Starland Campground. Alberta Starland County Recreational Area.

Starland campground is located in the Red Deer valley approximately 40km north of Drumheller and 10km east of Morin. The Starland campground is where the Alberta Star Party (RASC) is held every September. The surrounding natural, odd shaped land formations here are called the Badlands. These arid softer sedimentary rock formations have been created by several million years of erosion. There are 50 campsites with picnic tables and fire pits. The campground offers water, dry toilets, refuse containers, camp kitchen, firewood, ball diamonds and a playground. Starland Campground is located next to the Red Deer River. Most of the campsites are open to each other allowing for spacious group camping. You can hike for several miles in both directions along the Red Deer River and explore the surrounding Badlands. Make sure to pack plenty of water in the summer as it can get very hot and dry here. The Cactus plants found growing is a good indication of just how arid the Badlands are. Black flies seem to love this area and can be very annoying during the summer months and early fall. Starland campground would make a good starting point for canoeing the Red Deer River south to the Bleriot Ferry Campground 12km downstream, or an overnight float to Drumheller. The nearby town of Drumheller has several souvenir and fossil shops, restaurants, lodging, shopping, gas and grocery stores and is also the home of the Famous Royal Tyrrell Museum. Night skies here rank # 4 on the Bortle Scale , the highway to the campground and the campground road itself are paved.