Photo: Dawson Provincial Recreation Area Dawson Provincial Recreation Area
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* RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE * $2/night discount 2nd unit on campsite * $2/night senior discount * Hitching rails & loading ramps * water must be boiled prior to use * Open year-round weather-permitting only * Reduced services after Labour Day * Open year-round subject to snow levels
Description: BC Lodging and Campgrounds Association
the basics
The campsites
Things to do nearby
Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.
- Rundle Forebay
- Rundle Forebay
- Spur Line Trail
- Spur Line Trail
- Canmore Engine Bridge
- Canmore Engine Bridge
- Pathway to Bow River
- Pathway to Bow River
Plus 6 user-tagged viewpoints, 2 user-tagged fishing access points, 2 user-tagged climbing crags, 1 user-tagged beach, 1 user-tagged trailhead, 1 user-tagged boat launch on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.
What's around
Dawson Provincial Recreation Area plus 8 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.
Water + services
- Nearest dump station
- Nearest potable water
what to bring
This list adapts to Dawson Provincial Recreation Area. no showers means a travel towel;
If Dawson Provincial Recreation Area is full
Other places to stay within 25 km.
- Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park
- Wapiti Campground (Canmore)
- Canmore Alpine Hostel
- Bow River Campground
- Bow River Campground, Bow Valley Provincial Park
- Three Sisters Campground
- Sp6 - Mount Rundle
- Sp6 - Mount Rundle
Plus 3 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.