yes you can swim in ghost lake alberta.

Ghost Lake is one of many popular places to visit in the summer. 

Can you swim in Ghost Lake Alberta?

Yes, you can swim in Ghost Lake Alberta. The lake is clean glacier-melt fed water.

While it’s safe and clean for swimming, it gets deep quickly, and the water is usually cold. It is rarely higher than 12 degrees Celsius.

There’s a lot you can do at Ghost Lake aside from from just swimming.

You can fish, sailboat, kayak, camp and more. Here is a great video with everything you need to know about Ghost Lake Alberta.

The beaches are very rocky and the water is cold, but not so bad on the hot days.

 

Where is Ghost Lake Alberta?

Ghost Lake Alberta is near Cochrane, 48 minutes away from Calgary.

A Google Map screenshot of how to get to Ghost Lake Alberta from Calgary, Alberta. Approximately 48 minutes.

Can You Fish in Ghost Lake?

Yes, you can fish in Ghost Lake. You can catch the following types of fish:

  • Bull Trout
  • Brook Trout
  • Lake Trout
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Cut Throat Trout
  • Brown Trout

Why is it Called Ghost Lake?

Ghost Lake is named after the Ghost Lake Reservoir. The reservoir is called Ghost Reservoir because of an old native myth of a Ghost that haunts the Lake.

Everything You Need to Know about Ghost Lake Alberta

In Summary

  • Ghost Lake is on a long River with relatively high winds. The winds are perfect for sail boating.
  • The reservoir in the Rocky Mountains is fed by glacier melt, which makes it clean for swimming, fishing, and watersports, but it can be on the colder side.
  • However, Canadians are used to swimming in cold Lakes in the peak hot summer months.

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