Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Fishing is fair in Upper and Lower Kananaskis Lakes, where trout and whitefish
tease anglers. A nightly interpretive program takes place in campground amphitheaters
throughout the park. Look for schedules posted on bulletin boards or check with the Visitor
Information Centre.
In winter and spring, Highwood Pass is closed to traffic, but Highway 40 entering the
park from the north is cleared, and cross-country skiing is excellent.
William Watson Lodge
This special facility by Lower Kananaskis Lake (403/591-7227,
www.williamwatsonlodgesociety.com
) is available to persons with disabilities and seniors.
It provides a wide range of barrier-free facilities, including hiking trails, a picnic area, and
a stocked trout pond. Guests stay in either a campground or one of 22 barrier-free cabins,
and they must supply their own bedding and food. The main lodge has a kitchen, lounge,
library, laundry room, and a sundeck with gas barbecues. Disabled guests may bring up to
three family members or friends. The cost is $14-28 per person per night. Reservations are
essential and can be made up to four months in advance by Albertans and, space permit-
ting, up to two months in advance by non-Albertans.
Campgrounds
Within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park are six auto-accessible campgrounds that hold 507
sites. They're linked by bicycle and hiking trails. Firewood is available at each camp-
ground for $8 per bundle. These campgrounds are operated by
Kananaskis Camping Inc.
(403/591-7226,
www.kananaskiscountrycampgrounds.com
)
, whose website is a wealth of
information and includes vacancy reports, updated at 10am daily through summer.
The following campgrounds are listed from north to south along Kananaskis Lakes
Road, from Highway 40 to the end of the road.
Canyon Campground
(mid-June-early Sept., $20 per site) comprises two distinct
types of camping at the northern end of Lower Kananaskis Lake, just over four kilometers
(2.5 miles) along Kananaskis Lakes Road from Highway 40. An open meadow provides
pull-through sites suited to RVs and trailers (Loop B), while up the hill off to the right,
sites are protected by a forest of spruce and fir. Between the two loops is the trailhead for
a 1.2-kilometer (0.7-mile) hiking path that traverses the Kananaskis Canyon. Another trail
leads across Kananaskis Lakes Road to the nearby information center (the trailhead is be-
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