Cook House at Strathcona Wilderness Centre

The Strathcona Wilderness Centre offers year-round camping sites, bunkhouses and picnic sites for you to enjoy. The rustic sites feature a fire pit and firewood, picnic tables and potable water access with an outside tap at the Information Centre. You'll find clean outhouses along with flushing toilets during office hours.

Onsite activities

Nearby places to visit

Short drive to the Beaver Hills Biodiversity Trail, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Elk Island National Park and the Cooking Lake Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area.

Campsites

SWC campsite 1 Bunkhouses

Campsite #1 Bunkhouses with fire pit and picnic tables

SWC Campsite 2

Campsite #2 Tent sites with fire pit and picnic tables

SWC Campsite 3

Campsite #3 Fire pit with picnic table and storage box

SWC Campsite 6

Campsite #6 Cookhouse and tent sites with fire pit and picnic tables

SWC campsite 1 Bunkhouses

Campsite #1 Bunkhouses with fire pit and picnic tables

SWC Campsite 2

Campsite #2 Tent sites with fire pit and picnic tables

SWC Campsite 3

Campsite #3 Fire pit with picnic table and storage box

Picnic sites

Cookhouse 1 fire pit

Fire pit at cookhouse 1

Fire pit in front of the Lodge

Fire pit in front of the Lodge

SWC Firepond

Fire pit near the Firepond

Cookhouse 1 fire pit

Fire pit at cookhouse 1

Fire pit in front of the Lodge

Fire pit in front of the Lodge

SWC Firepond

Fire pit near the Firepond

Bookings and rates

Campsites

Picnic sites

  • Cookhouses and picnic sites need to be booked a minimum of 48 hours in advance.
  • Bookings are for a minimum of 3 hours (rental fee applies). Payment is required with a picnic or campsite booking. 
  • Picnic site booking rates (1.2 MB) .
  • Book a picnic site online
  • Fires at Cookhouse and picnic site fire pits must be out one hour prior to closing.
  • Please leave your pets and alcohol at home.

Please note, if you have booked a SWC birthday party, cookhouse bookings are 1.5 hours minimum. 

Bunkhouses

The bunkhouse site sleeps a maximum of 32 people in 4 bunkhouses. Each bunkhouse accommodates 8 people on 4 wooden bunkbeds. Pack sleeping bags, light mattresses, and pillows in your camping gear. Amenities include picnic tables, fire pit for cooking meals and an outhouse along the trail just minutes from the bunkhouses.  Add a picnic shelter to your rental package.

780-922-3939
swcinfo@strathcona.ca

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Last updated: Monday, April 29, 2024
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