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CAMPING Close to Elkwater Townsite with Amenities: » Beaver Creek Campground

Rustic Camping: » Battle Creek Campground » Ferguson Hill Campground » Lodgepole Campground » Reesor Lake Campground

» Elkwater Campground » Firerock Campground » LakeView Campground » Old Baldy Campground

» Spruce Coulee Campground (walk in tenting only site) The Elkwater townsite is the perfect family environment, where there’s always something to do — events, playgrounds, hiking trails, and Elkwater lake. It’s truly an oasis in the prairies. For more specific information and to book your campsite, visit albertaparks.ca

Cypress Hills is one of those places where, because of the environment and climate and diversity in the campgrounds, trails, and wildlife, it’s the perfect place to develop your camping skills and enjoy time spent with friends and family. “You can find walk-in tent sites, which are next to a lake with minimal cell service. They’re nice, quiet, and secluded. A complete escapism. And then there’s the sharing with friends and fam ily-style, full-service campgrounds, with play

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grounds, amenities, and washrooms.” — Mike Ractliffe, Medicine Hat local.

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Elkwater Lake

Spruce Coulee

Soggy Bottom

East End Day Use 1.0 km

West Central Day Use

[Elev: 1230m]

West End Day Use

Shoreline

Sunset

2.4 km

Camping Area

Parking

Elkwater Marina

1.1 km

Firerock

Lakeview

Aspen Ridge Cabins

Visitor Centre

Viewpoint

Aspen Ridge Connector

0.5 km

Easy Trail

Intermediate Trail

Cougar Ridge

Elkwater

Ruttentuke

Paved Road Gravel Road

Dif ficult Trail

Old Baldy 0.5 km

Badger Grind

Beaver Creek

1.3 km

Firerock

Cobble Miner 2.5 km

Elkwater

1.1 km

Old Baldy

Ranger

Sorry

Firerock

2.1 km

2.5 km

Crocus Loop

Beaver Creek Loop 0.7 km

The Last Grizzly

Sky Island

0.6 km

[Elev: 1300m]

Ferguson Hill

Kerfuf fl e

Hidden Valley Ski Area

Upper Mystery

Cobble Miner

2.0 km

Tower

The Tragically Steep

Mitchell Creek Connector Elkwater to Ferguson Hill Campground Ferguson Hill to Beaver Creek Loop

Cobble Miner

[Elev: 1440m]

Hidden Valley Conn.

Tephra

Horseshoe Canyon

Mazama Drop

Lodgepole Connector

Mitt Nibbler

Beaver Creek

Lodgepole

3.6 km

Lower Mystery 0.6 km

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Mitt Nibbler

Upper Mystery

3.4 km

Ferguson Hill Road

Flatten the Curve

Mystery

1.3 km

Mitchell Creek

2.8 km

Nichol Springs

7.0 km

Horseshoe Canyon Viewpoint [Elev: 1450m]

0.7 km

1.0 km

Murray Hill Road

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Plateau

0.9 km

Medicine Lodge and Tom Trott Backcountry Huts Forestry Museum

To Hwy 41

0 250m

Mystery

Willow Creek Road

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