Cross Lake Provincial Park
Last Review/Updated: May 10, 2002
© W. Roberts |
A hike along one of the park's trails will take you through mixedwood stands of poplar, spruce and pine.
Here you will often see snowshoe hares, red squirrels, white-throated sparrows, ruffed grouse and several warbler species, as well as moose, deer and bears.
During winter, Bohemian waxwings, evening and pine grosbeaks and white-winged crossbills feed on the various fruit-bearing trees and shrubs.
One of the most significant features of the park is its resident birds of prey. Ospreys and bald eagles can best be glimpsed as they forage for supper along the shoreline or out on the lake. Great blue herons and ospreys nest around Steele Lake. Don't approach too closely, as your presence may lead to nest abandonment and loss of young.
The French Creek fish ladder near the west end of Steele Lake is an excellent site to view the fish-spawning runs of northern pike, as well as longnose and white suckers in May and June.
