MUSREAU LAKE

Located 70 km south of Grande Prairie, Alberta, on Highway 40 and 4 km east on gravel road is Musreau Lake. Grand Cache is 113 km south of the Musreau Lake.

The name Musreau is of aboriginal origin and one of the meanings of Musreau is, "something noisy or devil-like." The Cree were the first to hear loud noises coming from the lake during the winter. Pockets of gas formed near the bottom of the lake and eventually rose to the surface creating enough pressure to crack the ice. As early as 1915, it was the name that was recorded on government maps. The other meaning of Musreau is said to be a Cree word for a young moose. Moose River is located nearby.

When arriving at Musreau Lake Recreation Area, the first road to the right leads to the group area. Further east and the next right takes you to the day-use area, boat launch, beach, peer and the Woodpecker Woods trail. Further to the east is the concession and registration booth and from there you get to the 3 loops of campsites. Loops A, B and C. Some campsites have a view of the lake.

Musreau Lake offers 69 campsites. It is open all year round and provides camping rates for daily, weekly, monthly, six month and yearly.	The peer and boat launch are located in the day-use area. Many try their luck and fish off the peer.

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A boat launch gets the fishermen on the water. Fishing is mostly for rainbow trout.

Situated not to far from the boat launch is the fish cleaning stand.

Musreau Lake is ideal for swimming and waterskiing. There is a sandy beach area with picnic tables. Canoe, paddle boats and tube rentals are also available.

Woodpecker Woods is a trail designed and constructed by the Wapiti River District Junior Forest Rangers Crew in 1997. The trail starts at the day-use area and is an enjoyable hike.