Pembina River Provincial Park Photo: Alberta Parks

Pembina River Provincial Park

ab parks
Alberta

what to expect

Explore the lovely riverside of Pembina River. Hike through scenic forests of spruce, poplar, and willow overlooking the gorge. Pembina River is only an hour's drive from Edmonton and offers fun leisure activities including hiking, geocaching, and wildlife viewing. Wildlife species observed in the park include mule deer, white-tailed deer, moose, coyotes, red squirrels, snowshoe hares, muskrats, badgers, beavers, mink, and occasionally black bears. The park is also a popular take out location for river tubing. The campground offers 132 individual campsites located in both forested and open environments. Other popular amenities include a group campground, open air shelter, picnic areas, and a playground.

Description: Alberta Parks

the basics

restroomraw:Powerplaygroundhas showersraw:Campingpets allowedraw:Swimmingflush toiletsraw:Fire Pitsraw:Group Useraw:Pay Phonedrinking waterraw:Geocachingraw:Volleyballraw:Amphi Theatreraw:Vault Toiletsraw:Sewage Disposalraw:Wildlife Viewingraw:Canoeing/Kayakingraw:Firewood - Chargeraw:Interpretive Viewraw:Mt.Biking/Cyclingraw:Hiking - Front Country

The campsites

Total sites
134
Toilets
flush toilets
Showers
yes

What's around

Pembina River Provincial Park plus 1 named place to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

Water + services

  • dump station node/9719876428 Dump station·524 m

2 user-tagged dump stations on OpenStreetMap.

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

Pet-friendly
Dogs are allowed on-leash. Pick up after them; some parks have leash-length rules at the trailheads.

what to bring

This list adapts to Pembina River Provincial Park. no showers means a travel towel;

If Pembina River Provincial Park is full

Other places to stay within 25 km.

Plus 3 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.

Data refreshed 2026-06-13. Sources: Alberta Hotel & Lodging Assoc. + Camis reservation system + Google Places. Neighbourhood joins 9 named anchors.