Waiparous Valley Viewpoint Provincial Recreation Area

what to expect

Location: 75 km northwest of Cochrane on Forestry Trunk Road (Hwy. 40); approximately 300 km from Edmonton & 105 km from Calgary

Description: Alberta Parks

the basics

Things to do nearby

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

• Waiparous Valley Lookout Viewpoint · 128 m · Google Maps ↗
• Waiparous Valley Lookout Viewpoint · 128 m · Google Maps ↗

Plus 1 user-tagged trailhead on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

What's around

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

Water + services

• Nearest dump station 37 km · Google Maps ↗
• Nearest potable water 37 km · Google Maps ↗

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

what to bring

This list adapts to Waiparous Valley Viewpoint Provincial Recreation Area. no showers means a travel towel;

If Waiparous Valley Viewpoint Provincial Recreation Area is full

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

• Ghost Airstrip Provincial Recreation Area openings Public campground · 2.1 km · Google Maps ↗
• Girl Guides of Canada Camp Mockingbird Dispersed camping · 945 m · Google Maps ↗
• Girl Guides of Canada Camp Mockingbird Public campground · 1.0 km · Google Maps ↗
• North Ghost Campground Dispersed camping · 1.8 km · Google Maps ↗
• North Ghost Campground Dispersed camping · 1.8 km · Google Maps ↗
• Ghost Airstrip Dispersed camping · 2.3 km · Google Maps ↗
• Ghost Airstrip Dispersed camping · 2.3 km · Google Maps ↗
• Pack Out Your Garbage Dispersed camping · 2.7 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 100 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.