Skeleton Lake () is a recreational, freshwater

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

, Canada. The lake is Northeast of the town of

Boyle, Alberta Boyle is a village in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located on Highway 63, approximately north of Edmonton. Boyle is named after former Alberta Minister of Education, Justice John Robert Boyle (1871–1936), and founde ...

, along Highway 63. It is in

Athabasca County Athabasca County is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13. Prior to an official renaming on December 1, 2009, Athabasca County was officially known as the ...

, northeast of the City of

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

. The lake's name is a translation of the Cree which means "place of the skeletons." A Cree chief is buried along the eastern shore of the lake. The lake drains through a small creek in Bondiss eastwards towards

Amisk Lake Amisk Lake is a lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, about south-west of Flin Flon, Manitoba. 'Amisk' means beaver in Cree. Along the lake's shores is the community of Denare Beach, a provincial recreati ...

. There are approximately 890 cottage and trailer sites around Skeleton Lake. There are 11 subdivisions surrounding the lake, which are part of the

, containing approximately 300 lots. As well, the Summer Village of

Mewatha Beach Mewatha Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the western shore of Skeleton Lake, east of Boyle. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Mewatha Beach had a ...

with approximately 220 properties, the Summer Village of Bondiss with approximately 195 lots and Shoreline Campground with approximately 170 sites are all on the shores of Skeleton Lake. A public golf course is in the Summer Village of Bondiss on the east side of the lake.

External links

Skeleton Lake Stewardship AssociationAtlas of Alberta Lakes
Athabasca County Skeleton Lake {{NorthernAlberta-geo-stub