Lake
Sandy Lake
Sandy Lake is a large (2,510 acre) fishing and recreational lake in the [Prince Albert National Park](/prince-albert-national-park/).
The lake is 24km WNW of the resort village of Christopher Lake and 56km NNW of Prince Albert and is accessible from the scenic highway (#263)
There is a boat launch, campground, and beach at the lake. The beach has many day-use picnic sites and a covered picnic area.
This is one of only a few lakes in the park that allow motors and is a popular boating destination and fishing destination.
Northern Pike can be found in the lake. The park still mentions walleye in here, but from reports I hear from people actually fishing they aren't finding them anymore. The lake also used to have Lake trout, but I haven't heard any recent reports.
The campground has some lakefront sites as well as walk-in tenting sites. The campground is self-registration and there is no potable water on-site. A short trail from the end of the campground connects to the popular Elk hiking trail.
The lake was named after George Halkett from Little Red River reserve who was employed as a fire boss from the 1930s through 1954. The Sandy Lake name which the park uses seems to be a descriptive name for the lake.
