Firstly, the low score is due to the groundskeeper workers (not from Alberta Or Canada Parks but a private company) manner of dealing with families and their aggressive and intimidating approach. I added further description under the cons. Note that this is a great hike to do with families with small children that is close from the city. Just for families visiting this hike, beware of what tables you are using as some are not allowed for anyone who is not a paying customer even when the place is empty. They have rules and as any business you have to follow and respect their policies. The bad part happens when you find businesses that are rude and intimidating specially when you have small children. I’ll start with the positive at Beaver Flat. First, for families with small children, this is an accessible and easy hike to do with the little ones. It can be an interactive hike as you Will be able to show kids the different beaver lodges along the walk 🦫 and maybe you might be lucky to see them swimming and working away ;) The lodges are everywhere and you Will find signs along the hike where you can read some history about beavers and Alberta. Second, there are some small creeks with relaxing sounds and views. So if you have the time, seat and relax for a bit. Third, if you are looking to camp 🏕, Beaver Flat has camping grounds and welcomes camping Beaver Flat is a fun and easy hike for people of all ages. A fun one for families with small children. CONS: Firstly, Not enough tables for hiker visitors to seat to rest or eat their packed snacks or meals. You are not allow to seat in the tables in the camping area (reasonable policy for when campers are present) if you are not a paying customer. The main reason I’m giving this low score is because the individuals working in the property were rude and intimidating with the two families we visited in May 2022. The campground was completely empty with no campers or trailers. It was the Long weekend Monday at around 6:30 PM. There were n trailers other than the one from the couple working there who were also driving their light blue truck. We had small children and we found a table to rest while the kids were having some snacks - not a meal but snacks and water. The groundskeepers approached us in their truck and told us not to eat or seat there. We asked them where we could find a table that will allow us to be with the kids (we needed to change diapers too and there are some tables that you could seat “for free” at the very beginning of the hike but they were up in the hill and we were in our back and needed t rest for a bit. The employees answer was to either pay them for the day -it was 6pm already - or to get up and keep walking or they would kick us out. We apologized and started packing the snacks and getting the kids ready. Their truck came back literally 30 seconds after and they were spying on us to see if we were leaving -while they were driving they just made their engine sound even louder and would stop every 5 seconds while looking at us from the trees.It was a man who approached us and the woman was driving. I don’t remember the name of their company logo on their truck. We will come back but earlier in the day where there will be more people just in case any incident would take place as we didn’t feel safe around those folks.

Beautiful campground. We found the attendants to be overly rule focussed but not with necessarily real rules and overly present which ruined the relaxed atmosphere of camping. First the pros. It’s stunning. The river is beautiful. The sites are nice. The trail around the ponds is amazing. It’s close to moose mountain and hiking trails if you like activities. The bathrooms are very clean. Cons: The attendants. At first they come across as friendly. But as the weekend passes it is actually that fake, passive aggressiveness that as folks in our 40s and 50s who camp a ton, do not need to waste our time with. We would stop our vehicle outside the campsite to drop off or pick up coolers and they would arrive to say “you can’t park there move it”. So many different ways to ask if we are planning to stay there. We had the hazards on. It was obvious we weren’t staying. yelling at our kids to “turn off your flashlights it’s too late” when they were on their way to the bathroom. Telling our kid to bike safer when he was on a straight stretch. They kept motioning us to slow down and I know we go under 15km. They didn’t have wood available after dinner on a Sunday night. We happily drove ourselves to paddy’s flats to buy wood from them so we wouldn’t have to interact and further. And the list goes on. Every time we saw them coming you wondered ”what now”. Maybe it’s fine if you don’t have kids or families who make sounds or are social. But honestly in all of the 20 years we’ve spent camping in kananaskis and surrounding areas this was by far the least enjoyable experience. Will not come back. If you park your trailer and do not leave your site and don’t have friends it’s probably great. Otherwise….. Go to paddys flats or anywhere else.

Big spots. Space between sites. Some along Elbow River. Quiet. Close to Elbow Falls. Trees...beaver dam... a few nice tent spots as well with some along the river. No hookups. Clean>Toilets. Non-drinkable>Pump water. Firewood available > $. There is no signal. FCFS Camp hosts were awesome. <3

Beaver Flat Campground in Kanaskis Country is a jewel. The washrooms are the cleanest in the valley. Who hangs flower pots on out houses? Beaver Flat does! Being on the river is the jewel, but to be fair most of the sites are well treed, thus fairly private. The sites are always very clean and tidy. And yes, there are several cool beaver dams to see. I made the mistake of looking at the reviews... You gotta know the negative reviews are likely the problem sites we all hate to be next to. They're kind of sad, as they are, from my experiences completely wrong. Beaver Flat and the staff are perfect. When we need wood etc., the hosts are beyond polite, very personable, in fact they add to the terrific experience. I highly recommend camping there, so quiet and breathtakingly beautiful.

Nice campground with lots of spaces for visitors. Elbow river on one side of the camping ground and Beaver Flats ponds on opposite side. Close to the city and very popular. Lots of trails for summer hiking, biking and some limited winter cross country skiing and also back-country skiing is possible if snow permits. Unfortunately very often fully booked. The campground in unavailable over the winter period because of road closure for the season. Approximately from December until end of April

The campsite overall was very nice and well maintained, our experience however was marred by the behaviour of the attendants who come off unnecessarily rude. While we understand that the attendants have a job to do, that is no reason to threaten our group with violence. This was our first time at this campsite and safe to say it will be our last. Would not recommend this site to anyone, you are better off driving 10 minutes to Paddy's Flat.

A nice campground next to the Kananaskis River. Great site hosts and large lots. You are somewhat separated from othe sites but it isn't very private. Not a problem, but something to be mindful of. Clean out houses made for a better experience. The Beaver Flat trail is a neat little walk and if you have kids, they will love it. Bring some camping chairs and spend the day down in the river. Recommend.

Beautiful campground, friendly staff and hosts. Been here a few times this summer always had a pleasant stay.