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Campground has been extensively upgraded over the last few years, lots of full service sites with new trees, grass, pads, and pavement. Still not much shade, and the most desirable sites are around the perimeter of the campground as they offer a little more privacy. Cook shacks and bathrooms have also been renovated and the best part is you can walk to town, beach and there are several hikes close by.
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Date of stay: May 2021
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Room Tip:Pick a site on the perimeter of the campground for more privacy
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Waterton Townsite Campground has some of the cleanest and best facilities I’ve seen in Alberta. It’s a very large site, easily to walk to downtown Waterton Park and most trail heads. Pick a pitch on the perimeter for more privacy - also note that there’s not a lot of shade on many pitches.
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Date of stay: September 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We were in site A2 and very close to the townsite. Campground has been renovated and pad was very spacious to park our fifth wheel and truck with picnic table in between. ‘A’ bathroom/shower house was closed but was only a short walk to G’s facilities. Our site had power, water and sewer and was perfect for our needs.
Campground was quiet and filled with kids biking and boarding - fantastic! Watched deer from our picnic table and enjoyed a couple of no wind days! A treat in Waterton.
Zero complaints for this campground. While it was full I felt we still had enough privacy to enjoy our time as a family. Love the ease of walking to Cameron Falls or down to the beach - both only a few minutes away.
Shootout to the Parks Canada staff who quickly dealt with a bear located between the campground and the beach - it was a tough situation for them with people on both sides. Thank you for your quick response.
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Date of stay: August 2021Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:exterior sites have more privacy
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Nice with most amenities, but wayyyy too crammed, no privacy, too loud, too busy. And no fire pits...which is strange because the site is essentially an urban green lawn park with a few trees ( in town), so no fear of wildfire. Don't recommend.
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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This is a huge CG. It is split into several sections. Most sites are in 2 large areas which seemed to fit large RVs, but with little shade. Years ago we stayed in one of these areas and we were very happy there but this time we stayed in a smaller section and loved it. The sites close to the lake only fit smaller RVs, tents or travel trailers, they are more spacious, we had power and a lovely view. We were in section D. Sites were very quiet, well maintained and close to town. There is only 1 dump station, there was a bit of a queue but we were in no hurry.
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Date of stay: September 2021
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We really enjoyed the convenience of this campground. Easy walk to the lake, visitor center, or the village. It is quite large and open. We stayed in the full hookups section, which looks like it was recently renovated with a lot of small trees planted.
Our site was a large pull through and very level. The adjacent sites are close, but not cramped. Since we were here just before it closed for the season, we found both the campground and the village to be very quiet. We really appreciated that after being at Lake Louise the week before.
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Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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This is a really fun campground with excellent access to everything in Waterton! They have shared cooking shelters which are very convenient. Clean bathrooms and showers. Wildlife all around and walking distance to restaurants, ice cream, shopping, the lake, etc. Book immediately, they sell our for summer months within hours!
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Be online and ready to book the moment they release site for the coming season!
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This campground makes for very comfortable camping if you’re in a tent. The unserviced loops are grassy and flat, and most sites are spacious. If you plan to reserve one, descriptions and photos of each are available on the park’s website, along with maps of each loop. Loop E has an abundance of bear boxes (a block of six beside our site, E27), several picnic shelters to screen you from wind or rain, fully enclosed kitchen shelters where you can cook over wood-burning stoves, toilet buildings (cold running water only) and toilet/shower buildings with hot-water sinks and free hot showers.
Some sites are quite close to the lakeshore, but I’d avoid these if you’re tenting because they’re exposed to strong winds that can come in off the lake. You won’t miss anything by being a little further back.
The campground is an easy walk to the Falls Theatre, an indoor auditorium where there are ranger talks at 8 p.m. We took in Battle of the Blazes, about wildfire versus prescribed burns – very enjoyable, and kids had a great time. The campground is also a short walk to Cameron Falls, the trailhead for Bertha Falls, Waterton townsite (shops and restaurants), and the marina, for boat tours. The iconic Prince of Wales Hotel perches on a hill opposite the marina. Scenic drives to Red Rock Canyon, Cameron Lake (Akamina Parkway) and the bison paddock, home of the park’s small herd, are nearby.
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Date of stay: August 2014Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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This campground has 94 x FHU pull throughs $38.50, 46 back in electric & water $32.30, 97 unserviced sites $27.40, all are gravel. Water taps are located throughout the unserviced area too. The longest you can stay is two weeks and I booked online as I could see the weekends were busy. Booking fee is $14. I could only get an unserviced site as all the other types were booked during the weekends. There were lots of spare sites during the week. I should have booked a mixture of sites so that we had some power. We came in the first week of June and it was unseasonable warm, so the air conditioner could have been nice. During the second week, the normal Waterton weather arrived and it was colder, so a heater would have been nice. There is free WiFi which comes via satellite, so not always usable, especially on the weekends when everyone is using it. There are hot showers in the restrooms. The restrooms are a little tired, they could do with an update. Diesel fuel is not available in the town, you need to drive 25kms towards Cardston to fill up. Propane is very expensive, it cost us $75 for a 40lb tank at Pat's - the only gas station in town. the supermarket is expensive and has limited produce. There are a number of walks you can do from the rear campground which is over the river - Bertha Lake and Cameron Falls, as well as walking around Waterton Lake itself at the front. The campground has some of the best real estate in town. There is lots of green grass and trees and every site has a table. The powered sites have a concrete pad for sitting on. There are also many camp kitchens around the campground, which are just shelters, no appliances, which are good for campers when it is raining. There is a dump station on site. There are disabled sites as well. You do hear some water noise from the creek and waterfall, but not enough to matter.
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Date of stay: June 2015
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Our unserviced site was A45 for a large RV. It backed onto the river and had a large grassed area
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We got lucky and were able to make a 5 day reservation, three days before arriving at the end of June. Not a recommended approach, book as far in advance as possible. This is a lovely open campground on the shores of Waterton Lake, surrounded on three sides by mountains. A full service pull-through site is just under $40 per night (Ntl Park entry fees extra). Our site was perfectly level and had commanding views of the surrounding mountains. As I am composing this review, a male deer is grazing on the grass outside my RV window. The picturesque little town/hamlet of Waterton is less than a 5 minute walk from the campground. If you plan on cooking your own meals, bring food with you as selection is extremely limited and ridiculously overpriced. Diesel is not available in the town. The closest place for diesel is Mountain View about 20k east of the park and the closest full grocery store is in Pincher Creek about 50 km North East of the park. The town has free WiFi throughout and it is possible to connect from the campground. Both Bell and Rogers phones work in the park.
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Date of stay: June 2016
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:book as far in advance as possible
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