Sources of Water in Canada?

[Gary RV_Wizard]

It's been two decades since I traveled there, but we found places to top up our tanks now & then. Filling stations and even a outfitter shop. Folks tend to be accommodating if you are buying fuel or food and ask politely. The "free water" may just be an old hose on the side of a ramshackle building, but we weren't fussy. But if you are hoping for a list of brand name stops that advertise water or sewer services, I suspect you will be disappointed. We stayed in a campground of some sort every 2-4 days to get our tanks & batteries taken care of. And enjoy the amenities.

 

[SMR]

Are you using an app to find free camping and water? I just looked on my Boondockers Welcome app and it shows some locations in Alberta, none at Watson Lake. It also shows dump stations.
Sounds like a great trip!

 

[Sailmike]

Are you using an app to find free camping and water? I just looked on my Boondockers Welcome app and it shows some locations in Alberta, none at Watson Lake. It also shows dump stations.
Sounds like a great trip!

Name of the app? I just looked up Boondockers Welcome and didn’t see it.

 

[SMR]

I just googled it and it came up.
Any apps you are using to find free sites and water locations

 

[steveblonde]

most (but not all) walmarts will allow you to stay overnight - but no water unless you go in the store and buy it, there are some walmarts that wont allow overnight parking but they relaxed the rules during covid as we traveled across the country during the height of covid (family death) and campsites were closed. no free camping in Banff or Jasper national parks - no free camping in provincal parks either

 

[Gary RV_Wizard]

You can download the Boondockers Welcome app from either the Apple App Store or Google (Android) Play Store.

Announcing the Boondockers Welcome Mobile App - Boondockers Welcome

It was a tough year for many of us, but despite all the setbacks, we have persevered and are happy to finally release the Boondockers Welcome Mobile App! For those of you who can't wait to get to the bottom of the blog post, here are the links you're looking…

www.boondockerswelcome.com

 

[Utclmjmpr]

The "no overnighting" Walmarts are not the fault of Walmart,, its usually the city that makes the ordinances and enforcements..>>>Dan

 

[Domo]

DW and I rely on a Travel Berkey water filter (well worth the money). We can put mud in it and it will come out as clean water. Can have output up to 2.75 gallons per hour.

So - if you're in Canada, I'm pretty sure you can fill jugs at any local stream, fill your RV tank and then filter with the Berkey for anything you need to drink.

 

[jackiemac]

You can download the Boondockers Welcome app from either the Apple App Store or Google (Android) Play Store.

Announcing the Boondockers Welcome Mobile App - Boondockers Welcome

It was a tough year for many of us, but despite all the setbacks, we have persevered and are happy to finally release the Boondockers Welcome Mobile App! For those of you who can't wait to get to the bottom of the blog post, here are the links you're looking…

www.boondockerswelcome.com

The membership is $79 a year so although cheap not free.

 

[Sprucegum]

A free app - ioverlander- I recently found shows everything anyone ever wanted to know

 

[Sailmike]

The membership is $79 a year so although cheap not free.

Is it worth the cost compared to free apps?

 

[1blue78]

There are a lot of small municipalities in AB, BC and YK that have free dump stations and have drinking water available too. Sanidumps.com should list most of them. Off the top of my head there is one at the Lundbrek fire hall (AB), at the Canadian Tire in Hinton (AB), the municipal dump in Grande Cache (AB), Watson lake has a municipal dump station and fresh water is available at the sign post forest visitor station, behind the motel in Nordegg (AB), Fresh water is available at the truck stop in 150 mile house (BC). Many provincial parks have sani dumps and fresh water - some may charge a nominal fee - see Gregg Lake, Police Outpost, Two dump stations in Kanananskis, Mclean Creek, Sandy McNabb, Bow Valley all in AB. Blanket Creek, Yard Creek, Whiteswan Lk, BC . There are more you just need to look around...

 

[jackiemac]

Is it worth the cost compared to free apps?

I haven't used it. I guess it depends on the locations and if you're travelling close to several.

Was just pointing out it wasn't free

 

[jackiemac]

A free app - ioverlander- I recently found shows everything anyone ever wanted to know

It looks very good I have it on phone but haven't tried it extensively yet.

 

[jackiemac]

I think that you may have difficulties with your plan. When we were in Canada last year I wasn't aware of any free camping in Alberta or British Columbia unless you were a resident of the province and you could then use crown land.
I don't think Walmart allow overnight camping in Canada.
I also didn't notice any truck stops similar to what you find in the US where you could stop overnight.
I'm sure that the Canadian members on the forum will soon confirm or correct my observations.

Residents and non residents can buy a pass to camp.

Public Lands Camping Pass

A Public Lands Camping Pass is now needed to random camp along the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

www.alberta.ca

 

[TonyL]

See, no one's ever too old to learn

 

[Utclmjmpr]

BUT,,, your getting to the point where you may find exceptions..>>>Dan

 

[Sailmike]

I’ve been using AllStays to find all free camping spots, but it doesn’t show any in Alberta except for some casinos and municipal parks. Nothing all shows up in Yukon. Do the other apps show anything in those territories?

 

[jackiemac]

I’ve been using AllStays to find all free camping spots, but it doesn’t show any in Alberta except for some casinos and municipal parks. Nothing all shows up in Yukon. Do the other apps show anything in those territories?

ioverlander probably. Download it and see.

 

[CharlesinGA]

Boondockers Welcome has merged with Harvest Host. If you join Harvest Host, you can pay extra for BW also. Not sure how it works if you join BW, but I assume you pay extra for HH. Both of those however are generally one night, sometimes two, and only once in a while will you find someone who allows water or power. The unwritten rule of HH is you spend money with them, buy wine if its a vineyard, buy cheese if a dairy farm, tour the museum if a museum. It isn't mandatory but just good manners to pay back for the free night.

Charles