WATER, FORESTS, SUN…AND HOSPITALITY

There's only one region in all of Alberta where visitors can take advantage of every travel amenity within minutes - where the province's largest automobile-accessible lake lies encircled by sandy beaches and shallow warm water, surrounded by an overwhelming choice of motor inns, restaurants, serviced campgrounds, resorts, bed and breakfast facilities, cultural and aboriginal activities, fantastic fishing and birding, hiking trails, provincial parks - and friendly tourism operators eager to make this your best vacation experience ever!

That region is Big Lake Country - the area surrounding Lesser Slave Lake - an ideal family holiday destination. Best of all, this summer paradise is only a scenic, fully-paved, two and a half hour drive from Edmonton.

Big Lake Country prides itself on having it all - from children to seniors. There are restaurants, resorts and attractions catering to all budgets. While snowmobiling, ice fishing and cross country skiing occupy most of the winter months, in summertime things literally and figuratively heat up all around Lesser Slave Lake. There are big money fishing derbies every month during Walleye tournaments for enthusiastic anglers, and don't worry about provisioning or boat rentals - it's all here.

No less than three provincial parks, ideal for passive camping, are at the ready to give you that wilderness - yet civilized - outdoor feeling. The towns of High Prairie and Slave Lake, found at the west and east ends of the lake respectively, are jammed with tourist attractions and special events like festivals, fairs, rodeos and native cultural activities. You won't want for anything in Big Lake Country - except to come back again and again!

If there's anything you cannot find in this page, please call toll-free in Alberta 1-800-267-4654. There'll always be a guaranteed spot waiting here for you! A Final Word… All of us here want to thank you for making Big Lake Country your vacation destination this year. We hope you found everything you needed, and that you'll be back again very soon. If you have any questions or comments at all we invite you to call toll free in Alberta 1-800-267-4654. Thank you again for "warming up to the north"!