Two Jack Main Campground

Overview

About Two Jack Main Campground

Why stop

Wooded loops near Lake Minnewanka
Drinking water, flush toilets and cooking shelters

Heads up

No showers
Site privacy, space and levelness vary

Map

Where it is

Loading the Banff map

Full map

CampgroundTwo Jack Main Campground51.22664, -115.50430

Keep this map with you offline in the Parkwolf app

Plan your stop

Before you go

Best time to go

Two Jack Main is a 380-site frontcountry campground on Lake Minnewanka Scenic Drive, about 10 km from Banff. It offers tent and RV camping in wooded loops near Lake Minnewanka, with a quieter, away-from-town feel. This is no-service camping, with no hookups. Reserve a campsite and have a camping permit and park entry pass; check the current season dates before planning.

Facilities and the no-shower catch

The campground has drinking water, flush toilets with hot and cold water, cooking and picnic shelters, firepits, and a sewage dump station. Food lockers are in designated loops for walk-in campers. A public-transit stop is listed at the campground, so check the current schedule before relying on it. There are no showers or accessible facilities here.

8 active Banff alerts

ClosureJohnston Canyon Trail and Day Use Area closedJohnston Canyon Trail and Day Use Area are closed to all traffic and travel through December 11, 2026, because construction work requires protecting public and workers’ safety.Official details
ClosureBaker Lake and Hidden Lake campgrounds closed to campingCamping is prohibited at Baker Lake and Hidden Lake campgrounds through December 1, 2026, because a grizzly bear entered campsites and investigated tents and gear; the closures reduce risk to…Official details

See all 8 alerts

A park ranger sits on a dash-mounted phone, talking, as Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays “Army Cutworm Moths: A Grizzly Bear Buffet” on Grand Loop Road below Dunraven Pass in Yellowstone — Parkwolf Tour GuideThe highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.

Banff Tour Guide

Your drive to Two Jack Main Campground, narrated.

Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Banff National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.

See the Banff audio tour

Recorded for this place

Two Jack Campgrounds: Lakeside or Main

0:00 / 0:28

“You're coming up on the Two Jack campgrounds, with two different places to spend the night. For direct lake access, I'd choose Lakeside: it has showers, and some sites sit beside the water.”

Plays as you drive up to Two Jack Main Campground in the Parkwolf Banff Tour Guide.

More about Two Jack Main Campground

What a stay feels likeThe trees and loop layout give the campground a more tucked-away feel than staying in Banff…

The trees and loop layout give the campground a more tucked-away feel than staying in Banff town, but the individual sites vary. Some campers find them private and roomy; others report tight, exposed or sloped pitches. If a level site or shower matters to you, plan carefully and check the options before booking.

Wildlife

Wildlife in Banff

All Banff wildlife maps

123 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map

150 sightingsBrown BearMost seen around 6 PMSighting map

44 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 6 AMSighting map

12 sightingsRiver OtterMost seen around 8 PMSighting map

69 sightingsMooseMost seen around 8 PMSighting map

466 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 9 PMSighting map

Sighting maps show where each species has been reported across Banff. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.