Majeau Lake NA is a protected area consisting of two OC-parcels and a PNT site under a Grazing Lease. The North-OC section is mostly undisturbed, offering a 1-2 KM walk. It features beautiful scenery but lacks amenities, with an overall visit worth rating of 2 out of 5.
Majeau Lake is a complex of sites made up of two OC parcels and a larger PNT site. The PNT is under a Grazing Lease and requires pre-approval before accessing it.
The North-OC portion is undisturbed save for a gas pipeline right of way running diagonally across the Eastern portion.
Fact Facts
- Winter Challenge Category: Off the Beaten Track.
- Worth Visiting
- No Washrooms.
- Not Kid Focused
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Area Details
- Name/Owner: Provincial Order in Council and Protected Notation Natural Area.
- Is it Worth It and Why Go Here?: Overall (2 out of 5) A cut line runs NW to SE through the Eastern part of the site. This makes for a good 1-2 KM walk. There are other tracks, that might be good for further exploration.
- Wayne Gretzky Units: 74 KM
- Trail Classification: Rating: 4; Access: Granted; Develop: Non-Human.; Maint: No Human Interventions. ; Season: All Season: The trail is wide enough for four season travel. It may also be easier in the winter to snowshoe over the undergrowth.
- The Drive Out: The highways NW of Edmonton are full of pastoral vistas. Highway 33, the Grizzly Trail, is a narrow 2-lane highway but still very much worth driving.
- The Other Shoe: Hunting and botanical pursuits. The area is wet enough that it likely supports healthy mushroom populations.
- Frank’s Trip Notes
- First done: 2025-07-03. Weather: Cool, overcast to rain, and unsettled. Later that day, a funnel cloud touched down in the area.
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Veiny Pea (Lathyrus venosus), Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter. 
Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium), Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter. 
Prairie Woundwort (Stachys pilos), Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter. 
Giant Red Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata), Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter. 
A cocoon created by a spittlebug nymph. They excrete a substance from their anus, along with air, which creates this protective covering; Genus Philaenus, Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter. 
Surveryors tape suggests an attempt to extend the ATV track in the area, Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter. 
Looking West from the pipeline corridor at an overgrown track heading West into the site, Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter. 
Looking SE into a large clearing, possibly where the gas pipeline right away branches, Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter. 
Looking SE into the site from TWP 574 along a natural gas pipeline corridor, Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter. 
Looking East into the SW corner of the site from RR 34, Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter. 
Overgrown track heading East from RR 34, Majeau Lake NA (North-OC), 2025-07-03, P. Potter.
Notes and Reference
- Majeau Lake Natural Area | SAPAA
- DONOVAN, LARRY. ALBERTA PLACE NAMES: The Fascinating People & Stories behind the Naming of Alberta. Canada: DRAGON HILL PUB, 2007.
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