Highway 263 is a

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in the

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Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

. Saskatchewan's 200-series highways primarily service its recreational areas. The highway runs from Highway 2 to Highway 264 in

Prince Albert National Park Prince Albert National Park encompasses in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is about north of Saskatoon. Though declared a National parks of Canada, national park March 24, 1927, official opening ceremonies weren't performed by Prime Ministe ...

at Waskesiu Lake. It is about long. Most of Highway 263 lies within the Prince Albert National Park. The section that lies outside of the park passes near the village of

Christopher Lake Christopher Lake ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the District of Lakeland No. 521 and Census Division No. 15. The village lies in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, 2 km south and ...

and the

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of Bell's Beach, Sunnyside Beach, Neis Beach, Emma Lake, and Tweedsmuir. Highway 263 also connects with Highway 952 and also junctions with Highway 240 just inside the national park's boundaries. Both inside and outside the national park, many recreational areas and camping sites are accessible from the highway.

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263 __NOTOC__ Year 263 (Roman numerals, CCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Albinus and Dexter (or, less frequently, year 1016 ''Ab urbe condita''). The ...

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