Weather Alert: Snowfall and cold conditions are expected across Alberta. Check the weather forecast and 511 Alberta before heading out. Drive with caution and be prepared for changing conditions in our parks.
Weather Alert: Snowfall and cold conditions are expected across Alberta. Check the weather forecast and 511 Alberta before heading out. Drive with caution and be prepared for changing conditions in our parks.
Effective Date: August 4, 2025 - Until Further Notice
Where: Cache Lake Campground , Jarvis Lake Campground , Kelleys Bathtub Day Use , William A. Switzer Provincial Park
Details:There is no water available from the hand pump at Cache Lake Campground, Jarvis Lake Campground and at Kelleys Bathtub Day Use Area.
Please come prepared with your own water.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Effective Date: September 1, 2026
Where: Gregg Lake Campground , Switzer Park Visitor Centre VisitorCentre , Gregg Lake Campground Booth
Details:The Gregg Lake Campground Booth and the Visitor Centre is now closed for the season. We look forward to seeing you next May long weekend!
William A. Switzer Provincial Park is located in the heart of the Alberta Northern Rockies. The 63 km park has five campgrounds along a chain of five lakes surrounded by tall forests of pine, spruce and aspen. The park offers year-round recreational opportunities to connect with nature. Favourite activities include relaxing at the beach, paddle boarding on the lakes, canoeing Jarvis Creek, water skiing, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, snow shoeing, and cross-country skiing. During the summer months, families can join park interpreters for guided hikes and entertaining amphitheatre shows. A quaint visitor centre offers maps, brochures, and exhibits on the region, as well as a popular giftshop for those who love nature crafts, clothing, and books. Switzer Park is home to iconic Canadian wildlife including grizzly and black bears, wolves, cougars, moose, beavers, deer, eagles, and loons. Diverse hiking trails offer stunning view of the Rocky Mountains, upper foothills, kettle lakes, and montane forests. The Athabasca Lookout Trail is regarded as one of the most spectacular day hikes in the Northern Rockies.
The campgrounds in Switzer Park offer a wide range of camping experiences from rustic secluded sites to power hookups, showers, and flush toilets. Gregg Lake is the largest campground with a mix of power, power/water, and unserviced sites. Gregg Lake offers a campground booth, firewood sales, playground, amphitheatre, potable water, showers, dumping station, and boat launch. Jarvis Lake Campground offers powered sites and is located on popular Jarvis Lake with a small beach, playground, vault toilets, dock and hand launch. The large day use area and public beach at Jarvis Lake is connected to the campground by a hiking trail. Cache Campground is a small, rustic, forested campground with tent pads, a water pump, camp shelter with a wood stove, vault toilets and a playground. Halfway and Graveyard are first-come, first-served campgrounds located in a small meadow near Kettle Lakes and Jarvis Creek.
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Beach
Birding
Camping
Canoeing/Kayaking
Environmental Education
Fishing
Ice Fishing
Interpretive Program
Power Boating
Swimming
Wildlife Viewing
Winter Camping
Geocaching
Electric Bicycles