Bow River Campground, Bow Valley  Provincial Park · Bow Valley Provincial Park Photo: Bow River Campground, Bow Valley  Provincial Park

Bow River Campground, Bow Valley  Provincial Park

ab parks inside Bow Valley Provincial Park
Bow Valley Provincial Park · Alberta

what to expect

Bow Valley Provincial Park was established in 1959 in the arch of the Bow River at its confluence with the Kananaskis River. The park is one of many within the Kananaskis Country parks system. Visitors can enjoy beautiful trails for hiking, biking, bird watching and wildlife viewing. Spread along the river in the stunning Bow Valley are five reservable campgrounds, one first come, first served campground, and five group camping areas in the park that offer a range of basic to full service sites with many amenities and activities to enjoy.

Description: Alberta Parks

the basics

fire pitfirewoodraw:Birdingraw:Campingraw:Fire Pitsdrinking waterraw:Equestrianraw:Geocachingraw:Water Pumpraw:Snowshoeingraw:Wind Surfingraw:Power Boatingraw:Rock Climbingraw:Trail Runningraw:Vault Toiletsraw:Winter Campingraw:Wildlife Viewingraw:Canoeing/Kayakingraw:Firewood - Chargeraw:Mt.Biking/Cyclingraw:Hiking Backcountryraw:Backcountry Campingraw:Secure Food Storageraw:Cross Country Skiingraw:Hiking - Front Country

The campsites

Total sites
59

Things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

Plus 2 user-tagged boat launches, 2 user-tagged viewpoints, 2 user-tagged climbing crags on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

What's around

Bow River Campground, Bow Valley  Provincial Park plus 8 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

Water + services

what to bring

This list adapts to Bow River Campground, Bow Valley  Provincial Park. no showers means a travel towel;

If Bow River Campground, Bow Valley  Provincial Park is full

Other places to stay within 25 km.

Plus 5 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.

Data refreshed 2026-06-13. Sources: Alberta Hotel & Lodging Assoc.. Neighbourhood joins 16 named anchors.