Hazlet Regional Park

Hazlet Regional Park
Regional park
Country	Canada
Cities	Nearest Village, Hazlet, Saskatchewan

Hazlet Regional Park is a recreation area located in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. Within the park are campsites, play area, spray pool, a tennis court and golf course.

History

Country Singer Aaron Pritchett performed in the Hazlet Regional Park on June 30, 2012

In the dry years of the 1930s the need for a reliable water supply for the Hazlet district became apparent. On June 5, 1935 Peter Haukeness wrote a letter to the Department of Agriculture, Dominion of Canada asking for a grant to build an earthen dam west of Hazlet.^[1] Work eventually commenced on June 2, 1937 with men, horses and scrapers. Work was completed in eleven days. It took the following hours of labour: 364 man hours with four horses at $0.70 an hour, 118 man hours with two horses at $0.50 an hour, 688 man hours at $0.26 an hour for a total cost of $400.20. This work created a small body of water known locally as "The Dam".

In the spring of 1960 a committee was formed to look into the idea of forming a regional park at the Hazlet Dam. Regional Park status was applied for and was received in the fall of 1960^[1] making it one of the original Regional Parks in the province. The first trees were planted in 1961 with more plantings in the following years. The park soon had playground equipment, a cook house, benches, sun shades and a golf course. Hilltop Golfcourse is a nine-hole sand green course located on the east side of the lake. The remainder of the park amenities are located on the west side of the water. Over the years a tennis court, bonfire pits, electrified campsites and a beach volleyball court were added.

The Area

Hazlet Regional Park is located just west of Hazlet, Saskatchewan. The main feature of the park is a man-made lake which was created in 1937 by the construction of an earthern dam. On the west side of the lake is a campground, playground, tennis court, cookhouse and beach volleyball court. East of the water is Hilltop Golf Course, a nine-hole sand green course.

Village of Hazlet

The village of Hazlet is located in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada.

RM of Pittville

The park lies within the RM of Pittville.

External links

http://hazletsk.com/attractions.htm

References

1 2 Hazlet and Its Heritage "Hazlet Regional Park" Hazlet, Saskatchewan, Hazlet Historical Society 1987. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

Protected Areas in Saskatchewan

National parks	Grasslands National Park Prince Albert National Park

Provincial parks	Athabasca Sand Dunes Blackstrap Buffalo Pound Candle Lake Cannington Manor Clarence-Steepbank Lakes Clearwater River Crooked Lake Cumberland House Cypress Hills Danielson Douglas Duck Mountain Echo Valley Fort Carlton Fort Pitt Good Spirit Lake Greenwater Lake Katepwa Point Lac La Ronge Last Mountain House Makwa Lake Meadow Lake Moose Mountain Narrow Hills Pike Lake Rowan's Ravine Saskatchewan Landing Saskatchewan River Forks Stanley Mission Steele Narrows St. Victor Petroglyphs The Battlefords Touchwood Hills Post Wildcat Hill Wood Mountain Post

National Historic Sites of Canada in Saskatchewan	Addison Sod House Batoche Battle of Cut Knife Battle of Duck Lake Battle of Fish Creek Battleford Court House Bell Farm Biggar Railway Station Canadian Bank of Commerce Claybank Brick Plant College Building Cumberland House Cypress Hills Massacre Doukhobors at Veregin Esterhazy Flour Mill Forestry Farm Park and Zoo Former Prince Albert City Hall Fort de la Corne Fort Battleford Fort Carlton Fort Espérance Fort Livingstone Fort Pelly Fort Pitt Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Walsh Frenchman Butte Government House Gravelbourg Ecclesiastical Buildings Gray Burial Site Holy Trinity Church Humboldt Post Office Île-à-la-Crosse Keyhole Castle Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary Moose Jaw Court House Motherwell Homestead Next of Kin Memorial Avenue Old Government House / Saint-Charles Scholasticate Prince Albert Arts Centre Saskatchewan Legislative Building and Grounds Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific) Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm Steele Narrows Wanuskewin

Urban and regional parks	Big Dig Carlton Trail Regional Park Cenotaph Fishing Lake Regional Park Palliser Regional Park Statue of Queen Elizabeth II riding Burmese Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald Touchwood Hills Provincial Park Victoria Park Wascana Centre Woody River Recreation Site

Museums	The Evolution of Education Museum Historical Society Museum Mendel Art Gallery RCMP Heritage Centre Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections Royal Saskatchewan Museum Saskatchewan Railway Museum Saskatchewan Western Development Museum

Geography of Saskatchewan	Athabasca Basin Carlton Trail Carswell crater Cypress Hills Deep Bay crater Elbow crater Gow crater Mackenzie dike swarm Madge Lake Maple Creek crater Methye Portage Palliser's Triangle Porcupine Hills Pheasant Creek Red Coat Trail Saskatchewan Valley Spruce Falls, Saskatchewan Viewfield crater Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

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