Equestrian Camping

A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park your vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley.

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Most equestrian campgrounds are accessed by vehicle. Some are backcountry.
Equestrian campgrounds have facilities which may include hitching rails, horse corrals and loading ramps.
Equestrian campgrounds are intended for campers bringing a horse. Please only book at an equestrian campground if you are using it for equestrian purposes as there are only a few campgrounds available to these users.
Click on the "Campground" name in the chart below to see the details of that site.

Park Name	Campground	Reservations	Campsites
Big Elbow Provincial Recreation Area Kananaskis Country	Big Elbow Backcountry Designated Backcountry		7
Bow Valley Provincial Park Kananaskis Country	Jewell Bay Backcountry Designated Backcountry		7
Castle Provincial Park	Designated Equestrian Camping Area Campground		11
Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area	Running Dog Youth Camp/Day Use Group Use	780-922-3293	0
Cypress Hills Provincial Park	Spring Creek Equestrian Campground		9
Dawson Provincial Recreation Area Kananaskis Country	Dawson Equestrian Campground		5
Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park Kananaskis Country	Mount Romulus Backcountry Designated Backcountry	403-678-3136	10
Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park Kananaskis Country	Mount Romulus Equestrian Backcountry Designated Backcountry	403-678-3136	10
Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park Kananaskis Country	Tombstone Backcountry Designated Backcountry	403-678-3136	11
Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park Kananaskis Country	Tombstone Equestrian Backcountry Designated Backcountry	403-678-3136	4
Etherington Creek Provincial Recreation Area Kananaskis Country	Etherington Equestrian Campground		10
Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park	Random Backcountry Camping Random Backcountry		0
Honeymoon Creek Provincial Recreation Area	Honeymoon Creek Equestrian Group Use		0
Indian Graves Provincial Recreation Area Kananaskis Country	Indian Graves Equestrian Campground	403-995-5554	6
Little Elbow Provincial Recreation Area Kananaskis Country	Little Elbow Equestrian Campground		46
Machesis Lake Provincial Recreation Area	Machesis Lake Campground		20
Mesa Butte Provincial Recreation Area Kananaskis Country	Mesa Butte Equestrian Campground		15
Mesa Butte Provincial Recreation Area Kananaskis Country	Mesa Butte Equestrian Group Use		0
Mount Romulus Backcountry	Mount Romulus Backcountry Designated Backcountry	403-678-3136	10
Peppers Lake Staging Provincial Recreation Area	Peppers Lake Staging Campground		6
Poacher's Landing Provincial Recreation Area	Poachers Landing Campground		6
Rock Lake Provincial Park	Rock Lake Campground	780-865-2154	119
Sheep River Provincial Park Kananaskis Country	Bluerock Equestrian Campground		17
Sheep River Provincial Park Kananaskis Country	Sandy McNabb Equestrian Campground		20
Strawberry Provincial Recreation Area Kananaskis Country	Strawberry Equestrian Campground		20
Sulphur Gates Provincial Recreation Area	Sulphur Gates Campground		15
Whitehorse Creek Provincial Recreation Area	Whitehorse Creek Campground	780-865-2154	26
Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park	Fiddle Backcountry Designated Backcountry		5
Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park	Sawmill Backcountry Designated Backcountry		5
Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park	Trappers Backcountry Designated Backcountry		5
Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park	Whitehorse Falls Backcountry Designated Backcountry		5

Kananaskis Country

Updated: Jul 13, 2020