Discover the most magical spots to pitch your tent or park your rig on your next Bow Valley Provincial Park adventure.
Explore the mountains and meadows of scenic Kananaskis Country.
Whether your camping style requires a fully serviced campground site with modern amenities or a thoroughly rustic backcountry site far away from the rest of the world, one of the campgrounds in Bow Valley Provincial Park will fit the bill. The area doesn’t attract as many tourists as nearby Banff National Park, but it’s just as beautiful and is an excellent Canadian Rockies respite not far from Calgary, Alberta. There are plenty of alpine hiking and biking trails, plus pretty riverside scenery and lakes for paddling.
Being in the mountains means colder weather and snow later in the spring and earlier in the fall than at lower altitudes, so even in the summer, make sure you are prepared for cooler temperatures. Front country camping ends when summer does, but Jewell Bay Backcountry Campground is open four seasons. The equestrian campground only closes mid-April to mid-June for the annual elk run.