Forfar Recreation Park (Athabasca County Park)

Paul Mills

Fabulous lake, wonderful sandy beach with ample room for family games. It is a little sludgy ( sandy) for the first few feet when entering the water, plus a little rocky, otherwise, it is great for swimming and jumping off of the pier. I was only at the day portion of the camp site, which cost $5 for the day, but there were plenty of areas for having a BBQ, plus, they have good toilets. The one area that could be improved is the ramp to the boat launch.

Tiffany Papirny

We have visited Forfar the past two years and it never disappoints. The lake is beautiful. The sites are nice and the staff is friendly. We plan to continue visiting every year.

Raven Summer

Best and cleanest lake I've been to in Alberta so far and they keep track of the animals in the surrounding area to make sure people who visit the site are safe which is so helpful and makes you feel more comfortable sitting in or by the lake

JD Davies

Campground looks nice enough but the sites are pretty close - expect to be able to see your neighbours in all directions. Well taken care of with some amenities that might not be expected (snack store, wood, ice, etc). Downsides include the smoking area right on the day use beach (please consider moving it off the beach a bit), the boat launch right beside the day use beach (noise, pollution, safety) and the smallish size of the day use beach (crowded). The day use beach can get pretty crowded despite being 1.5 hrs north of Edmonton and for some reason the water was terribly cloudy (with silt) and the bottom consisted of very soft ankle-deep mud, which wasn’t very pleasant to walk in. That was a bit surprising given the other reviews here about crystal clear water.

Dan Pierce

Great little campground. Nice beaches and some walking trails.