Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area
About
Buffalo Lake Provincial Recreation Area (known locally as Boss Hill) offers a secluded camping experience on the shores of northeast Buffalo Lake. Take a walk down the shoreline or along the small beach, watch for owls, song birds and deer in the surrounding forest, or take a boat out on to the lake for some great fishing. Waterskiing and wind surfing are also popular activities on the water. Due to this campground’s…
Getting there
Provincial park on Buffalo Lake. Swimming is listed as an activity on the official Alberta Parks page. Unsupervised – no lifeguards.
Access & rules
Facilities
Accessibility
No accessibility details published yet.
Latest available reading
Swim Feel (experimental)
Swim Feel combines the latest measured water temperature (shown above, never changed) with forecast air temperature, wind, cloud and an estimated sun strength. It is an uncalibrated comfort guide, not a safety rating, and it is separate from water-quality advisories. No score is shown without a valid measured water reading less than 48 hours old. Weather: MET Norway Locationforecast, CC BY 4.0. Model lake-swim-feel-0.1.0.
Water quality & advisories
A temperature is not a safety rating. Check current swimming advisories before you go. Cold water can cause cold-water shock.
Alberta Health Services – official advisory · 2026-07-29: Cyanobacterial (blue-green algal) bloom advisory issued for Buffalo Lake
Alberta Health Services advisories ↗Sources
Nearby swim spots
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