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Leisure and Recreation

There's no shortage of outdoor activities in the Cypress Hills area, home to the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. In the summer you can camp, picnic, boat, fish, hike, swim, soak up the sun, water ski, golf, play volleyball or baseball, cycle, or just look for wildlife as you make your way through the trails and lakes of the area. In the winter, visitors can take advantage of groomed cross-country ski trails, downhill skiing, ice fishing, snowshoeing, tobogganing and winter camping.

The more historically inclined visit Fort Walsh National Historic Site, 40 kilometres from the park. There you can learn about the history of the Mounties, see traces of ancient camping sites of Aboriginal tribes, including teepee rings and scattered stone tools, or visit a recreation of a fur-trading post, including refurbished buildings and costumed interpreters.