Riding Mountain National Park
Riding Mountain is a national park located in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The park covers an area of 2,973 km2. Since 1986, a biosphere reserve with the same name has been established here.
The park lies in the Manitoba Escarpment, which has an average height of approximately 500 meters. Boreal forests lie in the northern parts of Riding Mountain Park, deciduous forests to the east, and a large number of fields and swamps to the west. There are different types of soils in the park, on which different types of trees grow. Aspens, balsamic poplars, and white firs usually grow on dry soils; Banks pines grow mainly on sandy soils; black firs and American larches grow on wet soils. The average temperature in July is 15.6 °C and -20.6 °C in January.
The national park is home to 233 species of birds, 60 mammals and 10 more representatives of reptiles and lizards. Moose, wolves, beavers, black bears, white-tailed deer, coyotes, and buffaloes are more common than others.
There are a huge number of active recreation activities in the Riding Mountain National Park. There are 400 km of trails for travelers, passing through harsh gorges, meadows, and evergreen forests. You can also ride a bike near Lake Baldy or practice horse riding. With the arrival of winter, fans of skiing and snowmobiling are gathering from the park. Insulated huts and picnic areas have been built on the trails for them. Fishing enthusiasts will not be left out of Riding Mountain either, for them there are many lakes with clear water in which you can fish: walleye, perch, and trout splash in the swift rivers. But you need to purchase a license for fishing. In addition to all this, the park has tennis courts and a golf cart.
