Camping & Hiking · Fishing · Alberta
Open Creek Dam Campground
A quiet, unserviced Alberta campground on a small stocked trout lake, liked for private treed sites, friendly hosts and year-round fishing including ice fishing.
What visitors say
Open Creek Dam Campground sits beside a small lake among tall poplar and spruce. Reviewers describe it as clean, quiet and scenic, with fog rolling off the water in the mornings and plenty of birdsong. Sites are secluded and private, and there are group sites too, one of them right on the water.
There are no services, which regulars see as part of the appeal. The camping hosts are described as friendly and helpful. A natural spring near the highway entrance is handy for topping up water bottles.
The lake is stocked with trout and suits kayaks and small tin boats. Shore fishing is popular, though one group didn't catch anything; catching a trout is described as a bonus rather than a given. In winter the road stays fairly well maintained and people ice fish, so it works as a day trip year-round. There are trails through the trees as well.
The few complaints aren't detailed in the reviews, so the main thing to know is that this is basic camping. Bring your own water and supplies.
Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 117 Google reviews. Details change — confirm hours, prices and bookings with Open Creek Dam Campground directly.