OUT OF PARK ACCOMMODATIONS
Camping spots tend to fill very quickly in the Waterton townsite and other campgrounds in Waterton, so it is good to know about other privately owned and operated camping facilities nearby Waterton Park.
View the other options of where to stay in Waterton and the hotel deals that happen year round:
Chief Mountain Lodge
Chief Mountain Lodge is just 15 miles to Waterton Lakes National Park, on highway #5. Nestled in a beautiful & friendly community of Mountain View. Here you will find a paved hiking path, playground for children, a workout center, and a church house, including a post office, store & gas station, and an art gallery. Horseback riding within 2 miles with a working cattle ranch. 14 miles to Cardston, you can visit the famous Remington Carriage Museum, live theatre, Mormon Temple, and visitors center. 13 miles to the ‘Great Canadian Barn Dance’ you can head to 5 lakes in 20 minutes, fishing in Payne Lake in less than 10 minutes. The Lodge has rake head windows to view scenic Glacier & Waterton Rockies.
For booking and details, please visit our listing on Airbnb.com
Great Canadian Barn Dance
The Great Canadian Barn Dance is a family-run full-service resort located near the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park in Southwest Alberta. They offer:
- Fully serviced camping sites
- Tenting and group camping sites
- Cottages
- Bed and breakfast
- 3-bedroom bunkhouse
- Indoor fire pit
- Live entertainment
- Dances
Phone: 1-866-626-3407 | https://www.gcbd.ca
Rocky Ridge Country Lodge
Surrounded in trees, outdoor fire pit with wood available, and a deck with a BBQ. A beautiful and cozy, cedar lined cabin catering to the entire family or group of up to 8 people. Featuring 3 bedrooms, T.V. room, kitchen & great room, 1 full-size bathroom and 1/2 bathroom, with laundry facilities for you to use. The cabin is fully furnished and equipped for you, with all bedding and amenities. There are places to eat in Cardston or Waterton with shopping & family swimming pools available. In Waterton, you can hike, ride horses, take boat trips, eat, shop, tennis, movie house, Prince of Wales Hotel, golf course, bicycle path, with side trips to Red Rock Canyon, & Cameron Lake.
Sleeping arrangements are:
Master suite: A king-size bed and a large bathroom with a walk-in closet, shower, two sinks and toilet. It also has a walkout balcony overlooking the yard with the beautiful Rocky Mountains in the background.
Main Level: Bedroom 2: Two queen size beds and closet.
Bedroom 3: One queen bed, with closet and a loft where kids can put out sleeping bags
Lower Level: Bedroom 4: One queen bed with closet
Bedroom 5: Two queen beds with closet
Bedroom 6: One queen bed with closet
There is room for 16 people to sleep in beds. We will allow a maximum of 18 people. The extra people will have to bring their own sleeping bags and pillows. There will be an extra charge of $10.00/person/night for more than 12 guests.
Clothes washing machine and dryer are available in the home at no extra charge. There is a gas station, post office, gift shop, eatery and convenience store located just half a block away.
For reservations please contact us at https://www.rockyridgecountrylodge.com
For more information please call us: (403) 653-2350.
Chief Mountain Lodge
Chief Mountain Lodge is just 15 miles to Waterton Lakes National Park, on highway #5. Nestled in a beautiful & friendly community, Mountain View. Here you will find a paved hiking path, playground for children, a workout center & a church house, including a post office, store & gas station, &a art gallery. Horseback riding within 2 miles with a working cattle ranch. 14 miles to Cardston, to visit the famous Remington Carriage museum, live theatre, Mormon Temple visitors center. 13 miles to the ‘Great Canadian Barn dance’ Be to 5 lakes in 20 minutes, fishing in Payne Lake less than 10 min. The Lodge has rakehead windows to view scenic Glacier &Waterton Rockies.
Rocky Ridge Country Lodge
Surrounded in trees, outdoor fire pit with wood available, deck with bbq. A beautiful and cozy, cedar lined cabin catering to the entire family or group of up to 8 people. Featuring 3 bedrooms, T.V. room, kitchen & great room, 1 full-size bathroom and 1/2 bathroom, with laundry facilities for you to use. The cabin is fully furnished and equipped for you, with all bedding and amenities. There are places to eat in Cardston or Waterton with shopping & family swimming pools available. In Waterton, you can hike, ride horses, take boat trips, eat, shop, tennis, movie house, Prince of Wales Hotel, golf course, bicycle path, with side trips to Red Rock Canyon, & Cameron Lake.
Call Us: Chief Mountain Lodge 1888-717-7770 and 403-653-2350. or Email Us: rockyridge2008@gmail.com
- Fully serviced camping sites
- Tenting and group camping sites
- Cottages
- Bed and breakfast
- 3-bedroom bunkhouse
- Indoor fire pit
- Live entertainment
- Dances
Phone: 1-866-626-3407 | https://www.gcbd.ca
Beauvais Lake Provincial Park
91 km from Waterton Park, enjoy the beautiful foothills setting and watch for birds and wildlife while fishing or boating on the lake. Sites are well-treed, suitable for both RVs and tents and have both basic and powered options.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Castle Provincial Park Camping
Beaver Mines
91 km from Waterton Park, Beaver Mines Campground is 20 km west of Pincher Creek on Hwy. 501, 10 km southwest on Hwy. 774 and 5 km south on an access road. This spot offers sites suitable for RVs and tents and most are surrounded by trees, and some have a beautiful view of the lake.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Castle Falls
113 km from Waterton Park, Castle Falls Campground is 20 km west of Pincher Creek on hwy. 204, 16 km south on Hwy. 774 and 6 km west on an access road. Sites are surrounded by open, mixed forest along the Castle River, with a few sites along the river.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Castle River Bridge
107 km from Waterton Park, Castle River Bridge Campground is along the Castle River in Castle Provincial Park and is 20 km west of Pincher Creek on Hwy. 507, 16 km south on Hwy. 774 and 1 km west on an access road. Sites are suitable for both RVs and tents and are located along the river.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Lynx Creek (Reserve & first-come, first-served)
117 km from Waterton Park, Lynx Creek Campground is 20 km west of Pincher Creek on Hwy. 507, 16 km south on Hwy. 774 and 15 km west on O’Hagen Road. This spot offers spacious sites surrounded by trees, with a few by the creek.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Lundbreck Falls Provincial Recreation Area
95 km from Waterton Park, this campground is along the Crowsnest River and is 25 km northwest of Pincher Creek off Hwy. 3. Sites at this location range from unserviced, powered, and walk-in tenting along the Crowsnest River.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Oldman Dam Provincial Recreation Area
Castleview
85 km from Waterton Park, Castleview Campground is 13 km north of Pincher Creek on Hwy. 785. Fully serviced sites are suited to RVs with power, water, and sewage hookups and privacy partitions.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Cottonwood
82 km from Waterton Park, Cottonwood Campground is 13 km north of Pincher Creek on Hwy. 785. Sites are suitable for RVs and tents, with unserviced and powered options.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
North Fork (first-come, first-served)
92 km from Waterton Park, this campground is 10 km north-west of Pincher Creek on Hwy. 3 and 7 km northeast on Hwy. 510. Open sites along the shores of the Oldman River Reservoir are suited to RVs.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Windy Point (first-come, first-served)
82 km from Waterton Park, Windy Point Campground is 13 km north of Pincher Creek on Hwy. 785. Open sites at this spot are suited to RVs.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Waterton Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area
68 km from Waterton Park, this waterfront campground is 25 km south of Pincher Creek on Hwy. 6 and 25 km east on Hwy. 505. This is a great place to enjoy water activities and a good stopover for those looking to explore the nearby Southern Rockies.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Island Lake Provincial Recreation Area
135 km from Waterton Park, this campground is 14 km west of Coleman on Hwy. 3. The area has about 40 sites which are suited to RVs.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Chinook Provincial Recreation Area
133 km from Waterton Park, this Recreation Area is located 8 km west of Coleman on Hwy. 3 and has over 90 well-treed sites for both RVs and tents.
For more information on this campground, visit Alberta Parks
Peaks Place
A short 5-minute drive from the gates of beautiful Waterton Lakes National Park, will bring you to your mountain home away from home. Experience beautiful panoramic views from every room in the house. Witness how the prairies meet the mountains to form this incredible landscape. This space is ideal for family vacations, romantic getaways, business travels, friends’ weekends away and big groups. Fully equipped for all your needs.
This home comfortably accommodates 13 sleepers, has a fully stocked kitchen, washer & dryer, TV, 2 full bathrooms, and a half bath in its 3 levels of living space. Master bedroom is situated on the main level, with a comfortable queen-size bed and full en-suite. The main level has a beautiful open concept kitchen, dining area and comfortable living room- perfect for visiting or playing games with the family.
Upstairs you will find three separate bedrooms,
Room 1 – Queen bed
Room 2 – Queen bed + twin
Room 3 – Double bed
The cozy loft space has a tv and a selection of classic movies for you to enjoy should you wish. The couch in this space also pulls out to a double bed.
The lowest level is a cozy space with a gas fireplace to retreat away to, the couch in this space pulls out to a queen. All you need for a relaxing and restful stay is right here.
For booking and details please visit our listing on Airbnb.com by searching
‘Waterton Park, AB or ‘Peaks Place’.
Frontier RV Park
Fort Heritage and Frontier RV Park is a newly developed campground just 15 minutes east of Waterton Lakes National Park on Highway 5 near the village of Mountain View. The beautiful mountains in view, waving fields of green grass, the calm and peaceful atmosphere gives Frontier RV a really great down-home feel. It offers 16 powered sites on gravel pads, 18 non-serviced grassy sites by the lake and many more tenting sites – some by the lake and some nestled in the Caraganas. There is lots of space.
With two of the Waterton area main campgrounds closed down, Frontier RV is happy to accommodate those who would still love to visit Waterton and be able to camp close by. The gravel padded sites have new grass growing, power (50, 30, 20 amp), picnic table and an amazing view of the Rockies. There are porta-potties this year. Although it does not yet have water to the sites, there are 5-gallon jugs available for purchase. There are paddle boats and kayaks for fun on the little lake as well. The Frontier RV staff are focused on a welcoming western-style spirit and will do their best to make your stay a great one. In the future Frontier RV will be adding trees, toilets and showers but for now, Frontier RV is good to go and open for business.
Location: 15 minutes east of Waterton, 1/2 mile west of the town of Mountain View AB Hwy 5A 2800 28B
Call – 1-587-883-9700 or visit myrootsvacation.com for online bookings.
Belly River Campground
Belly River campground is located in Waterton Park and operated by Parks Canada. It offers:
- 24 unserviced sites
- Primitive washrooms
- Camp kitchen
- No showers
- No reservations
- Open mid-May to Labour Day
Phone: 403-859-5133 for more information on camping in Waterton or visit the Parks Canada website
Belly River Group Camp
Belly River Group Camp is located in Waterton Park and is operated by Parks Canada. It offers:
- 2 unserviced sites
- Primitive washrooms
- Camp kitchen
- No showers
- Reservations required
- Open mid-May to Labour Day
Phone 403-859-2224 for more information on camping in Waterton or visit the Parks Canada website