Alberta Parks · Alberta
Maycroft Provincial Recreation Area
Alberta Parks · Alberta, Canada
- Sites
- 7
- Hookups
- 7 no hookups
- Season
- May 8 to November 14
- Cost
- Unserviced $21 CAD per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,114 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Phone
- 403-627-1165
About
Camp along the Cowboy Trail in Maycroft Provincial Recreation Area 3 km west of Lundbreck and 27 km north. This campground is in the open prairie bordering the southern Rockies and has RV and tent-friendly sites along the Oldman River. Fish on the river or discover the wild lands to the north in Bob Creek Provincial Park/Black Creek Heritage Rangelands.
Water: Please bring your own water. Water from the hand pump/tap 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 | 32° | 15° | -33° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 12° | -32° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 22° | -14° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 26° | 6° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 35° | 20° | 78° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 43° | 35° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 76° | 52° | 41° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 75° | 51° | 43° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 65° | 45° | 30° | 81° | 3 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 34° | 14° | 68° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 25° | -2° | 54° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 13° | -20° | 44° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Racehorse Provincial Recreation Area · Alberta Parks · 12 mi · 38 sites
- Dutch Creek Provincial Recreation Area · Alberta Parks · 13 mi · 30 sites
- Oldman Dam Provincial Recreation Area - North Fork Campground · Alberta Parks · 14 mi · 7 sites
- Lundbreck Falls Provincial Recreation Area · Alberta Parks · 15 mi · 53 sites
- Oldman River North Provincial Recreation Area · Alberta Parks · 17 mi · 10 sites
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