Campgrounds and RV parks near Prairie View, MB

Prairie View sits in western Manitoba's Parkland region, roughly midway between Russell and Roblin along Highway 16 (the Yellowhead). The surrounding landscape is a mix of aspen parkland, mixed-grass prairie, river valleys and man-made lakes, giving RV renters a wide choice of shoreline, town and rural campgrounds within a short drive. The closest options range from small municipal sites to full-service resorts. Virden Lions Park Campground sits off the Trans-Canada Highway on PR 257 at the south edge of Virden, with roughly 89 sites offering full hookups, electric and elec-water hookups on 15/30 amp service, plus showers, a dump station, playground and pull-through sites. Aspen Grove Campground is located approximately halfway between Virden and Oak Lake, and Four Season's Island Resort Grocery and Creemee lies in the same southern corridor. For lake-based trips, Asessippi Provincial Park is settled at the south end of Lake of the Prairies, a man-made lake flanked by the valley walls of the Assiniboine and Shell rivers, and the lake is one of the best walleye fisheries in the province. Fieldstone Campground and RV Resort, just across the Saskatchewan border near Moosomin, gives travellers heading west a large full-service base.

Provincial sites at Asessippi are booked through the Manitoba Parks Reservation Service, online at manitobaparks.com, by phone at 1-888-482-2267, or in person at the Winnipeg office at 1181 Portage Avenue. Manitoba Parks uses a staggered launch each spring: cabins, yurts and group-use areas open first in mid-April, followed by campsites at Birds Hill, Winnipeg Beach and Grand Beach, then the Whiteshell parks, and then western-region parks including Asessippi, with all remaining campgrounds opening the following day. Reservations cancelled four or more days before arrival are subject to a cancellation fee, while cancellations within three days of arrival are charged one night's camping fee. A parks vehicle permit is required to enter any Manitoba provincial park and is available on a daily, length-of-stay or annual basis. Municipal and private campgrounds such as Virden Lions Park Campground, Aspen Grove Campground, Fieldstone Campground and RV Resort, and Four Season's Island Resort Grocery and Creemee are booked directly with each operator by phone or website.