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The
Beach
Many people who visit Lesser Slave Lake for the
first time are amazed by how huge it is! The size
of the lake combined with the local landscape
have created beautiful, natural white-sand
beaches on the east end of the lake.
Devonshire Beach is found at the south end of Lesser Slave Lake
Provincial Park and is recognized as one of the 10 top beaches in
Canada. This 1.5 kilometre stretch of natural and groomed sandy
beach is a great place to spend an afternoon swimming, building
sand castles, relaxing and watching the waves come in. Devonshire
Beach is also the host of the the Alberta Open Sand Sculpture
Championships in July.
Part of a 1500-year-old sand dune complex, Devonshire Beach is a
unique environment in Alberta. The beach is an important habitat
for rare plants such as the sitka willow, which is adapted specifically
for this sandy lakeshore environment.