Smoky River South Provincial Recreation Area is an Alberta Parks recreation area in the Central region near Grande Cache on Highway 40. Alberta Parks lists one campground and one day-use area.
The official page says the Municipal District of Greenview is the leaseholder.
Smoky River South is a river campground and day-use area for visitors exploring the Grande Cache corridor. Alberta Parks describes 22 unserviced campsites and a day-use area along the river with picnic tables and fire pits.
The campground also works as a base for nearby Sulphur Gates canyon and hiking trails. That makes it useful for a simple overnight stay, a picnic by the river, or a staging point before exploring the surrounding landscape.
Activities include canoeing and kayaking, fishing, power boating, geocaching, and picnicking. Canoeing, kayaking, and power boating include aquatic invasive species reminders, so visitors using watercraft should clean, drain, and dry gear.
Power boating has an important boundary note. Alberta Parks says power-driven vessels are prohibited within Willmore Wilderness Park, with the referenced boundary near the Smoky and Sulphur Rivers confluence and Sulphur Gates rock formation.
For river users, the nearby wilderness boundary makes map reading part of boating planning.
Plan around unserviced camping, river picnics, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, geocaching, power-boating rule checks, Sulphur Gates side trips, and campground access.
Confirm campground status, leaseholder updates, river levels, AIS precautions, fishing rules, power-boating boundaries, fire restrictions, maps, weather, and Alberta Parks updates.
