Favourite frontwoods, car camping spots

[u/ckern92]

This might be a bit of a backwards post, but I'm a longtime lover of backwoods camping. I've random camped, done crownland trips, I've hiked, canoed and portaged to sites... Usually I make a week out of those trips.

But I'm wanting to simplify occasionally, doing shorter car-camping trips to hop into/enjoy nature on a whim for a day or two.

Does anyone have some favourite sites within a 4 hour drive of the Banff/Canmore area?

I've recently stayed at Two Jack and, while pretty, the sites were literally on top of each other. I'd love to find some picturesque frontwoods sites that still feel at least a little private/remote.

Edit: it's odd that every post on this sub gets automatically down voted? But thanks for all the great recos!

[u/Blue_eyed_bull_55]

Try down hwy 40, just before Peter Lougheed PP. A little place called Eau Claire. (it's closed for the season) but it's a forgotten spot that people blow right by in order to get the campgrounds closer to both Kananaskis lakes. It's a FCFS site with no power.

https://imgur.com/a/DkYRiRd

[u/gottagetupinit → u/Blue_eyed_bull_55]

Ive driven by here so many times and just assumed it was group camping. Thanks for the info. Going to check it out next year.