NEWS RELEASES
Backcountry & Glamping Options Join The Ranks Among Alberta Parks
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through CBC News' website.
CBC News reports that online reservations for provincial campgrounds in Alberta opened this February. And this year, there are new options for both backcountry and luxury camping, or glamping, in Alberta. Campsites can be booked as much as 90 days in advance. Comfort camping, or glamping, has gained in popularity, with a wide range of accommodations including yurts, canvas-walled tents and rustic cabins.
CBC News writer Pamela Fieber relays what Tim Chamberlain from Alberta Parks said in her article, "We're pleased to add to the reservation system 650 new camping options and that includes comfort camping, group camping areas, individual campsites - and completely new to the system this year is Kananaskis backcountry additions." He also noted that the glamping units usually come equipped with the standard amenities such as beds, water, stoves, in some cases microwaves, heat, cutlery, your dishes, meaning one doesn't need much more than than a sleeping bag and pillow.
Campsites of these kinds can be found through the Reserve Alberta Parks site.