Continent |
North America |
Country |
Canada |
Next Big City |
Edmonton |
Next Town |
Cooking Lake |
|
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rescue, Toilet, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water. Shallow for about 100m. Muddy bottom.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Sandy beach, with lots of access to launch and land.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal, Thick |
Summer:
|
Shorty, Normal |
Fall:
|
Normal, Thick |
Winter:
|
Thick |
4 month season usually requires a thin wetsuit. You can also snowkite in the winter when the lake freezes.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, December |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
NW |
Main Direction: |
SE, NW |
Usually sufficient wind for bigger gear. On the north end of the beach NW is sideshore as well.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
No walk |
From Edmonton head east to Sherwood Park, take Highway 14 East to South Cooking Lake Village. Continue East for 2.2 km to Lakeview (RR220), past the turn-off for the township community of Cooking Lake. Turn North (left) and follow the gravel road to the lake.
Extra information
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