Alberta Parks · Alberta
Spray Valley Provincial Park - Lillian Lake Backcountry Campground
Alberta Parks · Alberta, Canada · in Spray Valley Provincial Park
- Sites
- 17
- Hookups
- 17 no hookups
- Season
- June 25 to November 29
- Cost
- $12 CAD per person per night
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,627 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Phone
- 403-678-0760
About
Lillian Lake Backcountry Campground is in Spray Valley Provincial Park. Camp by this beautiful little mountain lake to enjoy the scenery or hike up to the Galatea Lakes. There are pit/vault toilets, secure food storage lockers and raised tent platforms here. Of the 17 sites at Lillian Lake, 9 are raised wooden tent pads equipped with cables and hooks to attach your tent and fly.
Primary access is at Galatea Day Use Area , 42 km south of Hwy. 1 on Hwy. 40. This trail is 6.0 km one way via the Galatea Creek Trail with 475 metres of elevation gain.
Secondary access is at Ribbon Creek Day Use Area . This trail is 14.9 km one-way via Ribbon Creek Trail / Guinn's Pass Trail / Galatea Creek Trail with 920 metres of elevation gain.
Note: Please note that it is illegal to remove, deface, injure or destroy trees. Using dead wood lying on the ground for firewood is also prohibited.
Water source: Lake.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 6° | -33° | 28° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 18° | 4° | -26° | 34° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 29° | 12° | -18° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 34° | 19° | 0° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 43° | 27° | 19° | 59° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 53° | 34° | 27° | 69° | 8 of 11 |
| July | 65° | 44° | 32° | 77° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 64° | 44° | 27° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| September | 54° | 37° | 25° | 68° | 5 of 11 |
| October | 38° | 23° | 4° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| November | 25° | 12° | -2° | 39° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 17° | 5° | -31° | 31° | 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
- Spray Valley Provincial Park - Ribbon Lake Backcountry Campground · Alberta Parks · 2 mi · 20 sites
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- Spray Valley Provincial Park - Rummel Lake Winter Backcountry Campground · Alberta Parks · 3 mi · 10 sites
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- Spray Valley Provincial Park - Spray Lakes West Campground · Alberta Parks · 10 mi · 63 sites
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