Located in the Northwest Territories, in the town of Hay River, the Hay River Territorial Park campground is located on the southern shore of the Great Slave Lake. To get here stay on the Mackenzie Highway to Hay River, the Park is about 10 kms/6 miles past the Visitor Information Centre heading north. The campground has 35 powered campsites and modern amenities, including a group camping area and laundry facilities. This park offers fantastic swimming, clean private campsites and is close to town for all the amenities. En-route to the Park enjoy the unique view of the barges and fishing vessels plying the waters be sure to grab a fishing licence at the local hardware store and cast a line in for some northern pike. An icon of the NWT, The Great Slave Lake is a remnant of an enormous inland sea, scoured out of the Canadian shield by glaciers during the last ice age, The Lake is the second largest in Canada, completely contained within Canadian boundaries, it's area more than 28,430 square kms/10,980 square miles. This is the deepest lake in North America at 616 metres/2,027 feet at its depths.