Elbow River Provincial Recreation Area · Elbow Valley Provincial Park Photo: Alberta Parks

Elbow River Provincial Recreation Area

ab parks inside Elbow Valley Provincial Park
Elbow Valley Provincial Park · Alberta

what to expect

Located in Kananaskis Country. This is a good sized campground in the mountains near trails for horseback riding, hiking and mountain biking. There is a nice picnic and fishing site at Allen Bill Pond.

the basics

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The campsites

Total sites
98
Group sites
yes

Things to do nearby

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

Plus 10 user-tagged viewpoints on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

What's around

Elbow River Provincial Recreation Area plus 6 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

Water + services

what to bring

This list adapts to Elbow River Provincial Recreation Area. no showers means a travel towel;

If Elbow River Provincial Recreation Area is full

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

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

Data refreshed 2026-06-12. Sources: Alberta Hotel & Lodging Assoc. + Camis reservation system. Neighbourhood joins 14 named anchors.