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What is special about Cypress Hills?
In addition to front-country camping, the Centre Block of the park features exceptional amenities including a resort, swimming pool, hiking trails, ziplining and one of the largest Dark Sky Preserves in the world. Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is the perfect year-round destination that the whole family can enjoy.
Where is the Cypress Hills?
southwestern Saskatchewan
The Cypress Hills are a geographical region of hills in southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta, Canada. The hills are part of the Missouri Coteau upland. The highest point in the Cypress Hills is at Head of the Mountain in Alberta at 1,466 m (4,810 ft).
What town is closest to Cypress Hills?
Maple Creek
Centre Block. The main access to the Centre Block is via TransCanada Highway #1 to highway #21 south. Maple Creek is the closest town with Swift Current, SK and Medicine Hat, AB the closest major urban centres, both approximately 120 km away.
How did Cypress Hills get its name?
The hills’ name probably derives from an early French Canadian explorers’ term, montagne de cyprès, used to describe their pine-covered character. The word cyprès (cypress) was widely, though erroneously, used in reference to Canadian pine forests.
Can you boat at elkwater?
Elkwater Lake provides great opportunities for water sports enthusiasts and is the largest body of water in the park at 4km long. The Park allows all boats including motor boats, wind surfers, sailing boats, jet skis, paddle boats and canoes etc.
What animals live in Cypress Hills?
The varied plant communities here provide homes for many animals including elk, moose, wild turkeys, deer, pine martens and cougars. There are no bears in the Cypress Hills (the last one was shot in 1890).
Can you swim in Cypress Hills?
The rolling hills, clear blue waters and lush forests found in Cypress Hill Interprovincial Park make it an attractive outdoor destination for all ages. Visitors can access the water on Loch Leven near the Cypress Hills Resort, where you can relax or swim in the beautiful lake.
Is the plains grizzly extinct?
The Great Plains Restoration Council considers the plains grizzly a seperate specie, ursus horribilis horribilis and declares it extinct.
Should you grab a snake by the tail or head?
Picking up snakes by tail – You should avoid picking a snake up by the tail only. Most snakes lack the muscles to be able to curl up and bite your hand; however, they can thrash and squirm enough to easily catch you on another area of the body.
What nationality are the guys from Cypress Hill?
Cypress Hill (founded 1988) is a Latino American hip-hop group based in South Gate, California. Founded in 1988, the three original members of Cypress Hill are Cuban-born rapper Sen Dog, rapper of Mexican and Cuban ancestry B-Real, and Italian American DJ Muggs.