Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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Wabamun is a village in the Edmonton Capital Region, Alberta, 67 km west of Edmonton. It is on the northern shores of Lake Wabamun, the largest recreational lake in the Edmonton region.
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Lakeshore access, parking and full-sized boat launch, picnic area with shelter, washrooms and change rooms, playground and water spray park, and 380 ft pier.
The natural, historical, industrial and cultural heritage of the Village of Wabamun and communities surrounding Wabamun Lake, from the early 1800s to the present.
Geocaching, baseball, beach, birding, camping (May 1-Oct 31), canoeing, kayaking, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, power boating, sailing, swimming, water skiing, wind surfing. Power plants in the area provide year-round open water for hooded mergansers, bald eagles and mallards, as well as various migrating, breeding and moulting water birds including gulls, terns, rails, herons, loons, kingfishers and sandpipers. Ospreys nest at Wabamun and nearby Lake Isle. There are nesting colonies of red-necked and western grebes. The area also supports species such as common ravens, gray jays and great gray owls, which are normally found further north and west. For hikers, the day-use area has boardwalks.
Fireworks, waterfront beer gardens & entertainment, lighted boat parade, pancake breakfast at Jubilee Hall, parade, car show, art walk, vendors market, kids activities, barbecue.
The main sailing club of the lake is Wabamun Sailing Club, approximately 8 km (5 mi) west of the village at the end of Range Road 43.
Not-for-profit, volunteer community, committed to the sport of sailing by operating facilities at Seba Beach, on Wabamun Lake.
Cougar Creek is a unique championship course, designed by Bill Robinson, that is woven into rolling terrain, nestled in natural forest of spruce, birch, poplar and aspen 30 minutes west of Edmonton.
Pizza, subs, fast food.
Local spot for a coffee and bakery.
A 31-suite lakeview motel. Non-smoking facility, pet-friendly rooms.
19 full kitchen suites.
Hotel with a restaurant.
Collections from local vendors.
Wabamun is 20 minutes west of the town of Stony Plain and 40 minutes west of Edmonton on Highway 16; take exit 324 to access the village and exit 327 to access Kapasiwin and Wabamun Lake Provincial Park.
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