Alberta Parks · Alberta
Whitney Lakes Provincial Park - Ross Lake Campground
Alberta Parks · Alberta, Canada · in Whitney Lakes Provincial Park
- Sites
- 148
- Hookups
- 143 electric, 5 no hookups
- Season
- May 14 to September 7
- Cost
- Unserviced $32 CAD; Power (15/30 amp) $40 CAD per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,929 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Phone
- 780-594-7856
About
With natural sand beaches, Ross Lake is a favorite spot for swimming, boating, paddling, fishing, and birding during the summer months. Known for its rich wildlife habitat, Ross Lake offers multiple access points to more than 30 kilometres of trails throughout the park. The park has 150 well-treed campsites. 144 of these sites have power hookups. Site 31 is wheelchair accessible.
Amenities include a camp store for supplies and treats, as well as a shower house, tap water, a playground, and sanitary dump station.
Reservations can be made 90 days in advance of arrival date.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 2° | -41° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 15° | -2° | -29° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 32° | 15° | -13° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 25° | 3° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 59° | 40° | 28° | 79° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 67° | 51° | 43° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 73° | 57° | 48° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 55° | 42° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 47° | 31° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 49° | 33° | 17° | 68° | 7 of 10 |
| November | 32° | 20° | -13° | 50° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 16° | 3° | -31° | 40° | 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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