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Jackfish Lake Campground Provincial Park Recreation
Area.
Jackfish
Lake Campground is located
44km
West of
Rocky Mountain
House on the shore of
Jackfish Lake.
An equal distance of
3.5 hours
from both
Calgary
and
Edmonton.
There are only 5 campsites all with picnic
tables and fire pits. Two of the campsites
are located next to the lake. This campground offers
water,
dry toilets,
boat launch, a rotting dock, refuse containers
and
fire wood. Jackfish Lake is
excellent for canoeing
and kayaking.
There are also several hiking and
mountain bike trails located near here.
The lake is
1.2 km
long with a maximum width of
400m. clear.
Jackfish Lake
holds Northern Pike, Walleye and
Yellow Perch, you'll need a
fishing
license
to try out your luck. Night skies here
rank #3-2 on the
Bortle Scale
and the road
leading to the campground is paved
except for
2km
of gravel road at the entrance.
Fish Lake
Campground
and
Gold Eye Lake
Campground are located
approximately
51km West
of here.
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.
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