Spruce Woods Provincial Park

Manitoba


Un-Manitoban shifting sand dunes in this 270-sq-km park provide a home for unlikely cacti and creatures, including Manitoba's only lizard: the 20cm-long northern prairie skink. Stretch your legs on the 1.6km trail to the dunes at Spirit Sands, with a viewpoint along the way to survey your sandy domain.


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