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Every Calgary campground area is as unique as the people who visit them.
For many years my family has used just about every campground, not only in and around Calgary Alberta, but from coast to coast to coast.
This kind of camping experience makes it possible for me to evaluate the existing campground areas around Calgary and particularly west of Calgary both in the various mountain parks and in the forestry areas.
But for the purpose of this page, all this takes a backseat so to speak, because basically I want you to get a feel for those sites that are fairly close to Calgary itself.
The kind of place you might want to make use of when you come here to see the Calgary Stampede for example.
So what you need is a campground that is not too far out of the city, so you can comfortably commute to and from the city to take in the daily activities you are interested in.
Of course these places, that were not too long ago well outside the city limits, are in some instances now within the city limits, or so close that they will disappear altogether as the expansion continues at a very rapid pace.
One of these places,just on the south side of the city, is the Pine Creek Rv campground, located 1.4 km S of Calgary city limits on Hwy. 2A at Junction of 210 Ave. S. Phone : 403-256-3002 and worth a phone call. It's usually booked solid but it's a nice place and close enough to make it convenient.
When I spoke with the Manager the other day, he told me that 2007 is probably the last year of operations, since the land has been sold to a developer.
On the northside of the city located at:
260011 - Symons Valley Rd. NW Calgary AB T3R 1E7
1 403 274-4574
is the
Symons Valley Ranch
The only possible drawback will be the relative closeness of the Calgary airport Calgary Airport which may create some noise depending of which runways are being used. I hasten to add however that I have not camped there myself, but neither have I heard any complaints in this regard.
Next , let's give you a feel for Riverbend Campground which is located on the Sheep River near Okotoks, a hop-skip-and-a-jump south of Calgary.
It's a peaceful and tranquil setting in the Sheep River valley, and provides great mountain views. Just check the website and you'll see for yourself what's to be enjoyed.
Still on the South side , and well of the beaten path, but within a very comfortable 15 minute drive to Calgary is
Nature's Hideaway
a real family oriented campground, located on the Highwood River, and is as peaceful as it can be.
It's a wonderful place to enjoy the beauty of nature, and yet it is comfortably close to Calgary to allow you to enjoy all that Calgary has to offer, and then come back to your site and really relax by your campfire and listen to the birds and the coyotes.
Life is really worth living in a place like that.
Another site to the north of the city and probably about 30 minutes from downtown Calgary is a place called:
Whispering Spruce
and it is located 5 km north of Calgary.
There are well over 100 sites in this campground and all the amenities a traveler needs including a playground for the children
On the east side of Calgary and only 3 km outside the city limits there is:
Mountain View Camping
Just look at this quote from the website and you'll realize the experience in providing the travellers with comfortable surroundings. QUOTE: We have made it our primary objective since our inception in 1987 to provide the highest level of customer satisfaction coupled with modern facilities and a clean friendly atmosphere. END QUOTE
A litle further east and "6 kms east of Strathmore on the #1, then 7 kms south: just 40 minutes east of Calgary you'll find Eagle Lake RV Resort where you find everything you can ask for and then some, as you will see when you check out their website above.
South of Strathmore and not too far from Carseland you'll find Calderon Acres Golf Course, Driving Range and RV Storage For complete details and directions, please check the website.
Still in this area about 30 minutes SE of Calgary, is the
Carseland Dam Park
Finally I'll mention the
Bow Valley Park
located west on the Trans Canada Highway near Exshaw and about half way to Banff.
There are many more campgrounds in and around Calgary, and if you have the time, you should explore those in the Kananaskis area, all the mountain parks and those both north and south on the Forestry Trunk Road.
This selection will get you started in your explorations of this part of Canada, but if you have any special questions, please contact me through the form below,
One last thought about camping.... When we are talking about camping, it's appropriate to mention, Calgarysummercamps which are more for the local population, and are a huge business not just in the summer.
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