Canmore | Wild Camping

March 18th, 2024 by zynjaminfranklin

didn't spend the night but will mention that 2 vans stayed here 5 days in a row. looks like it's not closed.

June 20th, 2023 by mimirobidou

we were a couple to sleep here every night. close to canmore.

June 11th, 2023 by alexis

We arrived early (Like 19h) and there was 4 others cars, and lots more arrived after that, some of them were on the side of the road and not in the parking lot. There is not toilets, and if you want to be discrete you have to climb a steep hill. But nice area of dirt to sleep.

June 7th, 2023 by evelaframboise

Very nice place! I suggest you arrive early if you want a good place.
We slept there for one night with other cars/van, no one bothered us.

April 29th, 2023 by antoine.dubray75

Spent the night with 3 or 4 cars. Quiet spot for overnight. Totally legal, I recommend.

April 3rd, 2023 by renifrosinos

Lil lot off of the highway. Felt safe the whole time.

March 16th, 2023 by thielquin

Busy lot even during the winter. Much better service than the on 3km down the highway. Not suitable for a trailer or big rig.

October 19th, 2022 by ChrisK

stayed here for 3 nights, quite busy as we have always been at least 3 vehicles per night. not easy to find a level spot, bit noisy towards morning as it is next to the street. good solution when you want to avaid the overpriced campground in Banff though.

September 15th, 2022 by OutdoorMone

very disappointing that such a place is entered here as an overnight stay, since any x arbitrary place where you can stand can be entered here in the iOverlander. a pity

there are many day use areas along the way. are open from 7 am. to 11 pm

sehr enttäuschend, dass so ein Platz hier als Übernachtungsplatz eingegeben wird, da kann jeder x beliebige Stelle, wo gestanden werden kann, hier im iOverländer eingetragen werden. schade

es gibt auf dem Weg viele day use Area. sind von 7- 23 Uhr geöffnet.😉

July 8th, 2022 by jgs3107

We worked in Canmore for a month and slept every night here! It is only a gravel parking lot near the road but it gets pretty quiet at night. There are many other vanlifers and RV’s and you definitely have to arrive before 8 on the weekends and the high season. Very nice place. PLEASE! If you use the forest as your toilet, don’t leave your toilet paper in the forest! It gets nasty!

June 12th, 2022 by Maddy

we slept there with two other cars, can fit 2 RV. We didn't see any " no camping " sign..

October 28th, 2021 by michaelfrymus

I believe this is the right spot that everyone's talking about... it's a very small gravel area just off the road on the Eastern end. It'll only fit a few cars, but there are many people who camp here. There are no signs you can't. I've camped here before without issues.

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September 30th, 2021 by lily_burgess

Many no camping signs between turn off and trail head. No “no overnight parking” though. Didn’t stay as we have a tent and didn’t think it was worth the risk

September 3rd, 2018 by nebucad_nezzard

not very nice, just a gravel lot by the road, I didn't stay. it's close to Canmore though.

July 4th, 2018 by Ivan

Flat spot just off the road, just outside of Canmore. Further from the railroad than the spot east of here, closer to the highway, so expect some noise but the road is quiet at night. We spent two nights here without a problem. There is another larger parking area two km east of here.