Riding Mountain National Park

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Deep Lake are rich in pike, whitefish, walleye and trout (good angling). Beavers live in the shallow, marshy bays.

Near Lake Audy a herd of buffalo roam freely about a 552 ha (1360 acre) enclosure. There is a special look-out from which the animals can be observed in their natural environment, and an informative display about bison - now virtually extinct except for this one remaining species. Bears, wolves, elk and deer also inhabit the park ("The Duke", the largest brown bear ever reported in Canada, was killed by poachers here in the autumn of 1991).

Yellow potentilla and violet gaillardia are among the flowering plants which grow on the prairies of the Canadian West.

Riding Mountain National Park has innumerable trails for use by walkers, cyclists and riders. One trail leads to the log cabin formerly belonging to the English naturalist Grey Owl who, in the early 1920s, wrote books about the wildlife of the area.

There are winter sports facilities for downhill and cross-country skiing (Mt Agassiz).