Wabasso Campground, Jasper NP

Jasper, Alberta

Description

Enjoy amazing night skies next to the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park.

Wabasso has 228 campsites and offers toilets, showers, a camp kitchen, and fire pits. You can purchase fire wood at the campground with a fire permit. Some of the sites are located next to the Athabasca River, so if you're lucky, you can snag one of those.

Keep in mind that all of the campsites are pretty open and exposed, so you won't have too much privacy from your neighbors.

For a map of the campground: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/...

Campground Reservations: https://reservation.pc.gc.ca/J...

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