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Fish Lake Provincial Recreation Area

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Fish Lake Provincial Recreation Area · Alberta

what to expect

Only a short distance from Nordegg, Fish Lake Provincial Recreation Area offers year-round recreation opportunities for people of all ages. This park offers a wide range of amenities, including a Campground, Group Use Area, and Day Use Area to stage your recreation adventures. You can canoe or boat using an electric motor on the beautiful foothills lake, which is stocked with rainbow trout. The area is also perfect for hiking, mountain biking, and swimming. Both Shunda Lake and Mud Lake are located within Fish Lake Provincial Recreation Area. The camp store offers firewood sales, snacks and stocks basic camping supplies. While campers may take advantage of the proximity to off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails, off-loading or operating OHVs inside the park is strictly prohibited. OHVs must rema…

Description: Alberta Parks

the basics

At the campground
Drinking waterCamp storeFirewoodFire pitsPicnic shelter
Recreation
Boat launchMarinaFish-cleaning stationSports courts
Access & policies
Pets allowed

find more: campgrounds with pet-friendly sites near here →

Drive from Calgary
212 km
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Drive from Edmonton
215 km
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the campsites

Total sites
104
Power at sites
up to 30A
Group sites
yes
Toilets
pit / vault toilets

things to do here

Activities you can do at Fish Lake Provincial Recreation Area.

HikingSwimmingFishingCanoeing & kayakingBoatingCyclingATV / off-roadWinter sportsGeocaching

things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

Plus 2 user-tagged boat launches on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

what's around

Fish Lake Provincial Recreation Area plus 7 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

Pet-friendly
Dogs are allowed on-leash. Pick up after them; some parks have leash-length rules at the trailheads.
When you can reserve
Reservable through Alberta Parks. Individual campsites open on a rolling 90-day window that advances daily at 9am MT (comfort camping and group sites: 180 days). Alberta Parks reservation details →

other campgrounds nearby

Other places to stay within 25 km — ones with openings in the next 14 days first.

Plus 2 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.

Page generated 2026-07-12. Sources: Alberta Hotel & Lodging Assoc. + Camis reservation system + Google Places + trailerparkscanada. Neighbourhood joins 15 named anchors.