Camping

Wood Buffalo National Park

Pine Lake Campground

Open May (Victoria Day) long weekend until September 30.

Located 60 km south of Fort Smith, Pine Lake Campground is in the heart of the park on the shores of a sinkhole lake. The area has a beautiful sandy beach, cook shelter, playground, and change rooms.

Pine Lake Campground features:

• 20 non-electrical sites, including:
• three large pull-through sites
• two wheelchair-accessible sites
• Water (not potable)
• Fire pits with firewood
• Flushable toilets
• Picnic tables
• Bear proof food lockers

Reservable Campsites

Sites #4, #5, #8, #9, #10, #12, #14, P1, P2, and P3 are reservable.

Campsite reservations are made through the Parks Canada Reservation System by phone at 1-877-737-3783 or online at: Parks Canada reservations.

If you reserve a campsite using the Parks Canada Reservation System please follow these steps when you arrive:

• Check the reservations list at the campground kiosk to confirm your site number.
• Locate your site and set up.
• Leave a scentless item on site while you’re away. BARE campsite policy in effect.

First come, first served campsites

Sites #1, #2, #3, #6, #7, #11, #13, #15, #16, #17, #18 are available without a reservation.

If you do not have a campsite reservation follow these steps to register a first come, first served campsite when you arrive.

• Choose any vacant first come, first served site (these sites don’t have a reserved sign on them) or choose a reserved site that has an “available one night only” sign on the post.
• Complete a self-registration permit found at the campground kiosk.
• Place payment in the envelope, payment options include cash or credit card, tear off the stub and deposit into the payment vault.
• Display the stub on the campsite post.
• Leave a scentless item on site while you’re away. BARE campsite policy in effect.

Kettle Point Group Campsite

Open May (Victoria Day) long weekend until September 30.

Located on Pine Lake, Kettle Point Group Campsite features a large, wheelchair accessible log shelter with a wood stove, picnic tables, and lots of space to store your gear.

This campsite is available for group bookings (minimum group size 8; maximum group size 50) and includes:

• Large grassy area for tenting
• Semi-private beach
• Fire circle
• Firewood
• Picnic tables
• Flushable toilet
• Playground
• Non-potable water is available at the Pine Lake Campground. Water from Pine Lake must be filtered or treated before drinking.