Alberta Parks · Alberta
Kakwa River Provincial Recreation Area
Alberta Parks · Alberta, Canada
- Sites
- 7
- Hookups
- 7 no hookups
- Season
- May 15 to October 13
- Cost
- Unserviced $25 CAD per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,625 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Phone
- 780-524-7615
About
This remote campground on the beautiful Kakwa River provides basic amenities: fire pits, firewood, picnic tables and pit/vault toilets.
This is a user maintained site. Visitors are responsible for maintaining their campsite and leaving it as they found it.
Operated by Municipal District of Greenview.
Water: Please bring your own water. Water from the hand pump is not safe for consumption or use and should only be used to put out fires.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 16° | -36° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 8° | -24° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 21° | -19° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 28° | 6° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 40° | 32° | 85° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 47° | 40° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 53° | 47° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 72° | 52° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 63° | 45° | 12° | 82° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 33° | 1° | 73° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 36° | 25° | -3° | 52° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 12° | -31° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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