Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics This weekend · October 30
Checked this morning against the official booking calendars: which parks within 150 km still have sites for Friday and Saturday night, which never take reservations at all, and where camping is free.
No reservable parks within 150 km showed open sites for both Friday and Saturday night on this morning's check. Availability moves fast — cancellations appear daily — and the first-come and free options below don't need a reservation at all.
These campgrounds never take bookings: show up, pick a vacant site, self-register at the kiosk. Arrive Friday morning on summer weekends — earlier on long weekends.
Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Photo: Alberta Parks
Photo: Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park
Photo: Alberta Parks
Photo: Alberta Parks
Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Photo: Rochon Sands Provincial Park
Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Photo: Alberta Parks Crown land and dispersed sites near Edmonton don't take reservations and don't cost anything — different rules, different comforts.