Alberta Parks · Alberta
Wolf Lake West Provincial Recreation Area
Alberta Parks · Alberta, Canada
- Sites
- 36
- Hookups
- 36 no hookups
- Season
- May 14 to September 14
- Cost
- Unserviced $25 CAD per night
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 3,442 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Phone
- Winter Phone: 780-960-8170
About
This remote site is rewarding with its impressive spruce forest and select waterfront campsites. The day use area has firepits and boat trailer parking. Go boating, fishing or hike on the informal trails. Located 20 km east of Edson on Hwy. 16 and 53 km south on Wolf Lake Road.
Firewood: Firewood is not available on site.
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 | 31° | 12° | -41° | 44° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 8° | -24° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 41° | 18° | -16° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 46° | 28° | 7° | 72° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 58° | 39° | 30° | 81° | 4 of 11 |
| June | 65° | 47° | 39° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 72° | 53° | 45° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 52° | 42° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 64° | 44° | 19° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 32° | 3° | 70° | 9 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 23° | -5° | 53° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 12° | -24° | 50° | 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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