Alberta Kiteboarding Spots

Alberta may not have the great lakes or the ocean shore but it has many reservoirs and lakes along with frequent strong winds to make for some great kiteboarding. Although there are many good kiteboarding locations all around the province, the following are some of the more frequented kiteboarding spots:

Lake Keho – Near Barrons, AB. Lake Keho the Southern Alberta favorite for kiteboarding with many days of strong winds in the Spring, Summer and Fall months. The more regular dominant winds are from the SW. There are a few spots on the north side of the lake to launch from including Kite Beach, Kehokipa, and Kite Ranch.

Gull Lake – Close to Sylvan Lake, Gull lake offers a little more area and less congested play space. Gull is located just north of Sylvan and has a couple great beaches for setting up your kite. Gull Lake is one of the more accommodating lakes in AB for kiteboarding at due to larger launch areas and shallow water and sandy bottom.

Pigeon Lake – Located east of Wetaskiwin, it is a great place to ride SE winds (from Golden Days beach).

Buffalo Lake – A very nice lake that is located NW of Stettler, AB

Eagle Lake – Situated SE of Strathmore, Eagle lake is a decent kiteboarding spot that is fairly close to Calgary. There are a few launch spots around the lake including the campground (private and with many amenities but a confined launch space, so be careful and courteous) on the SE corner of the lake (when wind is W, NW, N). Also, a launch area on the NW corner of