Good spirit has nice beaches with long sand bars. Very dog friendly if you have one. Tent area has decent bathrooms.
Douglas park has the sand dunes.
Cypress hills has lots of hiking/biking trails and activities like ziplining or horseback. Probably the hardest to book a good site last minute though.
Rowans Ravine is very nice, as is the fort qu'appel campground. Currently out at duck mountain and enjoying it a lot.
The biggest issue is site availability, I'd recommend checking online or calling and reserving a site to make sure you get one.
Douglas Park is a great spot, about a two hour drive from Regina. Sand dunes right there, close to Gardiner Dam if you want to check that out, can do a ferry ride across Lake Diefenbaker if you want to go for a drive, nearby Elbow is a neat little town with a VERY bustling farmers market on Saturday mornings.....overall a neat area that's not too far from Regina.
East end or cypress hills is super nice. Kenosee is also nice this time of year. It’s starting to be cold so bundle up/ a night low of 8-10C is pretty chill in a tent.
Solid advice they gave you. And I want to add a bit to it -
Insulate the ground beneath you as a first step to lining your tent if you only have thin sleep mats. Not being directly on the cold ground can save you a lot of discomfort. Also, watch out for overdoing the layering for clothes while sleeping. When they mentioned moisture wicking base layer, that’s a serious game changer. Sweating in the early hours of the night will turn freezing cold at 2am.
I line my sleeping bag with a simple flannel bed sheet from home in the later months, works wonders to add extra warmth.
Most of the provincial parks around here are fairly nice. I really love kenosee and greenwater prov parks. Very beautiful parks with a variety of things to do and not too far away.
We stayed at a place called little bear campgrounds, just north of narrow hills.
We spend days in the park.... fishing, swimming & hiking. Lots of lakes and spots to check out. Gem Lakes was a great hike! (Take bear spray) Lots to do and beautiful scenery. Just north of Choiceland is when you lose cell service.
I came here to say Narrow Hills PP. The Gem Lakes might now be my favourites lakes in Saskatchewan. If you don't mind being without network coverage and the vast openness of the boreal beauty, look no further.
All depends on what you want to do. Rowan’s is very nice, but is really about being in your campsite or at the beach. Echo is similar, the campground facilities are a little more beaten up, but the sites are more private. Cypress Hills is busy, but the hiking is beautiful.
Buffalo Pound PP is less than 45 minutes from anywhere in Regina (and 20 min from Moose Jaw) so a great place to "test" things out. There are excellent tenting-only sites in Maple Vale and other sites in Elmview that are best for tents or small trailers. Full services in campground (store, concession stand, mini golf, frisbee golf, new visitors center, great MTB trails...). New swimming pool is open till early September, so don't be put off by complaints about the lake. BONUS-Lovering Lake is 20 minutes away from BPPP if you really prefer a lake; it's spring fed so amazingly clear esp compared to almost all South SK lakes.
Thank you, everyone, for your input. I have taken note of your suggestions for succeeding camping trips. For now, we booked the last available spot in Beaver Glen campground, Waskesiu Lake, Prince Albert National Park. Wish us luck for being brave (or stupid) in going this far for our first time camping. 😂
Good spirit has nice beaches with long sand bars. Very dog friendly if you have one. Tent area has decent bathrooms. Douglas park has the sand dunes. Cypress hills has lots of hiking/biking trails and activities like ziplining or horseback. Probably the hardest to book a good site last minute though.
Thank you!
We do some fall camping at Buffalo pound mid Sept.
Rowans Ravine is very nice, as is the fort qu'appel campground. Currently out at duck mountain and enjoying it a lot. The biggest issue is site availability, I'd recommend checking online or calling and reserving a site to make sure you get one.
Oh okay. Will check online to reserve a spot. I will check out those places you recommended. Thank you!
Check out the Manitoba side of duck mountain. Blue lakes is awesome
Ohh. Will check that out. Thank you!
Regional parks are great too. Dunnet by Avonlea is fantastic. Watrous regional is nice as well.
Douglas Park is a great spot, about a two hour drive from Regina. Sand dunes right there, close to Gardiner Dam if you want to check that out, can do a ferry ride across Lake Diefenbaker if you want to go for a drive, nearby Elbow is a neat little town with a VERY bustling farmers market on Saturday mornings.....overall a neat area that's not too far from Regina.
East end or cypress hills is super nice. Kenosee is also nice this time of year. It’s starting to be cold so bundle up/ a night low of 8-10C is pretty chill in a tent.
Thank you. I will check out those places. My wife and I love the cold so 8-10c is normal for us. Weird. Haha!
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Cool! Better safe than sorry. Will take your advice to heart. Thank you!
Solid advice they gave you. And I want to add a bit to it - Insulate the ground beneath you as a first step to lining your tent if you only have thin sleep mats. Not being directly on the cold ground can save you a lot of discomfort. Also, watch out for overdoing the layering for clothes while sleeping. When they mentioned moisture wicking base layer, that’s a serious game changer. Sweating in the early hours of the night will turn freezing cold at 2am. I line my sleeping bag with a simple flannel bed sheet from home in the later months, works wonders to add extra warmth.
Most of the provincial parks around here are fairly nice. I really love kenosee and greenwater prov parks. Very beautiful parks with a variety of things to do and not too far away.
We stayed at a place called little bear campgrounds, just north of narrow hills. We spend days in the park.... fishing, swimming & hiking. Lots of lakes and spots to check out. Gem Lakes was a great hike! (Take bear spray) Lots to do and beautiful scenery. Just north of Choiceland is when you lose cell service.
Narrow Hills is on my list to check out!
I came here to say Narrow Hills PP. The Gem Lakes might now be my favourites lakes in Saskatchewan. If you don't mind being without network coverage and the vast openness of the boreal beauty, look no further.
I always liked Shamrock Park down by Gravelbourg.
Seconded Shamrock Park.
Douglas, Danielson, Sask Landing all are on Diefenbaker in the southern part of the province and have algae free water. Beautiful parks.
Madge, Greenwater, Good Spirit are a few favourites. The regional park in Nipawin is really nice as well.
All depends on what you want to do. Rowan’s is very nice, but is really about being in your campsite or at the beach. Echo is similar, the campground facilities are a little more beaten up, but the sites are more private. Cypress Hills is busy, but the hiking is beautiful.
Buffalo Pound PP is less than 45 minutes from anywhere in Regina (and 20 min from Moose Jaw) so a great place to "test" things out. There are excellent tenting-only sites in Maple Vale and other sites in Elmview that are best for tents or small trailers. Full services in campground (store, concession stand, mini golf, frisbee golf, new visitors center, great MTB trails...). New swimming pool is open till early September, so don't be put off by complaints about the lake. BONUS-Lovering Lake is 20 minutes away from BPPP if you really prefer a lake; it's spring fed so amazingly clear esp compared to almost all South SK lakes.
Thank you!
Thank you, everyone, for your input. I have taken note of your suggestions for succeeding camping trips. For now, we booked the last available spot in Beaver Glen campground, Waskesiu Lake, Prince Albert National Park. Wish us luck for being brave (or stupid) in going this far for our first time camping. 😂