Photo: Bow Valley Provincial Park Bow Valley Provincial Park
ab parks inside Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Parkwhat to expect
Bow Valley Provincial Park was established in 1959 in the arch of the Bow River at its confluence with the Kananaskis River. The park is one of many within the Kananaskis Country parks system. Visitors can enjoy beautiful trails for hiking, biking, bird watching and wildlife viewing. Spread along the river in the stunning Bow Valley are five reservable campgrounds, one first come, first served campground, and five group camping areas in the park that offer a range of basic to full service sites with many amenities and activities to enjoy.
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.
- yates
- yates
- Bowfort Waterfront
- Bowfort Waterfront
- Hector Waterfront
- Hector Waterfront
- River Surfing Viewing
- River Surfing Viewing
Plus 12 user-tagged viewpoints, 1 user-tagged boat launch on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.
What's around
Bow Valley Provincial Park 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 Bow Valley Provincial Park. no showers means a travel towel;
If Bow Valley Provincial Park is full
Other places to stay within 25 km.
- Camp Chief Hector YMCA
- Grouse Group
- Grouse Group
- Quaite Valley Backcountry Campground
- Owl group campground
- Jewell Bay Backcountry Campground
- Jewell Bay Backcountry Campground
- Owl Group
Plus 6 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.