Touchwood_Hills_Post_Provincial_Park
Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Park
Historic trading outpost and current provincial park in Saskatchewan, Canada
Touchwood Hills Post Provincial Park is the location of a former Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) fur trading post that existed from 1879 to 1909 in the Touchwood Uplands[1] of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. In 1986, the site was designated a provincial park.[2] It is located along Highway 15 in the RM of Kellross No. 247, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Lestock and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Punnichy.
The park is 6.76 ha (16.7 acres) in size and consists of cellar depressions and other archaeological remains from the historic post, including the remnants of the marks left by Red River carts on this segment of the Carlton Trail. There is also a plaque and concrete markers outlining the locations of the original buildings. It is a day-use site only as there are only picnic tables and no other services.[3] Another notable fur trading post, Last Mountain House, is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) to the west on Last Mountain Lake.[4]