Photo: Bow Valley Campground Bow Valley Campground
Alberta Parks inside Bow Valley Provincial Parkwhat 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
Things to do nearby
Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.
- Viewing Platform
- Viewing Platform
- Bowfort Waterfront
- Bowfort Waterfront
- Hector Waterfront
- Hector Waterfront
- yates
- yates
Plus 6 user-tagged viewpoints on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.
What's around
Bow Valley Campground plus 8 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.
Water + services
- Nearest dump station
20 user-tagged water sources on OpenStreetMap.
what to know
Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.
what to bring
This list adapts to Bow Valley Campground. no showers means a travel towel;
If Bow Valley Campground is full
Other places to stay within 25 km.
- Elk Flats Group Campsite
- Elk Flats Group Campsite
- Elk Flats Group Campground
- Willow Rock Campground
- Camp Chief Hector YMCA
- Owl Group
- Owl Group
- Grey Jay Group Campground
Plus 10 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.