Mount Butte Natural Area

what to expect

This site contains: black spruce/tamarack fen; dwarf birch/willow shrubland; sedge wetland; and small areas of upland mixedwood composed of aspen, balsam poplar, paper birch and white spruce. It is good wildlife habitat. This natural area protects more than 1.5 km of Battle Lake shoreline, and has high topographic diversity.

Description: Alberta Parks

the basics

Things to do nearby

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

Plus 2 user-tagged viewpoints on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

Water + services

• Nearest dump station 43 km · Google Maps ↗
• Nearest potable water — strawberry fountain 33 km · Google Maps ↗

what to bring

This list adapts to Mount Butte Natural Area. no showers means a travel towel;

If Mount Butte Natural Area is full

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

• Pigeon Lake Provincial Park openings Public campground · 8.5 km · Google Maps ↗
• Battle Lake Campground Dispersed camping · 6.9 km · Google Maps ↗
• Battle Lake Park Public campground · 7.0 km · Google Maps ↗
• Battle Lake Campground Dispersed camping · 7.3 km · Google Maps ↗
• Wood Pines RV Resort Public campground · 7.3 km · Google Maps ↗
• Lloyd Creek Natural Area Public campground · 7.3 km · Google Maps ↗
• Twin Lake Campground Dispersed camping · 8.3 km · Google Maps ↗
• Battle Lake Natural Area Public campground · 8.4 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 9 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.