Etherington Creek Campground Alberta Recreational Area.

The Etherington Creek campground is located on gravel road 54A in the Highwood area 4.8km south of the Kananaskis Trail highway and is 8km north of the Cataract Creek Campground, 130km from the city of Calgary. This campground offers 60 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 also has a group camp and equestrian area with several spots including hitching posts for horses. Etherington Creek runs crystal clear and is home to wild Cutthroat Trout. You'll need a fishing license to try your luck, check your fishing regulations for catch and release. With good eyes you can see the Strawberry Ridge fire lookout to the south. The 1st ridge to the west is a easy half day hike.  If you like to mountain bike, this campground is a perfect base camp. There are several old logging roads that follow the valley bottoms and offer spectacular views and access to the great divide. Deer, Elk and Bighorn Sheep are all around this area. Night skies here are ink black (#2 on the Bortle Scale). There is a gas station located at the Kananaskis Trail highway turn off that has a small store, gas, diesel, limited grocery, sani dump and water. Strawberry Equestrian Campground is also located a few km's north west of here. Nearby hikes include Loomis Lake Hike, Carnarvon Lake Hike, Lake of the Horns Hike, Picklejar Lakes Hike, Ptarmigan Cirque Hike, Running Rain Lake Hike, Mist Ridge Hike and Lineham Ridge Hike.

 This is bear country, food and food related items must be stored properly.

See the official web site link below for fees, opening and closing dates.