Dunnet Regional Park
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Built near a dam and reservoir that constrict Avonlea Creek, this park is located just south of Avonlea, Saskatchewan, Canada, on Highway 334. Check our map if you like. Dunnet Regional Park covers 50 acres of naturally treed valley, and is officially open from Victoria Day long weekend in May until the end of September; the season is sometimes extended if weather permits. The park has much to offer, and costs $8/vehicle/day to enter, or free with an annual $27 Regional Park sticker.

The main attractions are camping, swimming, boating and fishing. Other activities include hiking, a play area, and baseball. Want to have a ball tournament? We offer eight ball diamonds, all have grass outfields with dirt infields, tall mesh backstops on metal poles. Need to host a private function? We offer a recreation hall.

Pets are allowed in the park, but they must be on a leash, and they are restricted from the playground and pool areas.

A full concession operates beside the pool from 8:30 am-8:30pm longer if demand warrants. A covered dining shelter between the pool and the concession provides a quiet place for a cup of coffee while swim lessons are on, or a dry place to wait out a storm.

A challenging 18-hole municipal golf course awaits at the Long Creek Golf and Country Club, only three kilometers east of Avonlea. Avonlea also offers a full range of services, including shopping, mechanical, medical, a library and worship.

In the early 1960s, the PFRA constructed a dam near Avonlea, creating a 600-acre lake. Local residents formed a regional park authority, purchasing land containing 300-year-old ash and maple trees and developing it into a campground. The park was officially opened in 1967 and named for a loved local physician. Nearby in the Blue Hills, visitors can view 70 million-

year-old rock exposures, part of the Bearpaw formation, as well as native effigies and a buffalo jump near an aboriginal ceremonial site, complete with healing and sweat lodges. The nearby Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site, which dates to 1912, provides visitors with a rare example of early industry. There are museums in Wilcox, Avonlea and Briercrest.