe ashes. Crush themthoroughly before discarding.Never toss them from a vehicle.
• Please! Do not litter.
• Be sensitive to wildlife. Bears canbe dangerous and should not befed. Food must be stored awayfrom your campsite, preferablyin a locked vehicle, to avoidattracting hungry animals. Do notstore food in your tent.
• Warm clothing is needed forcool nights.
• The use of insect repellent will addto your comfort.
• Learn to recognize and avoidpoisonous plants such as poisonivy.
• In case of injury or illness contacta Campground Attendant or ParkPatrol Officer. They can assist youto reach medical help.
• Canoeists and hikers travelling inbackcountry areas should advisea friend of their intendeddestination and anticipated lengthof trip.
• Backcountry camping is onlyallowed at designated campsites.
• It is illegal to use or transportelm firewood. More information on Childs Lake
Campground and Duck Mountain Provincial Park is available on request from the park office in Swan River.
• Out of Province Firewood can spread harmful pests and destroy our forests - buy it locally, burn it locally.
ed by fresh springs, the blue-green water of Childs Lake welcomes campers to Duck Mountain Provincial Park. Pitch your tent in the campground and enjoy the nearby swimming area nd beach. Use the convenient boat docks and launches for a day out on the water.
Childs Lake is teaming with fish - trophy sized fish. In fact, in 1981 a Kokanee measuring a whopping 21.5 inches (54.6 cm) was caught here. Today the record still stands as the longest fish of that type caught in Manitoba. Although Kokanee are no londer stocked, Lake Trout, Splake, Northern Pike and Walleye can be caught. The clear, deep lake is also popular with scuba divers.
Stay active on the Childs Lake Hiking Trail, a network of loop trails on the west shore of Childs Lake. Mossberry Lake Trail, a multiple use trail between Childs Lake and
Blue Lake, is available for hiking, cycling, all terrain vehicles, horseback riding or horse and wagon. The Shell Valley hiking trail is located 10 kilometres to the west of the campground and has a scenic climb overlooking the Shell Valley.
Located approximately 85 kilometres from Dauphin, Duck Mountain rises in long hills near the Manitoba-Sakatchewan border.
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NOTE:• For campsite and group use reservations: www.manitobaparks.com or 1-888-4U2-Camp (1-888-482-2267). In Winnipeg call 948-3333.• For more information or last minute campsite availability call 1-800-214-6497. In Winnipeg call 945-6784 or visit us at: www.manitobaparks.com• IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL 911
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