Camping & Hiking · Scenic Views · Alberta
A leafy southwest Alberta provincial park with spacious treed campsites, walk-in tent sites and trails up Baldy, Albert and Piney Point. Facilities are basic, with pit toilets and no showers.
Beauvais Lake Provincial Park is a green, quiet park with a calm lake and plenty of wildlife. Reviewers mention ospreys fishing from a nest near the boat launch, a muskrat stripping bark in the water, and lots of birds and waterfowl. The campground has spacious, level, well-treed sites with some privacy.
There's a mix of first-come, first-served and reservable sites, plus walk-in tent sites on the south end of the lake for a quieter stay. The campground hosts are described as welcoming, and there's a well-liked adventure playground with picnic tables. Facilities are basic: pit toilets and no showers, and one camper advised bringing your own drinking water. A town with supplies isn't far.
Hikers have lots of choice. Accessible trails run along the lake and around the campground, and three peaks offer a challenge: Baldy, Albert and Piney Point, which one reviewer recommends for sunset. Trails double as cross-country ski and snowshoe routes in winter, and some are open to mountain bikes. The lake suits kayaks and small boats, and interpretive programs get good reviews.
The campground isn't on the lake and there's no real beach, though one visitor found a good spot for a dip across from the boat launch. Watch for leeches when swimming, and heed the bear and cougar warnings posted at the trailhead.
Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 461 Google reviews. Details change — confirm hours, prices and bookings with Beauvais Lake Provincial Park directly.
