Jewell Bay Backcountry Campground — Hotel in Alberta

We used a canoe to get to this campsite, but it is also accessible by foot. It is 4ish km easy hike to the site and a 15-20 minute canoe trip is the weather is nice. There are 8 tent pads, one fire pit, one outhouse and 4 picnic tables. There are no services at the site other than what was mentioned. Water from the creek is used if you haven't packed in your own water, which they advise should be boiled. The view of the lake from the campsites is amazing. There are some nice hiking trails nearby and of course you can do water sports on the lake. We went with our 4yo and had a great time. As it was out first time tenting with him we were only there one night, but it would have been...

The only way I would recommend this campground is if you are wanting to do your first backcountry camping trip with low risk/low distance back to a vehicle.

Pros: Nice view of the lake Easy access to some nice trails (did Prairie View and it was fantastic!)

Cons: No privacy between campsites. Your tent pad is almost rubbing shoulders with your neighbours, and/or directly up against the central path. No picnic tables or fire rings at your own campsite, only group options available, again, no real privacy.

Only other way I would recommend this is if you are going with a big group and want to reserve half of the campsites (or more)...

Great spot to camp minus the electrical wires. We went in January and no one in site. Nice tent pad with a view of the lake and fire-pit in the common area. Easy hike in so you can afford some extra food if you like. Bear lockers included by the fire pit and plenty of benches/picnic tables. Would recommend for beginners but again the electrical wires were an eye sore just outside camp. There is a small hike you can do further away from the parking lot where we snowshoed for a couple kilometres but wires the whole way (i believe it eventually leads to...