Lumsden is a town in the Qu'Appelle Valley of Southeastern Saskatchewan. It is a farming community and an unofficial suburb of Regina. Lumsden has an active artistic community, which consists of many writers, painters and sculptors.
Understand
Lumsden is 30 minutes northwest of Regina.
Get in
By car
Lumsden is 30 km northwest of Regina on Highway 11, the main highway connecting Regina and Saskatoon.
By plain
- Regina International Airport. The nearest commercial airport. It has four gates which handle flights from major centres in Canada via Air Canada and WestJet, as well as regular flights during the fall, winter and spring from Las Vegas, Phoenix and Orlando.
Get around
See
Do
- Fenek Farms, 50.6342403°, -104.6841865°, +1 306-209-7205. Fenek Farms is a working farm which features a petting zoo, hay rides and farm tours along with country bike tours and country picnics. 2019-03-14
- Happy Hollow Corn Maze, 50.63977°, -104.8031°, +1 306-540-2400. Sep 8 to Oct 14: Sa Su 10AM-6PM. 15 acres and consisting of a variety of attractions, including a corn maze, pumpkin patch, hay wagon, cow train, pony rides, and petting farm. 2019-03-14
- Outer Edge Adventure Park, 50.66577°, -104.8406°, +1 306-537-4386. Zip line park, year-round accommodation on park grounds. 2019-03-14
- Valeport Marsh (Valeport Wildlife Management Area), 50.74857°, -104.8674°. Tour the extensive wetlands of Valeport Marsh on the southeast side of Last Mountain Lake where migrating shorebirds can be seen. Walk along the mowed dyke-top trail and view the 900-acre wetland conservation project, or bring your canoe and paddle down the scenic Qu’Appelle River. 2019-03-14
Buy
Eat
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Free Bird, 240 James Street N, +1 639-392-7132, freebirdeats@icloud.com. 2021-01-05
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Jane Dough's Bakehouse and Coffee Company, 375 James St N, +1 306-734-7680, jane@janedoughs.ca. M-F 6AM-6:30PM, Sa Su 8AM-5PM. 2021-01-05
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Lumsden Hotel & Steak Pit, 30 2nd Avenue, +1 306-731-2381. 2019-03-14
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The Backyard Restaurant, 320 James Street, +1 306-450-4604. 2019-03-14
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641 Grill (641 Grill & Motel), 2 Fraser Avenue, Craven, +1 306-731-2223. 2019-03-14
Drink
Sleep
Nearby
Craven is a small village in the Qu'Appelle Valley about 10 minutes northeast of Lumsden, and is known its annual country music festival in mid-July.
Connect
Go next
- Regina Beach on the shores of Last Mountain Lake, northwest of Lumsden
- Regina is southeast of Lumsden