Campgrounds and RV parks near Porcupine Plain, SK

Greenwater Lake Provincial Park anchors most trip itineraries. The lake supports swimming, boating, and fishing, and the park runs an 18-hole golf course, a Visitor Reception Centre, and interpretive programs in the summer. More than 200 species of birds make the park their home and visitors may spot fox, otter, moose, and elk. Pasquia Regional Park adds a heated junior Olympic-size pool, mini-golf, and the Andy Jamault Nature Trail, plus the Pasquia Paleontological site where 92-million-year-old Big Bert, the world's most complete Terminonaris robusta crocodilian skeleton, was discovered in 1991. Park visitors have the opportunity to hunt for fossils at three identified paleontology dig sites along the Carrot River. For cooler days, Greenwater offers hiking trails used for cross-country skiing and snowmobiling in winter, and during winter visitors can ride down the toboggan hill or play shinny on the skating rink.

The Saskatchewan provincial and regional park camping season is short. Nightly reservable sites at Greenwater Lake open for booking in mid-April and fill quickly for July and August long weekends. At Pasquia Regional Park, reservations are taken by phone beginning May 15 at 9:00 a.m., with the pool, restaurant, and interpretive centre running only in peak summer. June through August is the practical window for full-service RV travel. Days are long and warm, but June is among the wettest months in this part of the province, so trip planners should expect afternoon thunderstorms and soft secondary roads. Bugs, particularly mosquitoes and horseflies, peak from late June into July. September brings cooler nights, thinner crowds, and fall colour in the aspen and birch. Most regional park services shut down by mid-October. Greenwater Lake is a year-round destination with extensive snowmobile and cross-country ski trails, but plumbed water and dump stations close once temperatures drop below freezing.

Expect a boreal, small-town setting. Cell service is generally reliable in Porcupine Plain, Carrot River, and Tisdale, but drops off inside forested sections of Greenwater Lake Provincial Park. Fuel, groceries, and propane are easiest to load up on in town before entering the parks. Greenwater Lake offers a mix of electric, non-electric, and full-service sites suited to a range of RV sizes. Pasquia has a campground with 106 electrified campsites, a licensed restaurant, and an Interpretive Center, and an overflow camping area with trees and water that is not electrified for busy weekends. Sites at Pasquia have power only, no water, but there are filling locations close to the public camping sites. Pets are welcome on a leash no longer than two metres, owners must clean up after their pets, and pets are not allowed in public facilities or on beaches unless in a designated pet-friendly area. Alcohol and cannabis may only be consumed in the camping permit holder's unit and on their assigned campsite.