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With just 10 campsites nestled in a mountain forest setting, this public campground provides a close connection with nature. Tall spruce trees surround the campsites: the earlier sites 1 – 5 are more open with less privacy but better sun exposure and closer to Cedar Lake. Sites 6-10 are more secluded and deeper making them better for larger rigs.

The campground is open from May 1 to Oct 15 and costs $12 per night to camp. Outside these dates, the campground remains open and accessible and you can camp there for free. The website says it is closed outside these dates, but the signage at the campground does not, and there is no gate barring access. A local confirmed it is fine to camp there off-season. To get there, you drive 8 km up the mountain on a paved road Kicking Horse Pass. Turn left on Dog Tooth Road, a gravel road with some ruts and potholes but entirely passable and only about 2 km to the campground.

Cedar Lake itself is small but pretty with a day use area at the lake with parking, pit toilets and picnic tables. A trail runs along one side and there is a rope with a platform you can swing high over the water and jump in. There is an extensive network of super pretty trails in the area. Signage on the trails provides some guidance; you can also see the trails on Google Maps to help you find your way.

Cell signal was excellent at the campground. The campground has 2 pit toilet buildings but no dump station. There are 2 dump stations in the town of Golden. The one at the visitor centre is more accessible, right off Highway 1 but charges $7 by pay station and was already closed for the season when we were there in late October. The other dump station is located in town at the Golden Municipal Campground and is free! However this campground is open May 1 to Oct 31 – dump station is likely closed outside the operating season.

The town of Golden is gorgeous in a valley surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and with a river running throught it. A lovely network of urban trails follow the Kicking Horse River, including a gorgeous timber frame pedestrian bridge. The town has a library with free wifi, a brewery, restaurants, a cinema and a vibrant main strip. A business called Free Energy on Highway 1 near the A&W filled our 20lb propane tank for just $16 and had a small store with RV supplies.

The name is misleading – the falls are huge and stunning and easily accessible via a network of trails that lead off of the Upper Campground loop. Sites 20 – 30 are closest to the trailhead.
This provincial park is beautiful and has level gravel campsites with decent separation but not complete privacy. Pit toilets, water spigots, garbage/recycling located throughout the park. No electric, no dump station, no showers.

Good cell signal on Bell Canada and AT&T even without a booster.
Some of the sites are double sites. We came in the off season (early Oct) and the campground was nearly empty. We chose a double site which would provide more sunshine for solar than a single site and no one would choose to camp in the adjacent site with so many other sites available.

Cheaper than nearby Rathtrevor on the ocean in Parkside ($30 per night), this place was a winner at $23.

The main campground for Riding Mountain National Park, Wasagaming Campground offers sites with full hookups, electricity only and no service at a variety of price points Showers and toilets are available but were closed when we arrived October 4, 2017. The dump station remained open and fresh water fill too.

The campground is well treed and pretty though the tree cover is not dense enough to provide complete privacy. When we stayed, the campground was almost completely empty and we had to self-register. Park staff came by in the morning to drop off a receipt for us and let us know that since the showers were closed, we would be allowed to camp on a full hook up site for the price of electricity only.

The campground is adjacent to the town of Wasagaming which has a public park on the beautiful shores of Clear Lake. The town offers a variety of amenities catering to the tourist including laundry, internet cafe, shops and restaurants. The main visitor's centre for Riding Mountain NP is located here as well with a small gift shop.

Note that Riding Mountain National Park’s East Gate entrance is itself a National Historic Site. The impressive gate structure was built through the federal government’s depression era Unemployment Relief Act which provided funding to create employment in the 1930s.

Free dump and fill right in Lethbridge at their visitor centre. Small park nearby with grass and some historic displays.

Dump station is a 5 minute drive from the Trans-Canada highway about 5 minutes west of the Manitoba/Ontario border. The dump is located on old highway 1 just past the firehall. Access is unrestricted and there are no signs requesting any payment. Fresh water fill also available.

The only government camp in the area, this one is busy but we still found a good site at 7pm. Open, forest setting with only a few sites adjacent to the creek and set a bit above it. Site 3 is the best, spacious pull through site with unobstructed views of the creek.

We stayed at site 2 which is also creekside but directly across from the highway entrance so more exposed to highway noise. Campground is relatively close to the highway - there is some road noise throughout the campground.

Some of the sites were smaller and closer together. There is a row of tent only sites near the picnic shelter. Water pump, garbage but no recycling.

No cell signal at all on Bell Canada, even with a booster. As you drive east toward Watson Lake, there is some signal.

Dump station adjacent to rest area, accessible both before and after you drive through the rest area parking lot and possible to loop around to it a second time if needed. Water supply spigot beside dumping area only with sign warning water is unsafe to drink. No other water spigots at the rest area. Free and in a beautiful location!

This campground is located down some sand/dirt roads in a beautiful and lush forest area with palms, magnolias and pines. Sites are a decent size and have decent privacy from neighbours. There are also a few trails to hike right by the campground with lookouts over the marsh surrounding the creek.

The highlight is the wide Pellicer Creek, an estuary and an aquatic preserve, where you can paddle a good ways from the boat launch in the day use area in either direction. Canoe rentals are very reasonable at $25 for the day. Good wildlife viewing on the creek, including herons, osprey, river otters.

Very affordable for the location - maybe a 20 minute drive to the ocean with St Augustine a little farther up the road.

We parked here for a few nights since we needed a good overnight spot for day trips into Miami. It worked out great: with traffic it took about an hour to drive into the city but that is par for any big city. Lots of RVs and trucks coming in for one night stays. A couple nights idling trucks were parked nearby, other nights were perfectly quiet. We stayed twice: the first time we didn't register and security never talked to us. We even sourced some fresh water refills at the rear of the casino. Bathrooms are available in the casino though not showers. Garbage bins are located throughout the parking lot. Our second stay we signed up for a free casino card with $30 to gamble and we won $6! We also got a coupon for bogo buffet dinner which didn't hurt. The casino is close to the airboat tours of the everglades off the Tamiami Trail (Hwy 41) and the Miccosukee Indian Village. Also nearby is Shark Valley in Everglades with their 15 mile bicycle trail/Tram trail into gator territory. We noticed the casino is working on paving a large new extended parking lot out back. This would be helpful as sometimes the parking lot got pretty full as it really is the only free place to park overnight in the area.

Also called Quinsam Campground, this provincial park campground has a long row of sites backing onto the Quinsam River, plus two more rows of sites in the forest. No hookups at the sites but water spigots are located throughout the park, as is garbage and recycling bins. No flush toilets but there are multiple pit toilets throughout. Near the entrance is a sanidump station with a coin operated machine - $5 in loonies and toonies and anyone can dump here. Easily accessible with fresh water fill as well.

Great spot to camp for something affordable while very close to town. Campground is popular and busy but also has lots of sites. Reservations are recommended in peak season.

The Elk Falls Provincial Park Day Use area is another mile or so west from the campground where you can hike to the famous Elk Falls Suspension Bridge.

Good cell signal here since you are right in town.