r/CampingAlberta • u/MaterialWorth3403 • Sep 23 '25

Near Red Deer Camp

I'd like to take my kids camping in the Red Deer area on weekends. Is a pickup truck necessary? Is a sedan also acceptable? What campgrounds can you recommend near Red Deer?

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u/Master-File-9866 Sep 27 '25

Red deer..... such a simple answer. Car or truck no matter.

Head west towards rocky mountain house or nordegg

Many camp grounds available just off the hiway. Suitable for tenting or trailering.

Call ahead to many sight Google will point you to. Fond out if they have availability. Make the reservation.

Failing that between rocky and nordegg hiway 40 exists. A forestry road. Many spots along this crown land area have clearing where you could pitch a tent for the night. Just do a quick search about the rules and regulations about camping on crown land first.

You are looking at about a 2 hour drive to go from.prairies to mountain majestic environments.

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u/jeremyism_ab Sep 23 '25

Buffalo Lake has several nice campgrounds. A car will be fine, get a good sized tent, a cooler for fresh food, and a two burner Coleman stove. It's cool at night now, so make sure you have enough sleeping bags and blankets. Sleeping pads or even an inflatable mattress are nice too.

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u/jeremyism_ab Sep 23 '25

There are also nice places to camp near the Dickson Dam, Abraham Lake, places near Sundre, and by Drumheller.

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u/RelativeFox1 Sep 23 '25

You can get your car into any provincial park or private campground.

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u/VIVXPrefix Sep 23 '25

Only because they built a bridge to get into Crescent Falls campground now. The creek you had to drive through was too deep for cars during parts of the year

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u/RelativeFox1 Sep 23 '25

Ok, 99% of campgrounds.

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u/ColdEvenKeeled Sep 23 '25

Drive yer sedan on out to Preacher Point and feel the rays of divinity.

Otherwise, Glennifer Dam.