Spruce Point Day Use and Camground Beaches

Slave Lake, Alberta
Managed by North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper
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Spruce Point Municipal Day Use Area and Campground beaches are another hidden gem of Lesser Slave Lake. Located on the south side of the lake about 50km west from the town of Slave Lake, Spruce Point has sandy beach areas and a full scale marina with overnight berth rentals as an option.

The day use area has excellent amenities like a store, hot showers, playground and grassy picnic area. The campground is great with beachside sites with your own little stretch of beach in some cases. You can enjoy a sunset while relaxing or playing on the beach or in the water. With the excellent boat launch and marina, Spruce Point and the lake as a whole are a favourite of anglers. The staff are very courteous and the operation is very well-run. The campground is popular and some sites can be close together so book your spot early and look at all the options. If you really want to treasure Spruce Point, stay a few nights and book a beachside campsite.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality
  • No data available

  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 28th, 2015. North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 28th, 2015 at 8:05 AM.
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Current Weather
21°C
Clear and sunny
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Monitoring Frequency

Spruce Point Day Use and Camground Beaches is sampled from May 1st to September 1st.

Source Information

Alberta Health Services (AHS) monitors freshwater beaches across the province of Alberta. Water samples at this beach are collected by AHS staff and processed by Alberta Public Laboratories.

Beaches are sampled on varying frequencies for Enterococcus and for cyanobacteria and microcystins (blue-green algae) during the summer months.

Water quality is monitored in accordance with the proposed Alberta Safe Beach Protocol, using the Environmental Protection Agency’s Recreational Water Quality Criteria.

Enterococcus is measured using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) based molecular method of testing recreational water. High Enterococcus levels can indicate fecal contamination which poses human health risks. Guidelines recommend that a water quality advisory be posted when the tests demonstrate calibrator cell equivalents (cce) surpassing 1,280/100ml.

When a Water Quality Advisory is issued, a notice is erected at the beach indicating that the location is unfit for swimming or bathing. In addition, a Water Quality Advisory is issued through the AHS website, local media.
An advisory is rescinded once water quality meets the above standards.

In addition to Enterococcus, AHS monitors blue-green algae throughout the swimming season. Algal blooms are monitored through visual observation and through testing for cyanobacteria and microcystins (toxins produced by blue-green algae).

AHS issues a Blue-Green Algae Advisory when a bloom is identified. Advisories are posted online to https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/bga.aspx, circulated by local media. Appropriate signage is posted around the water body (public beaches, access points, campgrounds, etc). These advisories remain in place for the duration that the health risk persists.

Swim Guide posts all advisories (enterococcus and blue green algae) that are announced. However Swim Guide is not able to share monitoring data for Alberta beaches on an ongoing basis as AHS does not share water quality test results with the public. Therefore, the swim icon will appear grey for monitored beaches due to a lack of public access to AHS recreational water quality data. Advisories will appear on the beach page as a special status red, with an ad.

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Spruce Point Day Use and Camground Beaches

Slave Lake, Alberta
Managed by North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper
COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality
  • No data available
  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 28th, 2015. North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 28th, 2015 at 8:05 AM.
For water quality icon legend, click:  
Current Weather
21°C
Clear and sunny
When you donate to Swim Guide, you're helping people like you find clean places to go swimming.

Spruce Point Municipal Day Use Area and Campground beaches are another hidden gem of Lesser Slave Lake. Located on the south side of the lake about 50km west from the town of Slave Lake, Spruce Point has sandy beach areas and a full scale marina with overnight berth rentals as an option.

The day use area has excellent amenities like a store, hot showers, playground and grassy picnic area. The campground is great with beachside sites with your own little stretch of beach in some cases. You can enjoy a sunset while relaxing or playing on the beach or in the water. With the excellent boat launch and marina, Spruce Point and the lake as a whole are a favourite of anglers. The staff are very courteous and the operation is very well-run. The campground is popular and some sites can be close together so book your spot early and look at all the options. If you really want to treasure Spruce Point, stay a few nights and book a beachside campsite.

Get directions to this beach
  • Report Pollution
Monitoring Frequency

Spruce Point Day Use and Camground Beaches is sampled from May 1st to September 1st.

Source Information

Alberta Health Services (AHS) monitors freshwater beaches across the province of Alberta. Water samples at this beach are collected by AHS staff and processed by Alberta Public Laboratories.

Beaches are sampled on varying frequencies for Enterococcus and for cyanobacteria and microcystins (blue-green algae) during the summer months.

Water quality is monitored in accordance with the proposed Alberta Safe Beach Protocol, using the Environmental Protection Agency’s Recreational Water Quality Criteria.

Enterococcus is measured using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) based molecular method of testing recreational water. High Enterococcus levels can indicate fecal contamination which poses human health risks. Guidelines recommend that a water quality advisory be posted when the tests demonstrate calibrator cell equivalents (cce) surpassing 1,280/100ml.

When a Water Quality Advisory is issued, a notice is erected at the beach indicating that the location is unfit for swimming or bathing. In addition, a Water Quality Advisory is issued through the AHS website, local media.
An advisory is rescinded once water quality meets the above standards.

In addition to Enterococcus, AHS monitors blue-green algae throughout the swimming season. Algal blooms are monitored through visual observation and through testing for cyanobacteria and microcystins (toxins produced by blue-green algae).

AHS issues a Blue-Green Algae Advisory when a bloom is identified. Advisories are posted online to https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/bga.aspx, circulated by local media. Appropriate signage is posted around the water body (public beaches, access points, campgrounds, etc). These advisories remain in place for the duration that the health risk persists.

Swim Guide posts all advisories (enterococcus and blue green algae) that are announced. However Swim Guide is not able to share monitoring data for Alberta beaches on an ongoing basis as AHS does not share water quality test results with the public. Therefore, the swim icon will appear grey for monitored beaches due to a lack of public access to AHS recreational water quality data. Advisories will appear on the beach page as a special status red, with an ad.

Read more
Water Quality Graph

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