Marchand

Marchand Provincial Park is a small recreational park located in southeastern Manitoba near the town of Marchand, serving local communities with accessible outdoor recreation opportunities.

The park supports wildlife typical of southeastern Manitoba agricultural-parkland landscape, including white-tailed deer.

Vegetation at Marchand consists of mixed parkland forest including trembling aspen, bur oak, and Manitoba maple.

The park sits on glacial deposits left behind by retreating ice sheets during the last glaciation.

Marchand experiences a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters typical of southeastern Manitoba.

The Marchand area has been utilized by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.

Marchand Provincial Park was established to provide recreational opportunities for the local community.

The main attraction is the lake beach area, which provides swimming and shoreline recreation.

Marchand Provincial Park offers camping facilities including electrical and non-electrical sites.

Park management focuses on maintaining water quality in the lake through shoreline protection.