Photo: Alberta Parks Franchere Bay Provincial Recreation Area
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Nestled between the Thinlake River and Moose Lake, Franchere Bay Provincial Recreation Area is a great spot for an extended holiday of swimming, boating and water skiing, sailing, wind surfing, canoeing and fishing, or just lazing on the sandy beach. The forested campground features a full range of amenities including power and water hookups, showers and flush toilets. Check out the camp store for general camping supplies and scooped ice cream!
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.
Plus 8 user-tagged beaches, 2 user-tagged boat launches on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.
Water + services
- Nearest dump station
- Nearest potable water
what to bring
This list adapts to Franchere Bay Provincial Recreation Area. no showers means a travel towel;
If Franchere Bay Provincial Recreation Area is full
Other places to stay within 25 km — ones with openings in the next 14 days listed first.
- Moose Lake Provincial Park openings
- Pelican Point M.D. Park
- Camp Lake Park
- Pelican Point M.D. Park Main Campground
- Pelican Point M.D. Group Campground
- Moose Lake Provincial Park Group Campground
- Moose Lake Campground
- Minnie Lake M.D. Park (East)
Plus 2 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.