Flotten Lake Resort is situated at the north east corner of Meadow Lake Provincial park in Saskatchewan, Canada.
We are a Fishing, Big Game and Game Bird Outfitter with licenses on site.
The nearest major airports are in Edmonton, Alberta or Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Approximately four hours driving from either centre will put you at our door.
Hay Meadow Hiking Trail Length - 4.8 km Duration - 1.5 hours Degree of Difficulty - Moderate, some hilly areas.
This is a short X-country ski trail adapted for use as a summer hiking trail. You have entered a trembling aspen forest where young white spruce shelter under the canopy. Understory plants include beaked hazelnut, lowbush cranberry, wild strawberry and early blue violets. The trail crosses a remnant of cultivated land now grassland, and passes through wet meadows. Look for balsam poplar, willow, tansy and yarrow. Songbirds such as the white-throated sparrow and Wilson's warbler may be spotted or at least heard on this trail.
Kimball Lake Hiking Trail Length and Duration - Return to L. Raspberry - 2km, 40 min Long Loop - 6.5 km, 2 hr. Degree of Difficulty - Easy, trail is narrow.
The trailhead is located in the Kimball Lake campground between sites 68 & 101. The trail to Little Raspberry Lake enters an area of natural regeneration of jackpine and white birch, as a result of fire in 1980. Understory plants include blueberry, pincherry and bearberry. On the standing snags look for signs of the Yellow-bellied sapsucker. Little Raspberry is stocked with Splake and Cutthroat trout. On your return from the long loop around Little Raspberry, you may return to the trailhead either along the Kimball Lake beach trail or back along the short trail.
Vivian Lake Hiking Trail Length - Short-1.6 km, Long - 4.2 km Duration - Short-30 min.,Long- 1.5 hrs Degree of Difficulty - Easy, trail is narrow.
Vivian Lake is a small, shallow lake which is stocked with Rainbow trout. Common loons, Red-necked grebes, and Lesser scaups often nest on its banks and in the shallows. The trail takes you through a jackpine forest, note how the white birch has grown where there is an opening in the canopy. Green alder, wild rose, bunchberry and false lily of the valley grow on a carpet of mosses and bearberry. A severe storm in 1989 was responsible for much of the windthrows you see. Note the change in vegetation as you follow the north-facing trail on the long loop.
Newbranch Hiking Trail Length and Duration - Parking lot, Mustus, Peitahigan loop - 11 km(3.5 hr), Matheson to parking area - 2 km(30 min), Kimball to parking area - 6km (2 hr) Degree of Difficulty - moderate, some hilly areas.
This recently developed trail covers varied terrain and forest ecosystems. Part of the trail is on an esker - a long, narrow, sinuous ridge composed of gravel and sand - deposited by a stream flowing over a glacier over 20,000 years ago. Black terns swoop for insects above the beaver-dammed stream between Peitahigan and Third Mustus lakes and there is evidence of the presence of otter, coyote, bear and moose in the area.
Humphrey Lake Hiking Trail Length and Duration - To Humphrey Lake and return - .6 km(30 min) To Tower and return - 3.2 km (1.5 hr) Degree of Difficulty - moderate, quite hilly with some slippery slopes.
The trailhead for this recently developed trail is located south of the Sandy Beach campground (Pierce Lake) service centre, off Highway 919. The trail travels through an aspen forest to Humphrey Lake - a birder's paradise! Red-tail hawks, Canada geese and many species of ducks and shorebirds nest at this small lake. The trail continues along the shoreline then re-enters the forest for a short climb up to the viewing tower where a panoramic view of the surrounding area awaits you. On your return, check the hillside 50 metres down from the tower, there is a bear den about 10 metres off the trail.
White Birch Hiking Trail Length - 1.8 km Duration - 1 hour Degree of Difficulty - Moderate, some hilly areas.
The White Birch trail follows along the Flotten River where the white birch is in an intermediate stage of growth of a mature spruce forest. Here bog cranberry, bearberry, and bunchberry form a carpet on the forest floor. A wind-blown area where most of the jackpine have fallen provides habitat for many insects, birds, and wildlife. Near the bog, notice the change in vegetation. Black spruce, tamarack, and a lush carpet of mosses, bishop's camp and cottongrass make up this unique ecosystem.
Hiking Trail Maps are available for most trails and can be obtained at entry gates into the park, campground gates and the administration offices in Pierceland and Dorintosh (6 km north of town site). Smaller versions of the map are located in this year's Natural Choice Magazine, available in early February.
