We loved this place! Right along the Kicking Horse river, beautiful spot. Only down-side was no sewer hook-up on site. Lots of room, great scenery, friendly staff, highly recommended campground. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This Campground DOES have a Sani Dump unlike the other reviewer said. It has 30 amp and water and 15 amp and water just no sani at the sites. Lots of nicely treed sites for tenters. There have been many upgrades; showers in rear wash house are newly tiled. New amenity hub with RV parts, convenience store, even pizza delivery. Laundry and FREE WiFi! Beautiful setting on the Kicking Horse River near all downtown amenities; perfect for families with new splash park across the street and municipal pool. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The rate is lower due to no sewer hookup and the trains going by very frequently. Was very happy I sleep with earplugs!! Nice park for overnight if you don't mind trains and don't have to dump. Would stay overnight here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Watch out for the tree overhangs and angles of the trees. We had a good visit. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
June 2009
$30
This campground was rather disappointing, although we should have been warned by the name 'Municipal'. It is located along the road, across from a school building. Thankfully it is a dead end road, and the part in the back is for campers only, on two sides of the road. The sound of the river is nice, the screaming noises made by trains are horrible. The owners are very kind, and are obviously willing to give good service. It is a pity that one has to pay for a Wi-Fi connection. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This campground has a brand new amenity hub hosting heated bathrooms wheel chair accessible, RV parts store, and General store with great food and Coffee. Laundry facilities. Wi-Fi across from community pool. Free Sani dump. Walking trails biking trails park like setting. All sites have fire pits. Very Family oriented and campground operator very friendly and knows the area and the parks and can offer excellent visitor information. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
July 2008
$19
I'd stay here again in a flash. Definitely family orientated. Very nice water. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Wi-Fi next season. Showers $1.00 for six minutes. Lovely trees. There is a train track beside campground. They have seniors rates. There is a pool nearby. Small store in office. Dump site with rinse water. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is an older campground and the owners are working to maintain it. Interior roads are gravel but decent with no potholes. Our pull-thru site was level, another nice surprise. Contrary to what they advertise, they do have 50 amp service. The site we were given was fairly narrow so I requested and got another one that was wider and much easier to navigate. At this time of year there are lots of empty sites so changing is no problem. The campground was dusty but that is not their fault. Washrooms and showers were clean. They have very strong wifi which worked very well. There was some noise from the trucks on the highway and from the trains but not enough to spoil our sleep. This is a good place to stop over. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
$42 was a bit pricey for what we had but the staff was very accommodating. We showed up with 5 large rigs at about 10 am. We all ended up in full hookup pull through sites. The problem was that the power at 2 of the sites didn't work. The staff worked on the pedestals and managed to get things up and working. This park's amenities are a bit on the rustic side but, they do have big horn sheep who appear to like tent sites! We used this campground as a jumping off point for a day trip into Glacier and Revelstoke National Parks, and headed into the Lake Louise section of Banff the next day. If you are passing through, I would recommend this park, but I don't think we would stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Had a nice reception. The sites were spacious. Wireless internet worked. Clean washrooms and showers. Needs a little landscaping around office and new sinks in washroom. Looks like an old KOA building that should be revamped. Good place for overnight stay. Good restaurant next door. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Stayed here for 3 nights while visiting Banff NP. A long drive with lots of construction along the way. Nice RV park, no frills. Nice laundry facilities, playground for the kids and a fire pit. They have big horned sheep that came into the camp ground each morning. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Park located right along highway which is being upgraded lots of construction. Park is good for overnight stay. Sites are dirt/gravel not that level. Located amongst trees which is nice unless you are trying to get Sat. reception. Wireless signal strong. Would probably stay again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a fairly nice campground with large trees and a beautiful view of the hills and valley. Fair gravel interior roads and fairly level sites with adequate space between. Our site was a pull-through with water and 15amp electricity. It wasn't long enough to park our truck at our site, but the owner was nice about our parking it at a nearby site. We had no trouble maneuvering our big rig, even with all the trees. Wi-Fi was free but basically useless at our site. The bathrooms were not cleaned while we were there. The campground is located along the main highway that is on a long, steep grade and there was quite a bit of road noise from semi-trucks. I would probably look for somewhere else to stay next time, mainly because of the road noise. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Former KOA site. Lack of a pool and games room knocked the rating down a bit, otherwise this was a great campsite at which to stay. Beautiful views. Had no trouble maneuvering our 30' 5th wheel around the campsite. A little bit more "sprucing" up, and the rating would be higher. Would stay there again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Very good site! New owner and manager have made plentiful improvements to put this campground as a 10! Everything was very clean, great views, and very family orientated. As well as being fun, it was very educational for my son who spent most of his times collecting species as well as taking notes of all the different tress. Overall it was a great experience and I plan to come here again for the 2010 season. The only problem I did have was that I didn't stay here long enough to full enjoy the scenery. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
July 2007
$30
This was an adequate campground for a night or two stay. We used it for two nights as a base to go to Lake Louise and Banff. The washrooms were not very clean. WiFi available for $1.00 and was as secure site. The park was quite nice. We had male Mountain Goat groups come right into the park. Had some great photo opportunities of ram with great horn sets. Scenery was quite spectacular also with the mountains all over. Town of Golden quaint and worth a walk around. I would stay here again passing through We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Sites are tight together and appear to all be "pull through". Wifi is *very* flaky and requires a "wep" key which is "sold" for $1.00. I don't understand why it had so many drop outs as it was a steady 2 bars out of 5. Water pressure was fine at night and low in the morning. Office is open from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. There is an "internet cafe" in the office which offers access at $2.00 for fifteen minutes. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Park is family type with lots of children and campfires. Interior roads dusty. Sites are between trees and makes hard to maneuver into site. Electrical very weak with near brown outs during peak times. Good location to Banff and very nice town. Staff friendly. Good laundry. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.