Camp grounds in Alberta to live at?

countrygir

I am planning on going to alberta to work from January to June. I have a good 5th wheel trailer and plan on taking it up there instead of renting a place. anyone know of any campgrounds where you can live at for these months of the year. also, what kind of prices can i expect????
I am planning on going to alberta to work from January to June. I have a good 5th wheel trailer and plan on taking it up there instead of renting a place. anyone know of any campgrounds where you can live at for these months of the year. also, what kind of prices can i expect????

sorry i forgot to put where i wanted to be! I think that i am going to be working in Canmore or Banff. so inbetween there
sorry i forgot to put where i wanted to be! I think that i am going to be working in Canmore or Banff. so inbetween there

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Here is a list of campgrounds that are open year around in the areas you're looking for. As the rates from Fall to Spring are different than during the busy summer months it's best if you call them for the rates. They may have monthly rates that may suit you even better.

These are Banff and area campgrounds:

Mount Kidd R.V. Park . 430 591-7700
26 km south of Hwy. 1 along Hwy. 40
229 Sites , semi-serviced and no hook-up
Tap water , Public phone , Laundry ,Bike trail & rentals
Indoor whirlpool , Tennis court ,Volleyball courts, horseshoe pits ,
Gift shop, Arcade, Sauna , Wading pool, Cable hook-ups , Snack
bar , Firewood, some sites have tv hookups.
Open Year Round


Restwell Trailer Park & Cabins. 403 678-5111
Canadian Rockies, at Canmore, Alberta. Only 23 km (14 miles) from Banff.
Take the town centre exit and follow the signs to Restwell Trailer Park
Serviced And unserviced sites. tenting , 1 & 2 bedroom cabins which
are fully equipped with kitchens, color TV's and separate bedrooms with full bathrooms.
swimming, boating, hiking, golfing, fishing, horseback riding and exploring natural trails,
throughout the local mountains, lakes, and rivers in the summertime. In winter,
convenient locations to snowmobile, cross country ski, or discover ski trails

Mosquito Creek. 403 762-1550
23 km N. of Hwy. 1 on Hwy. 93
32 Sites, Tap Water, Toilets.
Access to the Wapta Icefield, Dolomite Pass and Bow Falls - the headwaters of the Bow River.
Open Year Around


Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court 403 762-1550
2.4 km N.E. of Banff town site on Tunnel Mountain Rd.
321 Sites , Tap water , Public phone, public phone.. Some sites have power water sewer
Open Year Round


Tunnel Mountain Village II . 403 762-1550
2.5 km N.E. of Banff town site on Tunnel Mountain Rd.
222 Sites Tap water Public phone Optional fire permit, firewood
power and no power.
Open: Year-Round


Lost Lemon R.V. Park & Campground 403 562-2932
In Blairmore W. end of Main St.
52 Sites , City water & sewer , Payphone, Laundry Showers Power
heated Pool/Hot Tub, Playground , Firewood , Horseshoe pits.
Winter camping 1 Cabin
Open Year Round

* This one is in the Cochrane area - just outside of Calgary.

Bow RiversEdge Campground - RV Camping
Bow RiversEdge is the only four season premier campground on the historic Cowboy Trail, a 700km trail along Albertaâs Highway 22. This campground is a great place to camp for short term or long term stays. Its location makes it a terrific hub for activities and attractions for the entire family!The campground is located near the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre, right along the edge of the Bow River.

Canmore:
Restwell Trailer Park
502- 3rd Ave Canmore
(403) 678-5111

Spring Creek Mountain Village All year IN CANMORE - 3rd Avenue
250 sites - RVs and Cabins only
T, PT, FP, W, S, CL, FW, WCA
toilets, picnic tables, firepits, showers, water-tap, coin-op laundry,
reservations: 403-609-055

Green Acres RV Park All year Dead Man's Flats - 14 Km East of Canmore, along Hwy 1
20 sites - RVs only
T, PT, FP, W, S, CL, FW
reservations: 403-678-5344

Dawson Provincial Recreation Area
Bow Valley Prov. Pk. All year 30 Km E of Canmore on Hwy 1, 6 Km S on Hwy 40, 11 Km E on Hwy 68 and 2 Km S on Powderface Trail.
17 sites - Camp with your horse
T, PT, WP, FP, FW
reservations: 1 (403) 673-2163

Mount Kidd RV Park All year 30 Km E of Canmore on Hwy 1, then 26 Km S on Hwy 40
229 sites - RVs only
T, PT, WT, S, FP, FW, CL, PG, WCA
indoor hot tub, arcade, seasonal wading pool, some sites have TV hookup
reservations: 1 (403) 591-7700


This may be useful to you:
Camping Fees
Camping fees vary depending on the facilities and services provided in the campground. Showers, campsites with power hook-ups and campsites with power and water hook-ups are available in some campgrounds.

For further information on Kananaskis Country call (403) 678-5508 (Canmore).


If I could suggest something - there are several hostels in Banff and Canmore - they might be more economical to stay in as their rates are almost the same as campground rates.

HI - Kananaskis Wilderness Hostel
Located midway between Calgary and Banff, Kananaskis Country is a year-round recreational area. This excellent group facility accommodates 44 and has a self-service kitchen, indoor plumbing and laundry facilities.
Address: PO Box 1358 Banff AB CA T1L 1B3
Send an Email (115) 1 403 670-7580

Banff Y Mountain Lodge
Nestled beside the Bow River and just a five minute walk to downtown, the Banff Y Mountain Lodge offers comfortable rooms for the budget traveller. Choose from deluxe private rooms, family rooms or dormitory rooms with private baths. Group rates, beautiful common and meeting spaces and the full-service Sundance Bistro round out some of the highlights of this property.
Address: 102 Spray Avenue, PO Box 520 Banff AB CA T1L 1A6
Send an Email (560) 403 762-3560

Hosteling International Banff Alpine Centre
Banff is synonymous with the Canadian Rockies. Enjoy the hostel's fully licensed cafe, lounge area and meeting facilities. Accommodation for 216 plus family/couple rooms.
Address: Tunnel Mountain Road Banff AB IE T1L 1B3
1 403 670-7580

Hopefully I have been of some help to you.
Good Luck.

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I am going 2 try and make a kitchen table this weekend and i need 2 buy a sander. I think a orbit sander is what i need but im not for sure. Any suggestions of brands would be appreciated? im sanding 2by4 if that helps

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What did women do during the gold rush?

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MaRiLYn <3

For example, what did they cook?
also, what did the women who were bartenders wear?

Answer
Women were still mostly expected to not get involved and many of the earliest Gold Camps were all male domains. When women did get involved they did the grudge work: washing clothes and cooking and cooking during that era was labor intensive. In the crudest of camps one pot meals were the norm that meant one big pot, lots of water and the women or men would chop up meat and limited veggies (mostly potato and parsnips and turnips) into a cast iron pot and boil it all. I am tiored and weary so see link beow for Pioneer Cooking.
The other use for the few women in camp was for sex an activity out of fashion in 2010 but back then it was recognized as a normal human function.

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpioneer.html#pioneer
""Food historians confirm average '49ers did not cook. These male-dominated make-shift communities were served by a variety of inexpensive public eateries.

"Neither Kenoffel's Spokane Cafe nor Truax's English Kitchen claimed, as so many miners' restaurants did, to be the "one and only," the old original "Delmonico's of the West," "only beter." Like the large majority of mining camp eating houses, they unpretentiously provided ordinary everyday all-American meals fo bacons and eggs, soups, stews, steaks, roast beef, chops, potatoes, --and almost always oysters, of course--and the like for reasonable prices. There never was a day on which an argonaut could not get a substantial fill in San Francisco for a dollar. A full meal in Virginia City could run as little as fifty cents, one dollar for both breakfast and dinner if paid in advance. In rawer camps like Telluride, one-dollar to two-fifty-a-plate was the list price...Saddle Rock Restaurant advertised a dinner for a quarter. The mining towns teemed with cheap eateries. In fact, San Francisco and the rawest camps of the Sierra slope teammed with homey eating houses (or tents). They were "numerious, plentious, inviting and even cheap." Restaurants were among the very first businesses at the scene of every strike. Keeping a public tables was one of the first nonmining occupations to be found in a hundred "No Name cities." A "restaurant rush" followed closely on--when it did not lead in!-- the provisions rush. There are more than a few examples of "starving" forty-niners and Pike's Peakers who allayed their famine not by grubbing on wild plants, snaring beasts, seeking charity, or by fortuitiously buying a sack of flour, but by throwing their weary legs under a table at a not-too-distant restaurant. The reason for this is not obscure. In a society in which domestic cooking remaied woman's work, the first flood of population in every mining region was overwhelmingly male...'There was no such thing as a home to be found. Scarcely even a proper house could be seen. Both dwellings and places fo busines were tiher common canvas tents, or small rough board shanties, for frame buildings of one story...Meals were taken at eating houses, of which there was an immense number in every protion of the town. They were of every descrption, good, bad, and indifferent, and kept by every variety of people...'"
---Bacon, Beans, and Galantines: Food and Foodways on the Western Mining Frontier, (p. 152-153)
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Gold rush recipes?

Kat

What foods were freely available during the gold rush (and were affordable enough for people to buy)?
And does anyone have recipes for anything I could cook over an open fire? I can cook well enough in a modern kitchen but where I am cooking there is no stove or oven. Thanks.

Answer
California Gold Rush

The foods and recipes of Gold Rush California were as diverse as the people who lived in that place and time. It was a convergence of cultures (Anglo-American, Spanish, Chinese, Mexican etc.) and economic status (downright rich to dirt poor). Folks who ventured into towns could sample the finest Victorian fare or drink themselves into oblivion on cheap whisky. Camp fare was similar to what the pioneers ate on the Oregon trail: belly-filling foods made with local ingredients (freshly shot game, fruits & vegetables) and store-bought provisions (coffee, beans & bacon). As time progressed, so did the food. Sourdough bread was a staple of the forty-niners.

"With the discovery of gold, California...abruptly changed character. The territory had launched itself upon an agricultural career, but with the gold strike California's farms were abandoned, and so were its towns. As ships from the East Coast reached California, their crews promptly deserted and went gold hunting too; by July 1850, the harbor of San Francisco was clogged with five hundred vessels becalmed for want of crews. San Fransico was promoted from a small village named Yerba Vueina, "good herb," for a local plant with a mint-like flavor, to a thriving, bustling metropolis of 25,000 citizens, mostly miners. In 1849, eighty thousand new gold seekers entered California...Three-quarters of the gold hunters were Americans, bringin with them Anglo-Saxon eating habits destined to overwhelm Spanish-Mexican ideas. The same phenomenon already encountered on a frontier inhabited by a society with no women in the kitchen was now repeated, strengthening the American tendency to neglect culinary niceties: women made up only eight percent of California's new population, and in the mining areas only two percent. The successful prospectors were heavy spenders; they had to be when it came to food, which was outrageously expensive. Since nobody in California wanted to rais ti, everything had to be imported. Nevertheless, for unsuccessful, or not yet sucessful prospectors, San Francisco developed, iknt eh 1850s, relatively modest hotels and boarding houses, whose prices were reasonable in their context. Everybody sat down at a common table, and the food was hearty. Meanwhile, for epicurians among those who had struck it rich, a surprising number of French restaurants were opened. The first important one was named Le Poulet d'Or...For the moment, the spectacular potentiality of California as a grwoer of food was neglected. its new-found riches served chiefly, in this domain, to further developments of Oregon as a food-supplying state, catering to the California gold-rush population."
---Eating in America: A History, Waverley Root & Richard de Rochemont [William Morrow:New York] 1976 (p. 176-7)

"Hundreds of the accounts of westward mighration speak either of near-starvation or of having to make do with whatever might be at hand. A forty-niner, writing in his journal, described a meeting with another wagon train: "Their sugar, rice, beans & flour were also out & they had been living on nothing but hard tack & coffee, & coffee and hard tack. They had no shot guns and & of course took no game. This reconciled us, I assure you, & we censured ourselves for our past time growling, & find, instead of suffering, we have been feasting." His group, in fact, had been varying a diet of salt pork with "Jack Ass" rabbits on which, the journal says, "we fared sumptuously."
---American Heritage Cookbook and illustrated History of American Eating & Drinking, [American Heritage Publishing Co.: New York] 1964 (p. 57)

" 'A party recently left Joe's store at Mormon Bar for the Valley, and a friend of the Star furnishes the following statistiics-- showing the amount of "the necessaries of life" which is required for an eight day's trip in the mountains:
8 lbs potatoes.
1 bottle whiskey.
1 bottle pepper sauce.
1 bottle whiskey.
1 box tea.
9 lbs onions.
2 bottles whiskey.
1 ham.
11 lbs crackers.
1 bottle whiskey.
1/2 doz. sardines.
2 bottles brandy, (4th proof.)
6 lbs sugar.
1 bottle brandy, (4th proof.)
1 bottle pepper.
5 gallons whiskey.
4 bottles whiskey. (old Bourbon)
1 small keg whiskey.
1 bottle of cocktails , (designed for a "starter.")
From Hutchings' California Magazine, 1860'"
---ibid (p. 59)

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camping places near dallas texas and fort worth area?

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snake

im new to this dfw area and im looking for a place to go camping near here maybe a lake or a park or something if anyone can help me that would be cool.

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We like to camp at Loyd Park on Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie. Take 360 South - - turn left at Ragland Road - - turn right at Park Road 1.

The campgrounds at Loyd Park are well maintained and the park is a nice place to camp. With 221 sites there are a wide variety of sites to choose from. There are sites that are right on the shore of Joe Pool Lake, others that are away from the water, some in nicely shaded alcoves of vegetation, and a few sites that are relatively unshaded and out in the open. Sites are $15 per night, which is in addition to the per vehicle entry fee. Reservations can be made by calling the park at 817-467-2104. It's a good idea to make reservations during the busy summer season, especially on weekends. Camping reservations are required on holidays. Each site has water, electricity, a covered picnic table, and a concrete parking pad. Up to eight people and two vehicles are allowed at a campsite. There is also a limit of 2 tents or 1 camper and 1 tent per site. Fire rings are provided at many sites and bundles of firewood can be purchased at the park entrance. Check out time is 2 p.m. and quiet hours begin at 10 p.m. The restrooms have showers with hot water
There are 8 cabins for rent in a public park on Joe Pool Lake in Loyd Park. The cabins are a great option for anyone who does not have an RV or a tent but does want to stay overnight at Joe Pool Lake. Loyd Park's cabins are found near the park's swimming beach, are relatively new, and have a lot of nice features. One cabin is ADA accessible and sleeps four people. The remaining cabins sleep 6 people. Four one bedroom cabins have a queen size bed, a bunk-bed niche and a pull out couch. Three cabins have two bedrooms. Prices range from $100 to $150 dollars a night, plus tax. The fee depends on what cabin is being rented and the date you want to stay. The entry fee for one vehicle is waived with each cabin rental. You can call 817-467-2104 to make a reservation or to ask questions you may have about staying in a cabin. All of the cabins have electricity, running water, central heat/air conditioning, a bathroom with shower, a stove, an oven, a refrigerator, a sink, satellite TV, kitchen utensils, a dinette, linens, and towels. There is also an outdoor barbeque grill, a fire ring (the park sells bundles of wood at the entry gate), and a covered picnic table.

Camp grounds in Alberta to live at?

countrygir

I am planning on going to alberta to work from January to June. I have a good 5th wheel trailer and plan on taking it up there instead of renting a place. anyone know of any campgrounds where you can live at for these months of the year. also, what kind of prices can i expect????
I am planning on going to alberta to work from January to June. I have a good 5th wheel trailer and plan on taking it up there instead of renting a place. anyone know of any campgrounds where you can live at for these months of the year. also, what kind of prices can i expect????

sorry i forgot to put where i wanted to be! I think that i am going to be working in Canmore or Banff. so inbetween there
sorry i forgot to put where i wanted to be! I think that i am going to be working in Canmore or Banff. so inbetween there

Answer
Here is a list of campgrounds that are open year around in the areas you're looking for. As the rates from Fall to Spring are different than during the busy summer months it's best if you call them for the rates. They may have monthly rates that may suit you even better.

These are Banff and area campgrounds:

Mount Kidd R.V. Park . 430 591-7700
26 km south of Hwy. 1 along Hwy. 40
229 Sites , semi-serviced and no hook-up
Tap water , Public phone , Laundry ,Bike trail & rentals
Indoor whirlpool , Tennis court ,Volleyball courts, horseshoe pits ,
Gift shop, Arcade, Sauna , Wading pool, Cable hook-ups , Snack
bar , Firewood, some sites have tv hookups.
Open Year Round


Restwell Trailer Park & Cabins. 403 678-5111
Canadian Rockies, at Canmore, Alberta. Only 23 km (14 miles) from Banff.
Take the town centre exit and follow the signs to Restwell Trailer Park
Serviced And unserviced sites. tenting , 1 & 2 bedroom cabins which
are fully equipped with kitchens, color TV's and separate bedrooms with full bathrooms.
swimming, boating, hiking, golfing, fishing, horseback riding and exploring natural trails,
throughout the local mountains, lakes, and rivers in the summertime. In winter,
convenient locations to snowmobile, cross country ski, or discover ski trails

Mosquito Creek. 403 762-1550
23 km N. of Hwy. 1 on Hwy. 93
32 Sites, Tap Water, Toilets.
Access to the Wapta Icefield, Dolomite Pass and Bow Falls - the headwaters of the Bow River.
Open Year Around


Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court 403 762-1550
2.4 km N.E. of Banff town site on Tunnel Mountain Rd.
321 Sites , Tap water , Public phone, public phone.. Some sites have power water sewer
Open Year Round


Tunnel Mountain Village II . 403 762-1550
2.5 km N.E. of Banff town site on Tunnel Mountain Rd.
222 Sites Tap water Public phone Optional fire permit, firewood
power and no power.
Open: Year-Round


Lost Lemon R.V. Park & Campground 403 562-2932
In Blairmore W. end of Main St.
52 Sites , City water & sewer , Payphone, Laundry Showers Power
heated Pool/Hot Tub, Playground , Firewood , Horseshoe pits.
Winter camping 1 Cabin
Open Year Round

* This one is in the Cochrane area - just outside of Calgary.

Bow RiversEdge Campground - RV Camping
Bow RiversEdge is the only four season premier campground on the historic Cowboy Trail, a 700km trail along Albertaâs Highway 22. This campground is a great place to camp for short term or long term stays. Its location makes it a terrific hub for activities and attractions for the entire family!The campground is located near the Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre, right along the edge of the Bow River.

Canmore:
Restwell Trailer Park
502- 3rd Ave Canmore
(403) 678-5111

Spring Creek Mountain Village All year IN CANMORE - 3rd Avenue
250 sites - RVs and Cabins only
T, PT, FP, W, S, CL, FW, WCA
toilets, picnic tables, firepits, showers, water-tap, coin-op laundry,
reservations: 403-609-055

Green Acres RV Park All year Dead Man's Flats - 14 Km East of Canmore, along Hwy 1
20 sites - RVs only
T, PT, FP, W, S, CL, FW
reservations: 403-678-5344

Dawson Provincial Recreation Area
Bow Valley Prov. Pk. All year 30 Km E of Canmore on Hwy 1, 6 Km S on Hwy 40, 11 Km E on Hwy 68 and 2 Km S on Powderface Trail.
17 sites - Camp with your horse
T, PT, WP, FP, FW
reservations: 1 (403) 673-2163

Mount Kidd RV Park All year 30 Km E of Canmore on Hwy 1, then 26 Km S on Hwy 40
229 sites - RVs only
T, PT, WT, S, FP, FW, CL, PG, WCA
indoor hot tub, arcade, seasonal wading pool, some sites have TV hookup
reservations: 1 (403) 591-7700


This may be useful to you:
Camping Fees
Camping fees vary depending on the facilities and services provided in the campground. Showers, campsites with power hook-ups and campsites with power and water hook-ups are available in some campgrounds.

For further information on Kananaskis Country call (403) 678-5508 (Canmore).


If I could suggest something - there are several hostels in Banff and Canmore - they might be more economical to stay in as their rates are almost the same as campground rates.

HI - Kananaskis Wilderness Hostel
Located midway between Calgary and Banff, Kananaskis Country is a year-round recreational area. This excellent group facility accommodates 44 and has a self-service kitchen, indoor plumbing and laundry facilities.
Address: PO Box 1358 Banff AB CA T1L 1B3
Send an Email (115) 1 403 670-7580

Banff Y Mountain Lodge
Nestled beside the Bow River and just a five minute walk to downtown, the Banff Y Mountain Lodge offers comfortable rooms for the budget traveller. Choose from deluxe private rooms, family rooms or dormitory rooms with private baths. Group rates, beautiful common and meeting spaces and the full-service Sundance Bistro round out some of the highlights of this property.
Address: 102 Spray Avenue, PO Box 520 Banff AB CA T1L 1A6
Send an Email (560) 403 762-3560

Hosteling International Banff Alpine Centre
Banff is synonymous with the Canadian Rockies. Enjoy the hostel's fully licensed cafe, lounge area and meeting facilities. Accommodation for 216 plus family/couple rooms.
Address: Tunnel Mountain Road Banff AB IE T1L 1B3
1 403 670-7580

Hopefully I have been of some help to you.
Good Luck.

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