Police Outpost Provincial Park

Very pretty. Nice trails for kids. Most campers seem to be over 50 and ready for fishing. Bathrooms ok. No firewood and no one selling it, luckily someone had left our site 3 logs. No cell or wifi. Better set up for the trailer crowd, as the sites had coarse rock you can't step on and I had to put the tent on it. The walk to the border is quick and easy. There was always a few spots open if you're worried about that part, and someone was on the overflow lot with their super gigantic camper, so you will probably find a spot too.

Great campground and park. A real hidden gem in the far south of Alberta. Good fishing in the lake and a couple nice trails to hike

Police Outpost Provincial Park is a great location to enjoy the lake for canoeing, kayaking, or fishing (Note: there is a speed limit on the lake); day hiking; picnicing; or camping.There are 46 camping sites as well as an overflow and a group camping site. The sites in the campground are level and gravelled. There are no services (including cell reception) in the park. Washrooms are clean and basic. Potable water is available using a tap in the campground.All campsites must be reserved through the Alberta Parks reservation system.There are two trails in the area; both can be accessed from the campground. One trail leads along the lake, past a day-use area, to a boardwalk out to an island. On the island are several benches with great views. The other trail travels along fescue grassland with amazing views to wetlands and mountains.This remote park is a real gem!

Really enjoyed our time at Police Outpost, had the campground almost exclusively to ourselves. Lots of hiking and wildlife during our visit. The lake is excellent for bird watching and the kids got a kick out of crossing the US/CAN border.

No cell or internet service. This is a place to totally unplug and get absorbed with nature. Catch up on your favorite paperback novel, go for hikes or a swim, do some fishing, spend some precious time with family but go!!!

Here is a basic campground but quiet with a small lake for fishing and walking paths. Close to Waterton Park. The sites are decent with trees between them and have reasonable privacy.

We were disappointed with this park. It is well off the main roads, ending with 12 km of gravel road with no services nearby, no pay phone, no cell coverage and no park hosts. There is also nothing remaining of the original outpost expect the name of the lake and park – Police Outpost. There was a map of the interpretive trails, but no distances were provided. The woods were dense and there was a lot of undergrowth with the bear warnings and the isolation of this park we did not feel safe walking the trails here. The playground is modern with a gravel base, but it was in the group camping area not the main campground. There is a good boat launch with docks and fish cleaning station. There is no beach available. Park website says the tap water is for putting out fires only, but the tabs have signs that the water is treated. It was odd that the park operator had their own signage about senior discounts and seasonal discounts that are not consistent with the park website. This might be a good fishing lake but we did not feel safe at this park.

The campground was small but lovely. As said on the website the toilets do not have water but thankfully there were generous amount of hand sanitizers available.The lake was frozen but super beautiful (mid march).It would be great if we could buy fire woods by card but it was not a deal breaker.My phone did not have any tele-coverage (koodo) but my partner's (a french line) had 3G connection.

Lovely clean, large campsites. No hook ups, must be self contained. Very quiet. No cell service or wi fi. Good gravel hiking/biking trails. Lake is stocked with rainbow trout. Good bird watching opportunities. Wonderful scenery.