Smoke Lake is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in northwest Alberta

Northern Alberta

Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region...

 within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16

Greenview No. 16, Alberta

The Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 is a municipal district in northwest Alberta, Canada.It covers the full extent of Census Division 18. The municipal seat is in Valleyview.- Demographics :...

. It is located southwest of Fox Creek

Fox Creek, Alberta

Fox Creek is a town in northwest Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 43, approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie, and has an elevation of ....

, approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) from Highway 43.

Provincial recreation area

The Smoke Lake Provincial Recreation Area is located on the northeast shore of Smoke Lake.

Camping

Operated by the Town of Fox Creek, the recreation area includes a campground featuring 47 campsites and a day use site. Camping season begins on May 24 and ends on October 1.

Recreation

Other recreational activities include canoeing/kayaking, cross-country skiing, fishing, ice fishing, power boating, snowmobiling (off-site), swimming, and water-skiing.

Fish species

Fish species in Smoke Lake include burbot, Iowa darter, lake whitefish, longnose sucker, northern pike, spottail shiner, trout-perch, tullibee (cisco), walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.

External links

• Atlas of the Lakes – Smoke Lake
• Smoke Lake Provincial Recreation Area