---
title: "Bow River Campground — Campground Campground in Alberta, Canada | Campstr"
url: https://campstr.com/campgrounds/alberta/bow-river-campground
description: "Scenic riverside camping near Canmore offering power hookups and easy access to river activities and mountain trails."
lang: en
---

# Bow River Campground

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Canmore, Alberta, Canada

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A well-rounded campground in Canmore welcoming both RV travelers and tent campers for a classic outdoor getaway.

Scenic riverside camping near Canmore offering power hookups and easy access to river activities and mountain trails.

Bow River Campground is located in Bow Valley Provincial Park, approximately 5 kilometers east of Canmore along Highway 1. This scenic destination offers sites nestled along the banks of the Bow River, providing a popular base for fishing, canoeing, and rafting. The campground features a mix of serviced sites with power and water hookups, as well as unserviced walk-in tenting sites, all within reach of extensive hiking and biking trails in the Kananaskis region.

### Site Types Available

Power/Water

Walk-in Tenting

Unserviced

#### For Your RV

##### Camping Types

RV Sites

Tent Sites

##### Hookups

Water + Electric

##### Electric Service

30 amp

##### RV Services

Dump Station

#### Rules & Policies

Allowed

Pets

Keep your pet on a leash.

Allowed

Generators

Allowed

Campfires

Allowed

Alcohol

Starting from

$31 / night

$$ price tier

66 Sites

Total campsites

403-673-2163bvpc2163@telus.net
Visit Website: https://www.albertaparks.ca/parks/kananaskis/bow-valley-pp/information-facilities/camping/bow-river/

#### Operating Season

Open April to October

#### Address

Highway 1 and Three Sisters Parkway
Canmore, Alberta
T1W 2V3
Canada

#### GPS Coordinates

51.06098, -115.31917

Copy these coordinates into your GPS device or paste them into a web browser or navigation app for directions.

## Getting Here

Canmore, Alberta, Canada

$31

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## Camp Weather

Canmore, Alberta, Canada

## About this listing

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