Cataract Creek Campground

Cataract Creek Campground Alberta Recreational Area.

The Cataract Creek campground is located on gravel road 54A in the Highwood area 13km South of the Kananaskis Trail highway and is 8km South of the Etherington Creek Campground, Livingstone Falls Campground is 29km South of here. This campground offers 102 campsites for both tents and larger RV's, dry toilets, water pumps, garbage bins, picnic tables and fire pits. Dry firewood is available here for sale in small bundles. The campground is located in a healthy Lodge Pole Pine forest. You can see a long way through this forest as the initial 7meters of a Lodge Pole Pine is a bare pole with the branches starting higher up on the tree. You can can easily walk for miles on a beautiful cushioned, pine needle covered ground without having to bushwack. You will not forget the experience of hiking through a Lodge Pole Pine forest, this is one of the finest. There's a small hill located in the center of the campground with a deck and bench located at the top. Views of the Rocky Mountains to the West and the surrounding forest are very nice from the deck. If you have children I'm sure they will enjoy playing in this area. Cataract Creek runs crystal clear and is home to wild Cutthroat Trout. You'll need a fishing license to try your luck, see regulations for catch and release. You can hike along the creek for kilometers in both directions. Night skies here are ink black (#2 on the Bortle Scale) but the area is not very good for for astronomers due to the dusty 13km gravel road access. Mount Burke is located to the East, it's summit would make an excellent day hike. If you're pulling a trailer or driving a large RV, be careful in the campground. There are a few tight turns and the tress show the evidence of trailer scrapes. This is Bear country, food and food related items must be stored properly.