Birds Hill Lake Central Beach, MB

Part of Birds Hill Provincial Park home to a mix of different landscapes and to a variety of wildlife. Named after James Curtis Bird the lake was originally a single 80 acre lake. Birds Hill Lake has since been divided into 2 portions the smaller southern portion is now a stocked lake (with rainbow and brown trout) called Kingfisher Lake ideal for fishing. Only the northern shore of Birds Hill Lake is designated for swimming. As it is located less than a half hour from Winnipeg its shores can get very crowded in the summer months. There are washrooms and a playground nearby as well as a public phones and a beach safety station. Swimming is unsupervised. This beach can be accessed from either the East or West Beach parking lots.