Camping & Hiking · Scenic Views · Alberta
A first-come, first-served wilderness campground on Spray Lakes Reservoir in Kananaskis, Alberta, with treed sites, mountain views and helpful hosts. Expect a long gravel road, dry toilets and no water.
Spray Lakes West Campground sits beside the Spray Lakes Reservoir surrounded by mountains, and the views are what campers talk about first. It is a basic wilderness campground with tent and RV sites, fire pits, food storage and dry toilets.
Sites are close together but separated by trees, so many campers say they never saw their neighbours. Some of the far sites have their own little path to the lake; reviewers singled out sites 53 and 57. The toilets were described as spotless. The camp hosts get warm praise for being kind, accommodating and keeping an eye on the campground. It is first come, first served.
Trails lead up from the campground to even better views, and wildlife is common: campers have seen a family of elk walk through their site and a mother bear with her cub on the drive in. Reviewers felt it was good value for the price.
Getting there means about 40 km of curvy, bumpy gravel road. A 4x4 helps but small cars make it too. One recent visitor noted the quicker route to Canmore was closed at the time. There is no water on site, so bring all you need.
Summarised from visitor reviews on Google Maps. Based on 125 Google reviews. Details change — confirm hours, prices and bookings with Spray Lakes West Campground directly.
