Oldman Dam Provincial Recreation Area - Chinook RV Campground
About
There is potable water and non-potable rinse water available at this RV dump station. The station is located 13 km (8 miles) north of Pincher Creek on SH 785. The water is available from May through September.
Amenities & Services
Water
Reviews
Based on 77 reviews
Nice location, down river from the dam. No cell service in campground though, you need to drive to top of the hill to get service. RV Dump station is also located in a different campground near top of hill . Approx a two minute drive. Reservoir is huge, but not ideal for kayaking. Too large a body of water. Campground itself is good layout. I would recommend looking for a spot where you RV awning will open to east side of your unit. Can get the gust of the wind out of the west which isn''t good for your awning.
I imagine when there's water this is an interesting place, but alas twas dry when I rolled up, the water levels so low I wondered will there be a major drought in southern Alberta's near future? Seems that way! Fun little spot to check out near Buffalo kill jump!
Pretty simple camp site with direct access to the lake. However, we realized half way through the night that this site is better for the wind farms then for tent camping. It was VERY windy.
Nice and quiet place. Clean water but not much activities around the lake.
I think the review here a pretty harsh. I won’t lie that I was a little surprised to drive up and realize that campsite was next to a wind farm. But it was the perfect place to camp to set out to hike Crypt Lake in Watertown the next day. We stayed for 2 nights, and both nights for super windy, but in the morning the winds were calm and it was very relaxing. The campsite itself was very quiet at night, and the facilities were clean considering they were outhouses. It’s definitely not the campsite for you if you are looking for lots to do, but as a travel through it’s a great location. Just make sure you tie down your tent well! Also make sure you catch the fire wood person when they come around because they don’t always come as scheduled. I also saw reviews about lots of bugs, we went in July and we didn’t see any, but that’s probably because the wind kept them down
