Bow River Campground

Lots of shade and good spacing between sites. No problem maneuvering 38 ft 5th wheel. Close to Canmore for shopping, dining, etc. Close to Banff too. Campground is next to the Trans Canada Highway along the Bow River. Only negative is the constant noise from the Highway, which is always present regardless day or night. If you are in an RV with windows closed it’s OK for sleeping, but sitting outside the highway noise is loud and constant.

There have been a few changes since last year. This is no longer a First Come First Served park. Reservations are required for all sites. You can call or go on line at www.reserve.albertaparks.ca . Many of the large rocks that lined the roadway have been moved back and as well as some of the road hugging trees have been removed. Big Rigs can now manoeuvre a lot easier. The “Comfort Station” as the flush toilet and shower building is called is now operational. Showers are nice and hot but a token ($2.00 for 5 minutes) is required. Check in doesn’t exist. One just parks and sets up at your reserved site and an attendant comes to confirm your reservation. You need to provide a hard copy or e-mail on your cell. Our site, 13, was the farthest from the Trans Canada Highway so it was fairly quiet. It was also very secluded. A short trail led to the Riverbank and the view was spectacular. The camp hosts still do a really good job maintaining the sites and making sure rules are followed. They also sold firewood, delivered to your site as well as shower tokens. We paid a $12.00 reservation fee as well as $40.00 per night and we feel that the cost is a little much for the amenities provided. Sadly, demand far exceeds the supply so there is not a lot of choice. The Bow Valley needs more oprions

Currently over-priced because not all amenities are available. Previously it was all dry camping but they are in the process of adding hook ups, and decided to go ahead and jack the price up. We had electricity but no water and there’s shower houses being built. Looked like they expect to have everything open this Fall, and they should have waited to raise the price. Overall it will be a find campground once everything is completed. Location is just off the highway, so it’s convient, but also really loud.