, ▁Al berta , ▁Canada , ▁in ▁Lac ▁La ▁B iche ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁contains ▁numerous ▁la kes , ▁such ▁as ▁Kin na ird , ▁Jackson , ▁McG uff in , ▁D ab bs , ▁Shaw , ▁and ▁Black ett , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁other ▁smaller ▁water b od ies . ▁The ▁Lak eland ▁Provin cial ▁Rec re ation ▁Area ▁contains ▁P ine h urst ▁Lake , ▁Se i bert , ▁Touch wood ▁and ▁Iron wood ▁L akes . ▁ ▁Park ▁planning ▁and ▁development ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁the ▁provincial ▁park ▁Disc uss ions ▁of ▁Lak eland ▁Provin cial ▁Park ▁were ▁on going ▁for ▁dec ades ▁before ▁the ▁park ▁was ▁designated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁under ▁consideration ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁recre ation ▁area . ▁In cre asing ▁use ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁small - scale ▁facilities ▁by ▁the ▁provincial ▁Department ▁of ▁High ways ▁and ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁a ▁park ▁res ervation ▁was ▁created ▁from ▁Lac ▁La ▁B iche ▁to ▁Cold ▁Lake , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁areas ▁now ▁in ▁Lak eland ▁Provin cial ▁Park . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁existing ▁facilities ▁were ▁facing ▁substantial ▁use ▁press ures . ▁Re ports ▁from ▁the ▁provincial ▁government ▁described ▁the ▁recre ational ▁infrastr ucture ▁as ▁" min imal " ▁and ▁suggested ▁impro ving ▁the ▁" limited ▁road ▁access ." ▁Disc