Parkland is an informal geographic region of the Canadian province of Manitoba, located between Lakes Manitoba and Winnipegosis on the east and the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border on the west.
The largest population centre is the city of Dauphin, and the second largest is the town of Swan River. Riding Mountain National Park, Duck Mountain Provincial Park, and Asessippi Provincial Park are also located in the region, as well as Manitoba's highest point, Baldy Mountain.
Together with the Westman Region to the south, Parkland composes the broader Prairie Mountain region, and is provided health services via Prairie Mountain Health. As of 2021, the Parkland region had a population of 41,575.
Major communities Urban municipalities:
Dauphin (city) Swan River (town)
Unorganized areas:
Unorganized Division No. 17 Unorganized North Division No. 20 Unorganized South Division No. 20
Rural municipalities and communities Rural municipalityUnincorporated communitiesCensus divisionAlonsa Alonsa Amaranth Bacon Ridge Bluff Creek Cayer Eddystone Harcus Kinosota Lonely Lake Moore Dale Portia Reedy Creek Reykjavik Shergrove Silver RidgeNo. 17Dauphin Keld North Junction Paulson Sifton Trembowla Valley RiverNo. 17Ethelbert Ethelbert (UUC) Garland Mink CreekNo. 17Gilbert Plains Ashville Gilbert Plains (UUC) Halicz Venlaw ZoriaNo. 17Grandview Grandview (UUC) MeharryNo. 17Lakeshore East Bay Freedale Magnet Makinak Million Moose Bay Ochre River Rorketon Toutes Aides WeidenNo. 17McCreary Glencairn McCreary (UUC) Norgate ReeveNo. 17Minitonas – Bowsman Bowsman (UUC) Minitonas (UUC) Renwer (unorganized hamlet)No. 20Mossey River Fork River Oak Brae Volga Winnipegosis (UUC)No. 17Mountain Bellsite Birch River Cowan Duck River Lenswood Mafeking Novra Pine River Pulp River SclaterNo. 20Riding Mountain West Angusville Cracknell Dropmore Endcliffe Inglis (local urban district) Lennard Petlura Shellmouth SilvertonNo. 16Roblin Bield Boggy Creek Deepdale Makaroff Merridale Roblin (UUC) San Clara Shevlin Shortdale Tummel Walkerburn ZelenaNo. 16Rossburn Birdtail Olha Rossburn VistaNo. 16Russell – Binscarth Binscarth Harrowby Johnson Millwood Russell (UUC)No. 16Ste. Rose Laurier (designated place) Ste. Amélie Ste. Rose du Lac (UUC) ValpoyNo. 17Swan Valley West Benito Durban KenvilleNo. 20
First Nations and reserves
Ebb and Flow (Ebb and Flow 52) Gambler (Gambler 63, partly) Tootinaowaziibeeng Valley River 63A Waywayseecappo
Recreation and points of interest
Parks and geography
Asessippi Provincial Park Asessippi Ski Area — Manitoba's largest ski resort Dauphin Lake Duck Mountain Provincial Forest Duck Mountain Provincial Park Baldy Mountain — Manitoba's highest peak Manipogo Provincial Park Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve Riding Mountain National Park Shellmouth Reservoir Thunderhill Ski Area Valley River
Transport
Dauphin station Gilbert Plains station Grandview railway station Laurier railway station Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport Ochre River station Roblin railway station Ste. Rose du Lac Airport Provincial Trunk Highways 5, 10, 16, 20, and 83 Swan River Airport
Recreation and other
Assiniboine Community College (satellite campus) Credit Union Place Dauphin’s Countryfest Inglis Grain Elevators National Historic Site Richardson Recreation and Wellness Centre Swan River Centennial Arena Waywayseecappo Wolverines Complex
Sports teams
Dauphin Kings Swan Valley Stampeders Waywayseecappo Wolverines
References
External links Parkland Regional Profile Parkland Tourism Community Profile: Census Division No. 16, Manitoba; Statistics Canada Community Profile: Census Division No. 17, Manitoba; Statistics Canada Community Profile: Census Division No. 20, Manitoba; Statistics Canada