Provincial Park
Narrow Hills Provincial Park
Established in 1934 as Nipawin Provincial Park, spanning 530 square kilometres and boasting over 25 accessible lakes, Narrow Hills Provincial Park is an adventurers paradise. It showcases a diverse landscape of northern boreal forest stretched across the Cub Hills plateau, and dotted with spectacular lakes. On top of the 32 lakes within the park, there are another 70 lakes within a 100km.
The park is open year round with both winter and summer activities, with something for every outdoor enthusiast to enjoy.
Access the park by way of Hansen Lake Road (Hwy 106) North of Smeaton or Hwy 120 North of Meath Park.
You can see [photos/videos](https://sasklakes.ca/trips/narrow-hills-provincial-park-may-21-22-2026/) from trip to the park in May for a recent view of what it looks like after the fires.
Impacts of the SHOE Fire
The park was hit hard by the SHOE Fire with almost every lake in the park impacted. The park was closed for much of the 2025 season but is now open and ready for visitors once again! All the campgrounds in the park have re-opened except for the Gem Lakes.
Things look very different in Narrow Hills but it's still a gorgeous part of the province, with lots to do and is well worth a visit.
You can see videos and photos from a trip I took to many of the lakes in the park in May.
Gem Lakes
Note: The park is still doing construction around the Gem Lakes so they are not currently ready for public access. The campsites will remain closed for the 2026 season, but the area will re-open for day use.
The Gem Lakes are a beautiful collection of small lakes in Narrow Hills Provincial Park that are a popular destination for hiking, paddling, camping and fishing.
The area was hit hard by the SHOE Fire in the summer of 2025, and the park is currently rebuilding the trails and campsites. It will remain closed for camping in 2026 but will re-open for day use this summer.
Narrow Hills Scenic Drive
The scenic drive in Narrow Hills Provincial park is one of the coolest drives anywhere in the province!
It is a 19km road from the Lower Fishing Lake Campground up to the Grace Lakes lookout. Most of the drive is along the top of an esker offering an amazing view of the landscape and lakes. The entire area was burnt in 2025 and will look a lot different if you've been here before. The road has been rebuilt and is in better shape then past years but is still pretty steep and windy in places, no campers/trailers allowed.
There is access to a number of hiking trails and lakes as well as some scenic lookouts along the road. There used to be a number of interpretive signs but those were lost in the fire. There is a picnic area with a outhouse and picnic table at the Grace Lakes lookout as well as room to park and turn your vehicle around.
The Karpan's have a great article about the drive with some pictures of what it looked like before the fires.
If you're in Narrow Hills Provincial Park this is a must see view and a spot I revisit frequently.
