Exploring Hidden Gems Canada: Redstreak Campground Review | Kootenay National Park Camping Guide
Now I know my ABCs. Someday won’t you sing with me? [Music] Good day, ladies and gents. I’m back in Coutney National Park and today we’re actually finishing off Coutney National Park campground series. We had did a bunch of them last year, the Mloud Meadows and the Marble Canyon Campground, which were front country campgrounds and we were missing one and we just didn’t have enough time to come all the way to Radium Hot Springs. And that’s where I’m standing today is right in front of a gorgeous lookout. You can’t quite see the town from here. I’m in behind the campground towards the Sinclair Canyon. So, today we’re going to go give you guys a quick tour of the entire place. There’s actually four main areas inside the campground. There’s like the first loop A, which is meant for like tents and for aentics. So, when you get to the campground and past the registration booth, it’s actually the first thing you’ll see on your left hand side. When you go a little bit further, you’ll find loop E, which is almost like its own little separate thing. It’s kind of a neat little spot because it’s really close to two of the trails. And then there’s loops B, C, and D. Those are like the average size sites. If you have a big RV, you’re not going to go there. But if you just have like a a small camper or a big tent, that kind of stuff, you can go into those loops. And then there’s the last sections, which is like FG&H, which is at the far northern part of the campground. Those are for RVs. So, it has a little bit of everything. It reminds me a little bit of the Kicking Horse Campground, how there’s a lot of different campsites for a lot of different types of campers, so it’s kind of evenly spread out. Something else that we noticed as well is that a lot of these sites have power. Some of these sites have water and sewer. All of the loops have their own washrooms. Some of them have multiples because the loops are kind of close together. They’ll have flush toilets and there’s like hot and cold water inside there. So, it’s really, really well laid out. You got a bunch of lookouts and there’s four distinct trails you can do. This is one of the only places that I’ve ever seen for a campground and you can walk directly to the hot springs in the back. So, I’m not going to waste any time. Let’s go show you everything you need to know about the Red Streak Campground. [Music] Well, that down there is called the Sinclair Canyon. And I understand now why they put this fence. And they even put some concrete barriers here to kind of protect you. Highway 93. It comes into radium, passes right below here. There’s even a spot you can stop on the side of the road and check out the falls down below. This is definitely a spot you want to come and check out because it’s really close to the hot springs and there’s the canyon and the falls and there’s multiple lookouts. So, now it’s time to get off this cliff and go show you more cool things you can see if you come and explore Freedom Hot Springs. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Well, I’m currently pretty much right in the middle of loop A. You’re going to notice that it’s quite different from the rest of the campground because this, I think, used to be probably for tents. And on the inside of the loop, it’s still meant for tents. like these really small little camping areas with concrete tables, but on the outside they’ve converted all these to authentics. We’ve seen these before at the Whisters Campground and also at Tunnel Mountain, even at the two Jack Lakes campgrounds in B National Park. They’re kind of all over the place, but this one here is the first one that I’ve ever seen that actually has a wheelchair access going all the way to them. Quite neat. I think this might be the only one. That’s why I stopped here to record to show you guys. There’s about 10 of these authentics here. Uh, this is quite the awesome little spots. They probably booked very fast online. And right across from A6, I can see the men and women’s washrooms there. They have flush toilets and a sink and they have power there. So, it’s kind of everything that you need. As far as the authentic goes, you can go on Parks Canada’s website and see, but it does come with basic amenities that you need inside of there. They have like just beds and like mattresses. You just bring your own sleeping bags and that’s all you really need. You can come and basically car camp and stay somewhere cool. From here, there’s so many trails to go and explore around and you’re right in the heart of the Radium Hot Springs. So, this is obviously probably one of the coolest locations for authentics that we’ve seen so far. [Music] [Music] Well, I’m currently kind of in the middle of loop E. And loop B is a lot like loop A in a way because it’s kind of separate from the rest. And this one has no authentics or nothing like that, but it does have kind of a mix of both. There’s some small campsites and there’s some larger ones. So, always double check on the website before you book these because I have a feeling that you might book something that’s way too small or way too big. Usually Parks Canada is really good at writing down the dimensions of all these sites. But these ones have like all the other ones, these concrete tables that you can’t move and they have awesome little fire pits. And these ones here, I can see it right over there. There’s actually power at these sightes here. But this whole little center loop, it’s all kind of self sustained. There’s the washrooms right in the middle. I see a propane tank there. So, there’s going to be running water there, and you’ll have some hot water. You’re kind of in a neat position here, too, because there’s trails kind of all over the place. There’s a little trail head just down the road here. You only walk a few hundred meters, and it’s a trail that the name got renamed by the native population here just a few years ago. It’s called the Lead Wheel Olu and it’s they named it because there was a bunch of plants that grow in the area that had some um medical benefits. Just at the other end of Loop E here, there’s the red streak loop that kind of goes up against the mountain and comes back down. And it’s a cool little trailer you guys can check out when you come stay at the rest of your campground. So, it all depends on the type of vehicle that you’re going to use to camp. This will decide if you want to choose loop E instead of some of the other loops here. So, let’s keep looking around and show you guys what the rest of the campground looks like. [Music] [Applause] Well, this behind me here, it’s an awesome lookout. Got from what this is called, the Red Streak Loop. Obviously named after the Red Streak Campground. The entire loop is about 2.2 kilometers on this according to the sign that’s at the bottom there. It’s a fairly well- definfined trail. Even this time of year, you can tell that a lot of people have been up and down here. And if you’re going to stay at the Red Street Campground, this is definitely worth the hike. You can see the whole range even pretty far down there. Columbia River going down. You can’t really see the town of Radium Hot Springs at all. I think cuz it’s all kind of hidden in behind the forest. When you get to the campground, you actually go up quite a bit of elevation. The town is kind of like on the other side of a cliff. So once you get into the forested areas, you won’t see the town at all. At the far back there, you can see the nice little meadow. I was reading some signs as I was coming in here because humans have been fighting forest fires for the past 100 years. National parks have way more trees than they used to. That causes problems for the sheep that actually need some of these meadows to survive, especially in the winter. But you can tell that there’s large areas at lookouts and where there’s cliffs. They’ll just select like 50 trees and just cut them. And then they’ll do that in spots all over the place. So it helps the sheep. As soon as you get into the town of Radium Hot Springs, the sheep, they just kind of go wherever. We went and grabbed the coffee and literally right across the street there was like probably 20 sheep just hanging out right on the side of the road. So if you do this to these areas promotes the sheep to come here instead of hanging out in town. So let’s get off this lookout and show you guys what the rest of the campground looks like. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Wow, this feels like home. This is the cooking shelter or one of multiple cooking shelters here in Loop D. And they obviously got the old tiny chimneys right in the middle with the big stove. Oh yeah, this is massive. And these ones here actually have power. And there’s two sets of lights. Last time I’ve seen actually cooking shelters with lights was actually at Johnson Canyon in B National Park. If you get here late and you don’t have all your stuff set up, this is kind of the perfect little spot to come and just make your food. But this is a gorgeous little spot. There’s so many of these all over. I think these loops B, C, and D, they’re all kind of like medium size. So, they won’t work really well if you have a big RV, but like a small camper or a tent. This is kind of perfect spot. And these are all over. And some of the loops even have multiple these cooking shelters and actually multiple bathrooms. So, this is like perfect spot for camping for small RVs and tents. [Music] Im [Music] Looks like this is the end of the road for the campground. And there’s F, G, and H. And they’re basically all for RVs. Most of them are all of them are just pull through. Or you kind of park in and park out. So if you have an RV, it’s super easy to get in and out of here. Plus, if you want to go to some of the trails, Sinclair Canyon, that’s running behind me over there with some lookouts. And you can go 2.7 km right from this little road here. You’re not allowed to drive there. you got to walk or you could use your bike and you can go all the way to the Radium Hot Springs. So if you camp here, you don’t even need to use your vehicle to go to the hot springs. This is kind of a neat little feature. I don’t know of any other campground that we’ve done in the Canadian Rockies that you can camp and go directly to the hot springs. The only one that I know of is maybe the Miet Hot Springs if you stay at the lodge, but the Miet Campground is very far away from the Mette Hot Springs. Well, I hope that this video helps you guys decide where you’re going to stay when you come visit Coutney National Park. And this here is at the far end of the Red Street Campground here in Coutney National Park. And I’m Eric Trumbly. These are my adventures. Peace out, everyone. [Music] Yeah. [Music] Heat. [Music] Hey, [Music] hey, hey. [Music]
Exploring Canada Hidden Gem: Redstreak Campground Review | Kootenay National Park Camping Guide
Join us for a complete tour of Redstreak Campground in Kootenay National Park! In this video, we explore all the camping loops and showcase the different types of sites available at this beautiful campground. Plus, we take you to stunning lookouts at Sinclair Canyon and hike the Redstreak loop trail for breathtaking views of the Columbia Valley.
**🏕️ Campground Details:**
Open: May 1 to October 13, 2025
Total Sites: 242
Site Types:
10 oTentik:
50 Full hookups
38 Electrical
144 Unserviced
**📍 Location & Amenities:**
Redstreak Campground sits 2.5 km above the village of Radium Hot Springs on a sunny plateau, occupying 90 acres of beautiful woodland. The campground features short trails with spectacular views of the Columbia Valley and a network of easy trails connecting to:
– Village of Radium Hot Springs
– Radium Hot Springs pool
– Letwilc7úl̓ecw interpretive trail
Sites accommodate tents, motorhomes, and trailers up to 35 feet. The 10 oTENTik units offer a unique camping experience as a spacious blend of a tent and an A-frame cabin, complete with beds and furniture on a raised floor.
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