Higher Use Means Higher Risk: Many people and many touchpoints means higher risks. We continue to maintain backcountry facilities, but increased use and limited cleaning capacity in the backcountry means higher risks for everyone. Please do your part to help keep the facilities clean.
Be Prepared: Bring your own hand sanitizer, cleaning supplies and toilet paper. Remember, these and any scented items are bear attractants. Store them in the bear-proof lockers on site. You are responsible for your safety and cleanliness in the backcountry.
Clean Your Hands: Wash your hands or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer before and after coming into contact with communal surfaces. This includes door handles, toilet seats, bear-proof bin latches, picnic tables, axe handles, etc. Refrain from touching your face with unclean hands.
Pack it in? Pack it Out: Practice “leave no trace.” Pack out everything you packed in and leave the area better than you found it.
Campground | Nearby City/Town | Sites | Amenities | Season | Reservations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aster Lake BackcountryDesignated Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 5 |
No Fires Permitted Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (8) Creek (Water Source) |
Jun 23 - Nov 30 | Seasonal Closure |
BackcountryDesignated Lakeland Provincial ParkNorth |
Lac La Biche | 38 |
Pit/Vault Toilets Firepits Bear Pole Secure Food Storage Lake (Water Source) |
Year-round |
Open (780-623-7189) |
BackcountryDesignated Lakeland Provincial Recreation AreaNorth |
Lac La Biche | 9 |
Pit/Vault Toilets Firepits Bear Pole Secure Food Storage Lake (Water Source) |
Year-round |
Open (780-623-7189) |
Backcountry CampingDesignated Castle Wildland Provincial ParkSouth |
Crowsnest | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (1-877-537-2757) |
Big Elbow BackcountryDesignated Big Elbow Provincial Recreation AreaKananaskis |
Bragg Creek | 7 |
Firepits Hitching Rails Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (4) Firewood Available River (Water Source) |
May 15 - Nov 30 | Facility Closed |
Borden BackcountryDesignated Whitney Lakes Provincial ParkNorth |
Elk Point | 1 |
Secure Food Storage (1) Pit/Vault Toilets Firepits Lake (Water Source) |
Year-round |
Open (780-594-7856 | (Monday-Friday 8:15am-4:30pm)) |
Deadhorse Meadows BackcountryDesignated Kakwa Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Grande Prairie | - |
Firepits Pit/Vault Toilets Horse Corrals - |
May 1 - Oct 15 |
Open (780-538-5350) |
Elbow Lake BackcountryDesignated Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 15 |
Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (12) No Fires Permitted Lake (Water Source) |
Jun 15 - Nov 30 | Facility Closed |
Fiddle BackcountryDesignated Whitehorse Wildland Provincial ParkCentral |
Robb | 5 |
Hitching Rails Stream (Water Source) |
Year-round |
Open (780-865-8395) |
Forks BackcountryDesignated Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 15 |
Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (16) No Fires Permitted River (Water Source) |
Jun 15 - Nov 30 | Facility Closed |
Jewell Bay BackcountryDesignated Bow Valley Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 7 |
Firepits Hitching Rails Horse Corrals Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (8) Firewood Available Lake (Water Source) |
Jun 16 - Apr 14 | Book It |
Lillian Lake BackcountryDesignated Spray Valley Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 17 |
Firepits Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (16) Lake (Water Source) |
Jun 23 - Nov 30 | Seasonal Closure |
Mount Romulus BackcountryDesignated Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Bragg Creek | 10 |
Firepits Hitching Rails Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (10) Firewood Available River (Water Source) |
May 14 - Nov 30 | Book It |
Mount Romulus Equestrian BackcountryDesignated Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Bragg Creek | 10 |
Firepits Hitching Rails Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (10) Firewood Available River (Water Source) |
May 14 - Nov 30 | Book It |
Point BackcountryDesignated Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 20 |
Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (16) No Fires Permitted Lake/River (Water Source) |
Year-round | Book It |
Quaite Valley BackcountryDesignated Bow Valley Wildland Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 20 |
Firepits Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (8) Firewood Available Jewell Creek (Water Source) |
Year-round | Book It |
Random Backcountry
Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. McMurray | - |
Boat Rentals Cabin/lodge Rentals Fishing charters/guides/outfitters - |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Birch River Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. Chipewyan | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Caribou Mountains Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. Vermilion | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-624-6125) |
Random Backcountry
Chinchaga Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Manning | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-624-6125) |
Random Backcountry
Dillon River Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. McMurray | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Dunvegan West Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Fairview | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-538-5350) |
Random Backcountry
Fidler-Greywillow Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. Chipewyan | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Gipsy Lake Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. McMurray | - |
Cabin/lodge Rentals - |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Grand Rapids Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. McMurray | - |
Boat Rentals Cabin/lodge Rentals Fishing charters/guides/outfitters Pit/Vault Toilets - |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Grizzly Ridge Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Slave Lake | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-849-7100) |
Random Backcountry
Hay-Zama Lakes Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
High Level | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-624-6125) |
Random Backcountry
Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Westlock | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-675-8213) |
Random Backcountry
Kakwa Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Grande Prairie | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-538-5350) |
Random Backcountry
Kazan Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. McMurray | - |
Boat Rentals Cabin/lodge Rentals Fishing charters/guides/outfitters - |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. Chipewyan | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
La Biche River Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Athabasca | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-623-7189) |
Random Backcountry
Lesser Slave Lake Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Lesser Slave Lake | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-849-7100) |
Random Backcountry
Marguerite River Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. McMurray | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Otter-Orloff Lakes Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Slave Lake | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-675-8213) |
Random Backcountry
Peace River Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Peace River | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-624-6125) |
Random Backcountry
Richardson Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. Chipewyan | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Stony Mountain Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. McMurray | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Whitemud Falls Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
Ft. McMurray | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-743-7437) |
Random Backcountry
Winagami Wildland Provincial ParkNorth |
High Prairie | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-849-7100) |
Random Backcountry
Brazeau Canyon Wildland Provincial ParkCentral |
Robb | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-865-8395) |
Random Backcountry
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial ParkCentral |
Barrhead | - |
Hitching Rails Interpretive Viewpoint Pit/Vault Toilets - |
Year-round |
Open (780-960-8170) |
Random Backcountry
Rock Lake - Solomon Creek Wildland Provincial ParkCentral |
Hinton | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-865-8395) |
Random Backcountry
Siffleur WA Wilderness AreaCentral |
Nordegg | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (403-845-8349) |
Random Backcountry
Wapiabi Provincial Recreation AreaCentral |
Rocky Mountain House | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (403-845-8349) |
Random Backcountry
White Goat WA Wilderness AreaCentral |
Nordegg | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (403-845-8349) |
Random Backcountry
Whitehorse Wildland Provincial ParkCentral |
Robb | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-865-8395) |
Random Backcountry
Willmore Wilderness ParkCentral |
Grande Cache | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (780-865-8395) |
Random Backcountry
Don Getty Wildland Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (403-678-0760) |
Random Backcountry
Ghost River WA Wilderness AreaKananaskis |
Canmore | - |
- |
Year-round |
Open (587-830-2198) |
Ribbon Falls BackcountryDesignated Spray Valley Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 10 |
Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (8) No Fires Permitted River (Water Source) |
Jun 14 - Nov 30 | Seasonal Closure |
Ribbon Lake BackcountryDesignated Spray Valley Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 20 |
Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (12) No Fires Permitted Lake (Water Source) |
Jun 23 - Nov 30 | Seasonal Closure |
Rummel Lake Winter BackcountryDesignated Spray Valley Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 1 |
Pit/Vault Toilets No Fires Permitted |
Dec 19 - Apr 1 | Book It |
Sawmill BackcountryDesignated Whitehorse Wildland Provincial ParkCentral |
Robb | 5 |
Hitching Rails Pit/Vault Toilets Bear Pole Stream (Water Source) |
Year-round |
Open (780-865-8395) |
Three Isle Lake BackcountryDesignated Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 16 |
No Fires Permitted Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (16) Lake/Creek (Water Source) |
Jun 23 - Nov 30 | Seasonal Closure |
ThreepointDesignated Bluerock Wildland Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Bragg Creek | - |
- |
Year-round |
Facility Closed (403-678-0760) |
Tombstone BackcountryDesignated Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Bragg Creek | 11 |
Firepits Hitching Rails Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (6) Firewood Available River (Water Source) |
Jun 14 - Nov 30 | Seasonal Closure |
Tombstone Equestrian BackcountryDesignated Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Bragg Creek | 4 |
Firepits Hitching Rails Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (6) Firewood Available River (Water Source) |
Jun 14 - Nov 30 | Seasonal Closure |
Trappers BackcountryDesignated Whitehorse Wildland Provincial ParkCentral |
Robb | 5 |
Hitching Rails Pit/Vault Toilets Bear Pole Stream (Water Source) |
Year-round |
Open (780-865-8395) |
Turbine Canyon BackcountryDesignated Peter Lougheed Provincial ParkKananaskis |
Canmore | 12 |
No Fires Permitted Pit/Vault Toilets Secure Food Storage (12) River (Water Source) |
Jun 23 - Nov 30 | Facility Closed |
Whitehorse Falls BackcountryDesignated Whitehorse Wildland Provincial ParkCentral |
Robb | 5 |
Hitching Rails Stream (Water Source) |
Year-round |
Open (780-865-8395) |