Wabamun Lake Campground Alberta Provincial Park.

The Wabamun Lake campground is located approximately 60km West of the City of Edmonton. There are a total of 276 sites with reservations available by calling 1-780-892-2702. This campground offers campsites for both tents and larger RV's, group camping, handicap spots, clean sandy beach, wind surfing, sailing, canoeing & kayaking, play grounds, baseball diamonds, picnic shelters, public phone, showers, water, power, fire wood, picnic tables, sani dump, swimming areas, boat launch, fish cleaning stations and a golf course located adjacent to the park. Wabamun Lake has good Whitefish and Pike fishing, you'll need a fishing license to try your luck. This campground is great for families with young children, the kids can spend hours at Moonlight Bay beach and the nearby playgrounds. Boaters will find a well designed easy to use boat launch with a long dock for mooring. The camp sites are well treed and located in the surrounding Boreal Forest. Wabamun Lake Campground is well maintained but often very crowded. Due to it's close proximity to Edmonton this campground fills fast on weekends. The lake is one of the most heavily used in Alberta. In the summer months expect to see and hear a lot of power boats when near the lake. The campsites are located off the lake with less noise. The Lake is 19km long, 6.6km wide with a maximum depth of 11m. Wabamun Lake also attracts a large variety of migrating and breeding waterfowl. The lake does not ice over in the winter due to heat created by nearby power plants. In 2005 CN railway had a derailment that spilled thousands of liters of toxic chemicals into Wabamun Lake. Pembina River Campground is located approximately 25km West of here. Night skies here rank # 6 on the Bortle Scale. 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.