Point Backcountry Camping, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

what to expect

Three reservable campgrounds and two group camping areas, plus three first come, first served campgrounds in this park offer varying levels of services and facilities. Tenters will find some walk-in tenting at Boulton Campground in addition to the entire campground at Mt Sarrail. RV users will find sites with Power/Water or Power/Water/Sewer hookups at Boulton Creek and Elkwood campgrounds. The Kananaskis Lakes and surrounding mountains offer abundant recreational opportunities with many hiking, biking and cross-country ski trails. With Interpretive Programming and an amazing Discovery Centre, this park is not to be missed.

Description: Alberta Parks

the basics

The campsites

Things to do nearby

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

• Upper Lake Circuit Junction Trailhead · 2.1 km · Google Maps ↗
• Rawson Lake Trailhead Trailhead · 4.0 km · Google Maps ↗
• View of the Lake in front of Mt. Sarrail Viewpoint · 4.2 km · Google Maps ↗
• View of the Lake in front of Mt. Sarrail Viewpoint · 4.2 km · Google Maps ↗
• End of Rawson Lake Trail Trailhead · 4.4 km · Google Maps ↗

What's around

Point Backcountry Camping, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park plus 5 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

Water + services

• Nearest dump station 5.3 km · Google Maps ↗
• Nearest potable water — Free Drinking Water 7.7 km · Google Maps ↗

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

what to bring

This list adapts to Point Backcountry Camping, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. no showers means a travel towel;

If Point Backcountry Camping, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park is full

Other places to stay within 25 km.

• Point Backcountry Campground Dispersed camping · 137 m · Google Maps ↗
• Kananaskis Interlakes Campground Public campground · 3.3 km · Google Maps ↗
• Interlakes Campground, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Public campground · 3.4 km · Google Maps ↗
• Forks Backcountry Camping, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Public campground · 3.9 km · Google Maps ↗
• Mount Sarrail Walk-in Tenting Campground, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Public campground · 4.1 km · Google Maps ↗
• Lower Lake Campground Public campground · 4.2 km · Google Maps ↗
• Lower Lake Campground, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Public campground · 4.3 km · Google Maps ↗
• Lower Lake Campground Public campground · 4.4 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 3 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.