In late spring and early summer the females can be seen laying eggs in sandy soil throughout the park.

Its southeast corner is adjacent to the International Peace Garden which is located in both Manitoba and the U.S. state of North Dakota.

[citation needed]Following the last ice age, Turtle Mountain Provincial Park became the first inhabited location in Manitoba.

[3] Métis from the Red River Colony travelled to Turtle Mountain Provincial Park for annual hunting trips between 1810 and 1870.

[2] The location was known by the Métis as Tête de Tortue, seeing a resemblance to the buckler of a turtle, its head being represented by the conical mound standing out from one end (CPCGN files).

[10] This region is covered by glacial till and fluvioglacial deposits, which remain from the pleistocene ice age.

[11] Once deglaciation finished 14,000 years ago the irregular melting pattern left the area covered in hummocky terrain.

[6] This park is home to the largest oak trees in Manitoba, which are the lone survivors of a fire that occurred in the early 20th century.

[2] Many of the water bodies are less than 15 feet deep, which often results in a winter decline in fish populations due to lack of oxygen.

[6] Turtle Mountain Provincial Park is located within the temperate deciduous forest, and is predominantly covered by Populus tremuloides (trembling aspen).

[9] Turtle mountain is home to many wildlife species such as moose, white-tailed deer, beaver, raccoons, and various types of birds.