Lusk Creek Provincial Recreation Area

what to expect

This quiet picnic site is located adjacent to Lusk Creek. The creek is named for Tom Lusk, who was a guide, packer and homesteader in the region.

Description: Alberta Parks

the basics

Things to do nearby

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

• River Surfing Viewing Viewpoint · 2.1 km · Google Maps ↗
• River Surfing Viewing Viewpoint · 2.1 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 4 user-tagged viewpoints, 1 user-tagged boat launch on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

What's around

Lusk Creek Provincial Recreation Area plus 2 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

Water + services

• Nearest dump station 1.8 km · Google Maps ↗
• Nearest potable water 8.1 km · Google Maps ↗

what to bring

This list adapts to Lusk Creek Provincial Recreation Area. no showers means a travel towel;

If Lusk Creek Provincial Recreation Area is full

Other places to stay within 25 km — ones with openings in the next 14 days listed first.

• Stoney Creek Provincial Recreation Area limited openings Public campground · 758 m · Google Maps ↗
• Stoney Creek Group Dispersed camping · 672 m · Google Maps ↗
• Stoney Park Public campground · 1.4 km · Google Maps ↗
• Tim Horton Children's Ranch Dispersed camping · 1.4 km · Google Maps ↗
• Canoe Meadows Tent Campground Dispersed camping · 2.4 km · Google Maps ↗
• Old Baldy Pass Trail Provincial Recreation Area Public campground · 3.1 km · Google Maps ↗
• Bow Valley Provincial Park Public campground · 4.7 km · Google Maps ↗
• Jewell Bay Backcountry Campground Dispersed camping · 5.1 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 4 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.