Kootenay Plains Provincial Recreation Area

Kootenay Plains, located near Abraham Lake, offers group camping with big mountain views and easy trail access. Kootenay Plains features eight oval-arranged group sites, each with treed surroundings, a camp shelter and sweeping views of the Rocky Mountains. Travellers can step straight from camp onto nearby hiking trails leading to Siffleur Falls, Two O'Clock Creek Ridge, Thompson Creek Falls and other routes, making it a favourite base for outdoor exploration. A public climbing wall sits behind group sites 4 and 5; visitors are asked to respect campers by walking around each group area. The recreation area lies close to Abraham Lake and the Bighorn Dam, popular for fishing where the North Saskatchewan River and local creeks flow in. Graves on-site make this an important place for local Aboriginal communities, and the adjacent ecological reserve protects rare grassland vegetation, with motorized vehicles prohibited. A 5 km trail from the day-use parking area leads to Siffleur Falls.