Camping in Southwest Alberta

Camping in Southwest Alberta

Visitors have a wide range of camping options in Southwest Alberta. In addition to the national and provincial park campgrounds in the region - often booked to capacity in the summer season—almost every community offers travellers a place to camp, whether you have a tent or an R.V. You can choose from a riverside or municipal site where the camping is often free but the amenities are limited. Or, for a reasonable daily fee, you can pitch your tent or pull your rig into one of our many campgrounds that offer full amenities.  Excellent camping opportunities exist throughout southwestern Alberta region. We invite you to experience the great outdoors in our region.

Family-operated Campgrounds

• Castle River Rodeo Campground, near Beaver Mines
• Great Canadian Barn Dance, near Hill Spring
• Hiawatha Campground, near Crowsnest Pass
• Lee Creek Campground, Cardston
• Adanac Adventures, Crowsnest Pass
• Crowsnest Mountain Resort, Crowsnest Pass
• Lost Lemon Campground & Cabins, Crowsnest Pass
• Buffalo Plains R.V. Park & Campground, Fort Macleod
• Daisy May Campground, Fort Macleod
• Painted Trak Farms, Glenwood
• Sleepy Hollow Campground, Pincher Creek
• Waterton Springs Campground is closed for the 2019 season and hopes to reopen in 2021
• Whisper Valley Campground & RV Park

Community-operated Campgrounds

• Bellecrest Community Campground, Crowsnest Pass
• Pincher Creek Veteran's Memorial Campground, Pincher Creek
• Granview Recreation Park, Granum
• Spring Glen Park & Campground
• Crooked Creek Campground, Waterton Lakes
• Centennial Campground, Claresholm

Alberta Parks and Recreation Areas Campgrounds

Visit https://albertaparks.ca/ for complete Alberta Parks information. 

• Island Lake Provincial Recreation Area
• Castle Falls Provincial Recreation Area
• Chinook Provincial Recreation Area
• Beauvais Lake Provincial Park
• Chain Lakes Provincial Park
• Willow Creek Provincial Park
• Bob Creek Wildland
• Maycroft Provincial Recreation Area
• Oldman Dam Provincial Recreation Area
• Oldman River Provincial Recreation Area
• Lundbreck Falls Provincial Recreation Area
• Lynx Creek Provincial Recreation Area
• Waterton Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area
• Police Outpost Provincial Park
• Payne Lake Provincial Recreation Area
• St. Mary Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area
• Woolford Provincial Park

Waterton Lakes National Park Campgrounds

• Waterton Townsite
• Crandell Mountain Campground is closed for the 2020 operating season due to impacts from the Kenow Wildfire
• Belly River Campground- is closed for the 2020 camping season