Riverbend Campground - Okotoks, Alberta

Carl W.

We stayed at Riverbend for the month of September, great time.
Our site was very quiet and backed onto the Sheep River.
We were able to join in on 2 camp parties with music and dancing. All the regulars were very welcoming. Highly recommend stopping in here for any length of time.

Erin N.

Just returned from a splendid camping trip at Riverbend. Very clean facility, showers are hot and only $1/5 mins. Trails are nicely groomed, sheep river is right there to wade and tube run, swimming in the pond was great and all the activities available to do with the kids at decent prices too. Our last night saw a horrific storm, but we were sheltered enough at our tent site, everything stayed intact. Staff is friendly and helpful and the area is quite quiet. No complaints, we will be back.

Rae A. E.

This campground is big and mostly seasonal sites. It looks like a graveyard for dead RV’s. They have no standards at all for up keep of the sites. It’s almost all dirt and with dogs, I was grateful it wasn’t raining. It did have city water. We had a choice to get full hookup with sewer or just water and electric. We chose W/E as they have a dump station. When we went to the dump station, there was a sign to check with the office. So I called them and they said there was a $5 charge to dump! Well they never disclosed that when we checked in or we would have chosen a full hookup site. We disputed it and they waived the charge. If you’re going to charge to dump, they need to let you know up front. My husband thought I was being generous giving them 2 stars.

Kristin M.

Very nice campground. Quiet, very clean, kid friendly. Lots of maintenance staff around taking care of the place every day. Seems to be mostly seasonal residents there but there is still short term camping available. Good size sites. Clean bathrooms. Plenty to do. Friendly staff in the office. More room and privacy than many private campgrounds. But you’re still close to your neighbours.

Overall one of our best camping experiences to date.

Meghan F.

We loved our stay at Riverbend! We were lucky to get the tent site on the water. Our kids loved the playgrounds, trails and public use beach area. The bathrooms/showers were very well kept and firewood was well priced. We loved that it was away from the hustle and bustle of Calgary but close enough to do day trips with the kids.

C L.

When I had family coming to visit and they were asking about campgrounds, I found so many great reviews for this site.

And the reviews were correct. This is such a great little place - welcoming, organized, beautiful, and conveniently located.

The pond in the middle of everything was really the icing on the cake. Thanks for making my family feel at home.

Barb C.

We hosted a 4 night camping wedding at Riverbend in mid July. The location was perfect for family & guests not staying overnight as they could commute easily from Calgary. The sites were clean and had fire pits as well as we moved a large ring to make a community fire pit area. We rented all of D loop as well as the hall with full kitchen including 2 stoves, 2 fridges, an indoor grill and a freezer for the duration of our event. There were also 2 bbqs with propane to use. We had access to this building and prepared group breakfasts and dinners as well as hosted our reception in the hall. The hall had lots of picnic tables, folding tables, a little stage, and super cute icicle lights that we turned on and added a cute ambiance.

Marilyn & her staff were amazing! They mowed the little alcove area behind D loop (across the little bridge by the outdoor tent) that we were using for our wedding. They blocked off the road for our event.

The guests had fun renting the paddle boats, bikes, etc. There was also wifi for a very reasonable fee.

In addition to Marilyn, a shout out to Brenda and Angela. I do wish I could remember all the staffs’ names as they all contributed to our amazing celebration but I didn’t keep a list and there was a lot going on for me ☺️.

Roy E.

Stayed Thursday to Monday in a really nice site right beside the Swan river and last in the row. Power and water for services, they do have full hook-ups and dumping station. They have a lot of well maintained bathrooms with showers for $1.00 for 5 minutes. Few nature trails and a large pond. Lots of activities for the kids and on Saturday night they had Halloween for the kids. This is their second year in a row they had this event. Lots of parents and kids dress up. We had over 50 kids. Lots of people had Halloween decorations at their site which was nice. Very freindly and helpful staff. Around 11:00 Saturday night a site down the road started with their music and they all started to sing at the top of their lungs, it lasted no more then 5 minutes until they were shut down because you didn't hear a peep out of them after that. They done fool around with loud noise at all. Only issue we had is that it was around 31 degrees all weekend. Besides that vary relaxing and peaceful weekend. Look forward to returning.