Edson and Area Visitor Guide
The next 52 pages will tell you almost everything you need to know about Edson and surrounding Yellowhead County, but you won’t really know this area until you experience it firsthand. Use this publication as a guide to discover the multitude of family-friendly events and facilities in the area. You’ll see photos of awe-inspiring County landscapes, read about Canada’s largest Slo-Pitch Tournament, learn about a past full of pioneers and explorers, and be inspired to hike, bike, ski and play in Edson’s backyard.
The next 52 pages will tell you almost everything you need to know about Edson and surrounding Yellowhead County, but you won’t really know this area until you experience it firsthand. Use this publication as a guide to discover the multitude of family-friendly events and facilities in the area. You’ll see photos of awe-inspiring County landscapes, read about Canada’s largest Slo-Pitch Tournament, learn about a past full of pioneers and explorers, and be inspired to hike, bike, ski and play in Edson’s backyard.
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PARKS IN THE YELLOWHEAD<br />
Shining Bank<br />
Shining Bank offers a wide variety of family camping activities within a quiet aspen grove. A roped off swimming<br />
area, playground facilities, a s<strong>and</strong>y beach <strong>and</strong> excellent boat launching <strong>and</strong> docking facilities give great<br />
access <strong>and</strong> use to the area’s largest lake.<br />
24 km N of Peers on Highway 32<br />
Bear Lake Park<br />
Bear Lake Park remains one of the area’s most popular lakes. The s<strong>and</strong>y beach, clean water, <strong>and</strong> playground<br />
are a draw for the younger members of the family while the boat launch <strong>and</strong> docking areas play host to the<br />
more adventuresome water enthusiasts for water skiing <strong>and</strong> tubing.<br />
35 km NE of <strong>Edson</strong> on Highway 748<br />
Obed Lake Provincial Park<br />
Obed Lake Provincial Park encompasses 3 small<br />
lakes <strong>and</strong> the upl<strong>and</strong> areas around them. The area<br />
contains a diverse mix of wetl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> well drained<br />
upl<strong>and</strong> communities including black spruce,<br />
tamarack, ferns, mixed wood forests, <strong>and</strong> closed<br />
conifer forests of lodgepole pine <strong>and</strong> black spruce.<br />
The area is important for wildlife as well, especially<br />
for elk <strong>and</strong> as an over wintering area for moose.<br />
55 km W of <strong>Edson</strong> on Highway 16<br />
Range<br />
Road 222A<br />
To <strong>Edson</strong><br />
Photo by Mike Dykstra www.edsonphotographyclub.com<br />
www.gallowaystationmuseum.com<br />
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