As summer in the southwest speeds towards autumn, residents and visitors alike can continue enjoying and exploring nature at Saskatchewan Parks.
Saskatchewan's numerous provincial parks, including Cypress Hills, the Saskatchewan Landing, and Buffalo Pound, are still offering a plethora of outdoor and family-friendly adventures.
Royce Pettyjohn, parks manager for Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, shared that Meadows, Deer Hollow, and Rainbow are the three campgrounds currently open in Cypress Hills.
"September is a great time to come camping," he said. "There's the unbeatable appeal of warm days and cool evenings immersed in the beauty of the lodgepole pine forest, it's also a great time of the year to go hiking and biking.
"The gas station and its convenience store will be open until the end of September, as will the golf course here at the park, Lake View Grill is open until September 15, and Treeosix will be open weekends until the end of September."
Wildlife watching, local restaurants, and Cypress Hill's Dark Sky Observatory on Saturday nights are just a few of the activities and amenities folks can take advantage of.
"Given Cypress Hills' elevation, which is similar to Banff and the Rocky Mountains, the park's seasonal water system gets blown out starting on Monday, September 22," Pettyjohn added. "So the last night that Rainbow and Deer Hollow will be open for camping will be the night of September 21.
"Meadows will continue to be open right until the end of the month with electric campsites, water, hot showers, and Meadows actually is our year-round campground."
Although water is shut off after this month, users of the Meadows campground can access water using the park's winter water reservoir.
In addition to Meadows, the resort at Cypress Hills is open all year long, boasting a restaurant, gift shop, cabin and townhouse rentals, jacuzzi hotel rooms, and even offering cross-country skiing and snowshoeing during the winter.
Fall campers can also enjoy a 15 per cent fall discount for a limited time at Saskatchewan Parks across the province.
For more information or a list of upcoming events and activities at all Saskatchewan Parks, head to saskparks.tourismsaskatchewan.com.