Campgrounds and RV parks near Emerson-Franklin, MB

The Municipality of Emerson-Franklin sits on Manitoba's southern edge at the Canada-U.S. border, roughly an hour south of Winnipeg along Highway 75 and Highway 59. The area is flat Red River Valley farmland, with the Red River to the west and the Roseau and Rat rivers threading through the surrounding countryside. RV travellers use it as a border-crossing stopover and as a base for exploring the Pembina Valley and southeastern Manitoba. Campground options nearby lean toward small-town municipal parks and one provincial reservoir park. St Malo Provincial Park, roughly 30 minutes north on Highway 59, is a family park built around a man-made lake created by the damming of the Rat River, with beaches, a boat launch, hiking trails, and reservable campsites. St-Pierre-Jolys RV Campground sits about 50 km SSE of Winnipeg on Highway 59 near the Rat River, in the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry. For travellers heading west across the valley, Altona Centennial Park, Debonair Campground, and Green Valley RV & Cabins round out the options within an easy drive of Emerson-Franklin, offering serviced RV sites, small-town amenities, and quick access to prairie backroads.

Provincial and municipal systems handle bookings separately. Sites at St Malo Provincial Park are reserved through the Manitoba Parks Reservation Service. The service is an easy way to reserve a campsite, cabin, yurt or group use area, and reservations can be made by telephone, online or onsite. A $10 non-refundable cancellation fee applies to any reservation cancelled four or more days prior to arrival, and within three or fewer days there is a late cancellation charge of one night's fee. Municipal campgrounds are booked through the town or village office. Altona campground reservations open April 20 online and over the phone through ActiveNet, and an account is required to register for campsites online. St-Pierre-Jolys RV Campground takes reservations through the Village of St-Pierre-Jolys and is bookable on Campspot. Book long weekends and mid-summer stays several weeks in advance.