Saskatchewan River 2 | Established Campground

July 24th, 2023 by kaelan.young

Beautiful riverside spots off the David Thompson Hwy. We came on a Monday night around 8:30 pm and most spots were already taken. I can imagine it being extremely hard to find a spot on a weekend.

No need for 4x4. A couple of pit toilets for the area and plenty of bear lockers for tent campers to use.

No services so leave it clean and pack out all trash. Obviously bear country so store all food items and food prep items in a hard sided car/camper or use the bear lockers.

Pre-purchase an Alberta Camping Pass online before arriving. No services.

July 9th, 2023 by OutdoorMone

The entrance is between Saskatchewan River and Saskatchewan River 2 These places belong together. and are signposted as Wildhorse Creek Rustic Camping Area

An Alberta Public Land Camping permit is required, to be obtained beforehand (there is no cell coverage here) at https://www.alberta.ca/camping-on-public-land.aspx
We couldn't buy any beforehand. An officer gave us the information. Since there is no network coverage here and today is Sunday, we can still stop here. Very nice.. It's a very large expanded space, lots of places on the river. Really very nice. No picnic tables. Really clean toilets. The access routes are freshly made. What I don't think is great are the self-made fireplaces, which everyone builds everywhere. We have 6 hearths here on our place alone. A fire bin would be more appropriate.

der Eingang ist zwischen Saskatchewan River und Saskatchewan River 2

diese Plätze gehören zusammen.und sind ausgeschildert als Wildhorse Creek Rustic Camping Area

Eine Camping-Genehmigung ist erforderlich, die im Voraus unter https://www.alberta.ca/camping-on-public-land.aspx buchen kannst.
wir konnten uns vorher keine erwerben.
ein officer hat uns die Information gegeben. Da hier keine Netzabdeckung gibt und heute Sonntag ist dürfen wir trotzdem hier stehen bleiben. voll nett..
es ist ein sehr grosser ausgeweitet Platz, viele Plätze auch am River. wirklich sehr schön.
keinerlei Picknicktische.
wirklich saubere Toiletten. die Zufahrtswege sind frisch gemacht.
was ich nicht so toll finde sind die selbstgebauten Feuerstellen, die sich jeder aber auch überall hinbaut.wir haben hier auf unserem Platz alleine 6 Feuerstellen. da wäre eine Feuertonne doch angebrachter.

September 2nd, 2022 by Adriaan&Isabelle

Some of the places along the river are closed for maintenance. We stayed at 52.00146° N, 116.48829° W, where there are two spots. The water in the Saskatchewan river is from a glacier (and contains too much silt to be used for cooking or personal hygiene) but there is a very small stream with clear water available at mentioned coordinates. Permit costs about CAD 6 for the WiN (a digital ID) AND about CAD 20 for 3 days OR about CAD 35 for a whole year. All prices per person. We came in for one night but stayed two.

May 29th, 2022 by gots

The sheriff came in the morning and informed us that the area is subject to a camping permit, available online.
Since there is no service here, it is better to get it before coming.

July 25th, 2021 by medicaider

This is, by far, one of the nicest places to stay. There are a couple access points off of Hwy 11, one being marked as River Land Paradise on the map. We stayed at a riverside site with a firepit. Super quiet and scenic.

July 14th, 2020 by Andrew90

Great area, lots of room to camp and beautiful views.

October 29th, 2019 by beccalawson18

This is a beautiful and free spot far enough off the road to enjoy peace and quiet right near the mountains and the river. It is within 15 minutes drive back into the National Parks, but on the outskirts so you don’t have to pay anything. There was plenty of space to find a nice spot, and the views were amazing. The road in the winter is very snowy and a bit bumpy but nothing crazy if you have 4wd. There are no bathrooms or fire pits since it’s a wild spot, but I definitely recommend it. We woke up to a ton of wildlife footprints surrounding our truck, so I would bet you’d see some pretty cool stuff if you hung out long enough.

August 14th, 2019 by TG_Ltd

Disappointed this was Inaccessible in my 2WD van. But it had been raining, leaving huge tire ruts and mud holes. Definitely need high clearance 4WD!

July 29th, 2019 by richardcouture66

Breathtaking. fire rings, river, pretty well kept. Please leave it better than upon arrival :) Be bear aware!!!

June 27th, 2019 by jonathan_grovesteen

Really nice place with plenty of spots. There were several other campers just out of sight on a week day in late June. The river is beautiful and with a high clearance vehicle you can get far enough away from the road as to not hear it. Highly recommend this place.

April 29th, 2019 by magic.of.travel

Beautiful location with many options to camp for the night with or without firepits. I have a rear wheel ford van and managed to get in fine, it was a little bumpy but fine if you take it slow.

December 14th, 2018 by wrangler14

really nice spot by the river. lots of tree coverage to block the wind. great spot for free camping. serval different locations around this marker point.

July 17th, 2018 by sonja_winti

Simply a prime spot!!! Lots of fantastic spots w/access from that very same dirt road, all with fire ring and river view (sometimes access, but very fast flowing). Near to no mosquitoes, sunny with some trees, quiet, grand views and the sound of the river. Well know and used by locals for a short holiday.

July 17th, 2018 by patfux

Great spot. close to the national park, free and quiet- perfect!

June 23rd, 2018 by foxo

Fantastic spot. Great view. Got in fine with my 2wd van. One of the best spots of the trip so far

July 16th, 2017 by planr.org

Hard to choose from that many nice campsites. :) eveybody will find a place. Just drive along the river. For some passages high clearance recommended.

July 6th, 2016 by instagram.com/darthvanagon

One of our favorite river campsites. Actually met a local couple who lives four hours away and have been coming there for decades, so I suppose we're not alone in our sentiments! Beautiful views, lots of spots so crowds weren't an issue when we were there. High clearance definitely recommended. We're in a 87' Vanagon with a lift and 16" tires but it's only 2WD and we were fine. @darthvanagon on IG if you want more details. Fire pits are nice, no utilities or toilets although we did find an outhouse someone built out of plywood that was actually very nice. About 20 minutes east of the Banff entrance.

June 13th, 2016 by instagram.com/wanderingfamvan

This place trumps by far all the camp sites in Jasper and Banff. And its free. No need of 4X4 as listed here on that other check-in. Even high clearance its not really needed. Just drive slow and you will be fine. Plenty of places to choose from where to park. Many old stone ring fireplaces around.

June 9th, 2016 by Break-A-Way

A great area with a lot of very very nice place to stay for a view days. Direct on the River with fireplace. Free. Car with high clearence recomendet.

Mega Platz! Mit so viel Auswahl an tollen plätzen das es schwer fällt sich zu entscheiden. Direkt am Fluss mit Feuerstellen. 4x4 ist nicht nötig aber hohe Bodenfreiheit.