Jarvis Lake Campground
Division No. 14 · AB
Source: OpenStreetMap — Canadian campsites · imported Aug 17, 2026
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Key campground facts
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Price
CA$38/night
Type
Campground
Camping status
Official campsite
Land manager
Province of Alberta
Facility phone
1-877-537-2757
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Where it is
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Province / territory
AB
County
Division No. 14
Elevation
3,806 ft
Coordinates
53.44795, -117.80734
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Published record details
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Sites with electric hookups
25 sites
Published site types
Power
Official park name
William A. Switzer Provincial Park
Open season as published
Year-round
Park phone
1-877-537-2757
Current notices from the source
Drinking Water Advisory — Hand pumps unavailable — Effective: August 4, 2025 - Until Further Notice — There is no water available from the hand pump at Cache Lake Campground, Jarvis Lake Campground and at Kelleys Bathtub Day Use Area. Please come prepared with your own water. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Operational Service Change — Campground Booth and Visitor Centre September Closures — Effective: September 1, 2026 — The Gregg Lake Campground Booth is now closed for the season. The Switzer Park Visitor Centre will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the remainder of the camping season. The visitor centre will be closed for the season on September 28.
This campground as published
Where: Cache Lake Campground , Jarvis Lake Campground , Kelleys Bathtub Day Use , William A. Switzer Provincial Park Jarvis Lake Campground is located in William A. Switzer Provincial Park, 3 km west of Hinton on Hwy. 16, 19 km north on Hwy. 40, and a couple of km west on a paved access road. There are about 25 sites next to Jarvis Lake which are suitable for RVs and tents. A playground, trails, pier and hand launch area for boats are located here. A beach, boat launch and dock are located at the nearby day use area. Activities and amenities in the park include a Visitor Centre, beaches, boat launches, trails, interpretive programs, sani dump and showers within short driving distance.
Camping information as published
- Firewood: Firewood is available for purchase at Switzer Park Visitor Centre and Gregg Lake Campground Booth during peak season (hours vary).
- Water: Please bring your own water. Water from the hand pump/tap is not safe for consumption or use and should only be used to put out fires.
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Is this place right for you?
Experience & practicality
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Experience
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—/ 10
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Practicality
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6.9/ 10
92% of the 7 published facts are positive, scaled by how much is documented (75% of the 16-weight target). Partial data coverage · 20 still unpublished. A thin record reads low because little is published, not because the place is poor.
Why
- Camping is published as allowed
- Restroom
- Drinking water
- Cost is published
- Electric hookup
- Fire ring
Published as not available
- $25 or less per night
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Methodology nmr-score-3.0.0. Park-level activities feed Experience only; campsite facts feed Practicality only. Experience measures how much recreation and setting evidence is published; Practicality is the published positive share scaled by how much of the logistics catalogue has been documented, so a handful of positives can no longer read 10/10. Unknown is never treated as a no. Neither dimension is used to filter search results, and “Best” ordering ranks fully supported records above partially supported ones.
Overview
Why this place?
- Campground managed by Province of Alberta.
- Camping status: Official campsite.
- Located in Division No. 14, AB at 3,806 ft.
- Nightly price: CA$38.
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Source
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Last source update
Aug 18, 2026
Source record
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