City & Municipal Parks · Alberta
Cavan Lake Recreational Campground
City & Municipal Parks · Alberta, Canada
- Sites
- 76
- Hookups
- 60 electric, 16 no hookups
- Season
- May 1 to September 30
- Cost
- CAD $30/day powered, $20/day unpowered; $180/$120 weekly; $1,875 seasonal
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,657 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Lake
- Cavan Lake
- Nearest town
- Medicine Hat
- Phone
- 403-979-1788
About
A Cypress County campground on an irrigation reservoir 18 km east of Medicine Hat, then 5.5 km south, with fire pits, a playground, horseshoe pits, and stocked rainbow trout fishing (12 km/h max boat speed). No reservations - payment at check-in. Open May 1 - September 30.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 16° | -38° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 31° | 8° | -35° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 24° | -8° | 67° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 31° | 14° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 43° | 29° | 83° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 53° | 42° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 60° | 47° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 58° | 48° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 51° | 39° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 40° | 18° | 75° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 28° | -2° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 16° | -14° | 53° | 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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