Riding Mountain National Park was established in 1929 and spans 2973 sq. km at the geographical centre of North America. It is a "wilderness island" rising dramatically out of a sea of farmland in southwest Manitoba. The park consists of three distinct environments as plant and animal communities from the north, south and west converge: the Manitoba Escarpment and its hardwood forests; the Western Highlands of aspen forests and rough fescue grasslands; and the Northern Boreal Forest with its huge stands of evergreen trees and sphagnum-filled bogs. Riding Mountain protects a wide variety of wildlife and plantlife - the park is noted for its great diversity of wildflowers, its large populations of moose and elk, and the highest concentration of black bears in North America.

Rossburn Manitoba is located a short 20km from the southern boundary of Riding Mountain National Park. The Park provides numerous recreational opportunities for tourists and vacationers in Manitoba. Wasagaming and Clear Lake are a short 85km away along Highways 45 and 10.

The west side of Riding Mountain National Park has many options for hiking, camping, fishing, cross-country skiing, and many other outdoor activities.

Deep Lake is open for camping from May till October. Facilities there include well water, privies, canoeing, swimming, and fishing for rainbow and brook trout. Deep Lake is about 25km north of Rossburn on Provincial Road 264.

Tilson Lake hiking trail begins from the road that leads to Deep Lake, and is a difficult back-country camping trail that is 38.5km long. The circle trail includes three campsites separated by no more than 12km.

Cross country skiing can be done at the moderately difficult trails at Flat Lake, which is a 10km tracked trail that begins along the road to Deep Lake, or Moose Lake, which is a 9.6km tracked loop trail that is about 40km north and west of Rossburn along Provincial Road 264.

Fees for the use of these facilities are included in the entry fee charged to enter the National Park.