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William A. Switzer Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada. It is located on both sides of the Bighorn Highway, between Grande Cache and Hinton. Various campgrounds are maintained on the shores of Gregg Lake, Cache Lake, Blue Lake and Jarvis Lake. The park is situated in the Canadian Rockies foothills, at an elevation of to and has a surface of . It was established on December 22, 1958 and is maintained by Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation. The park is named after former provincial Member of the Legislative Assembly William Switzer. ==Activities== The following activities are available in the park: *Beach activities, swimming *Birdwatching (loons, grebes, ospreys, bald eagles, great grey owls, snipes and northern saw-whet owls) *Camping *Canoeing and kayaking (including an interpretative canoe route) *Cross-country skiing ( groomed trails, with at Athabasca Lookout Nordic Centre *Fishing and ice fishing (brown trout and rainbow trout) *Front country hiking (at Athabasca Lookout and Beaver Ranch, around Blue Lake, Gregg Lake, Jarvis Lake, Kelley's Bathtub, Kettle and Winter Creek) *Mountain biking (Gregg Lake trail, Jarvis Lake trail) *Power boating, sailing, water-skiing, windsurfing *Snowmobiling (on lakes only) *Tobogganing (at Athabasca Lookout Nordic Centre) *Wildlife viewing (white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk,moose, bear, coyote, wood frog, gray wolf, beaver, mink, muskrat and caribou) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William A. Switzer Provincial Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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