Best time to go
This is a seasonal facility, so check the posted dates before planning a stay. It suits groups who want a shared outdoor base rather than vehicle-side campsites.
Overview
About Pocaterra Walk-in Tenting Group Campground
Why stop
- A picnic shelter and firepits give groups a shared base.
Heads up
- Bring all water; the pump is only for extinguishing fires.
Map
Where it is
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Before you go
Best time to go
4 active Peter Lougheed alerts
- ClosureTrail closures and Three Isle detourThree trail sections remain closed; stay out of closed areas and follow the signed Three Isle detour to reach the open backcountry campgrounds.Official details
- CautionBear activity near Elpoca and ValleyviewFrequent bear activity has been noted along Valleyview Road from Elpoca Day Use Area south to Highway 40, near Little Highwood Pass and Valleyview Day Use Areas; use bear precautions.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Peter Lougheed Tour Guide
Your drive to Pocaterra Walk-in Tenting Group Campground, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Peter Lougheed Provincial 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 Peter Lougheed audio tourRecorded for this area
Discovery Centre: Exhibits and Meadow Bears0:00 / 0:34
“You're nearing the Peter Lougheed Park Discovery and Information Centre, a useful stop for trail advice and a break indoors.”
Plays on the road 0.6 km from Pocaterra Walk-in Tenting Group Campground in the Parkwolf Peter Lougheed Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- A Hare's Changing Coat
- Pocaterra Warming Hut: A Ski-Day Shelter
- Canyon Day Use: The Lake and the Lost Trail
- South Lawson Peak: The Ridge Above the Lakes
- 41 audio storiesacross Peter Lougheed’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Canada Lynx, Black Bear, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 66 trails, 41 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Guide
More about Pocaterra Walk-in Tenting Group Campground
A campground for groupsPocaterra Walk-in Tenting is a reservable group tent campground in Peter Lougheed Provincial…
Pocaterra Walk-in Tenting is a reservable group tent campground in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, with room for up to 20 units. This is the group-use campground, separate from Pocaterra Day Use and Pocaterra Hut.
Plan for a walk-in stayExpect to carry your camping gear in; Alberta Parks permits a vehicle on site only for…
Expect to carry your camping gear in; Alberta Parks permits a vehicle on site only for emergencies. The campground has a picnic shelter, firepits, firewood and vault toilets. Bring all water: the hand pump is only for putting out fires, not for drinking or other use.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Peter Lougheed
132 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
17 sightingsCanada LynxMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
30 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
69 sightingsMooseMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
176 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
19 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Peter Lougheed. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
