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

Rules
None

Nightlife

No nightlife.