Reviews
This was one of my favorite stays in Glacier. Don't worry about the no bonfire sites, you don't need a fire to enjoy the outdoors!
Been to Lake Louise many times and it is starting to show its age. The dump station had no potable water so there was a RV traffic jam at the shower station much of the time. Not the best situation.
The sites are dual sites, built before the larger units with slides galore so if you r the second unit in , it can be a squeeze. Late time big unit arrivals not recommended if you cannot see well in the dark. The turns are tight.
You definitely need to like trains to stay there (I do). The trains blow the horns in a large part to warn the bears who often frequent the tracks looking for spilt grain.
Folks need to remember that this is a national park and preservation of wildlife is a critical component of park management.
If quiet is priority 1, best consider staying in Banff.
We pulled up hoping they might have an opening during Peak Season, and they did! We were very pleased, and we pulled into our spot which was right next to the bathrooms (which was actually very nice as we were close to the wash station and the garbage bins, and it did not smell at all) and then left for a days adventure up at Lake Louise. We drove to the Lake and waited for a parking spot (only took 5 minutes). We then went back to the campsite and noticed someone had taken our towels that we left hanging to dry. I went to take a shower and there was a massive line, and the water was FREEZING! I hopped in and out really quick. When I got back to the site my boyfriend informed me that a nice man had taken our towels thinking we had abandoned them and then brought them back to us (after he used them to wash dishes). We had dinner, had easy access to the washing station (which had a line), and my boyfriend went to take a shower later (he had hot water of course). We would stay here again, and we did not hear the trains at all (I sleep very lightly and I did not hear one, but maybe we were lucky that night).
beautiful views, plenty of trees, the sites are not crowded together. 1 main shower building and several smaller washrooms with exterior sinks for cleaning dishes.
entire tenting campground is surrounded by an electric fence to help keep the animals and people separate.
The campsites are nice but not very private. The cleaning of the bathrooms and showers is terrible! We stayed for 1 night and they were not cleaned even once.
Bit of a disappointment in my opinion. Soap was empty for two and a half days in two washrooms that were close to my site. Also two hand dryers didn't work and one of the sinks only ran scalding hot water. I know it's a camping experience but I'm just saying if you're going to have facilities and use that to attract customers at least have them maintained on a daily basis. I used the showers at the RV camp that is adjacent to the tent camping and noticed that their bathroom and showers are much better and fully maintained each day of my stay.
The fire pits were not cleaned out from previous campers. With the fire permit fee I figured they would be cleaned out daily as they were at other camp sites I had visited in the Rockies.
Lake Louise itself is a nice place to hike the trails and the view is great.
We liked being so close to Lake Louise and the small town but, as previous reviews say, the trains were just to much.
Clean bathrooms - clean sites - you do share a driveway with another camper but don't have to face each other - $32 for electric sites with no extra frills.
I know they can't help the train noise just want others to know.
Not sure if I'd stay again.
One of the bigger CGs we stayed on our roadtrip. Sites enough space for bigger RVs and all the stuff you need with two kids. Kids loved playing at the River.
Washrooms were clean and showers hot.
But: Trains pass very close. It is very loud and every train sounds its horn when passing.
Site and hookups were good. Trains pass by close, often and sound their horn repeatedly throughout the nite. Would be rated higher but needed campground to work with trains not to sound horn. Stayed one night, no sleep, would not stay again.
There is not much privacy. Sites are big enough but trees are just between every second site. We were at site 34 and nearby is the dumphousething which smells badly. Showers where dirty but free.
We stayed here with an RV. They are clear on this, but the trains are indeed passing by really close. Louder than in most places we experienced (which was many). The campground itself was ok. Really liked the Bow River hike you can start from the campground.