KANANASKIS COUNTRY - Canadian Rockies: Including Banff and Jasper National Parks - page 222

side Site 37). Each of 51 sites has a picnic table and fire pit, which along with pit toilets
and tap water are the limit of facilities.
Just over one kilometer (0.6 mile) south of the information center (and on the same side
of the road), Elkwood Campground (mid-May-early Sept., $23 per site) is the largest of
the park's campgrounds, with 130 sites. It offers showers ($1 for five minutes) along each
of four loops, flush toilets, a playground, and an interpretive amphitheater.
Boulton Creek Campground (May-Oct., $24-35 per site) has coin-operated showers
just beyond the registration gate (complete with rack for those who have a bike), flush toi-
lets, and an interpretive amphitheater. A few of the 118 sites have power, and the camp-
ground is within walking distance of a restaurant and grocery store. Boulton Creek is the
only campground that takes reservations; book through Kananaskis Camping Inc. (403/
591-7226, www.kananaskiscountrycampground.com ).
Immediately beyond Boulton Creek Campground, turn right to access Lower Lake
Campground (mid-May-early Oct., $22 per site), with 98 sites spread along three loops.
Some sites (along Loop B) come close to the lake but are not within sight. Each private
site has a picnic table and fire pit, while campers share pit toilets and two playgrounds.
Eight sites are set away from the road—perfect for tent campers who don't mind a short
walk. Boulton Creek Trading Post is a short walk up and over Kananaskis Lakes Road
from Loop A.
Mount Sarrail Campground (mid-June-early Sept., $22 per site), at the southern end
of Upper Kananaskis Lake, 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles) beyond Lower Lake Campground,
is for tenters only. It's described as a walk-in campground, but some of the 44 sites are
right by the main parking lot. It has pit toilets, pump water, and bear-proof food caches.
Finally, where Kananaskis Lakes Road branches left to the upper lake and right to the
lower lake is an unpaved one-way road through Interlakes Campground (mid-May-early
Oct., $22 per site), which loops back along the shore of Lower Kananaskis Lake before
rejoining Kananaskis Lakes Road. It has 48 sites, many with lake views and some access-
ible enough to pull through a large RV or trailer. Facilities are basic: pump water, picnic
tables, fire pits, and pit toilets, but if you score one of the lakeside sites, you'll be in prime
position for a magnificent sunrise.
INFORMATION AND SERVICES
At the excellent Visitor Information Centre (4 km/2.5 mi along Kananaskis Lakes Road
from Hwy. 40, 403/591-6322; 9am-5pm daily in summer, 9:30am-4:30pm daily the rest
of the year), exhibits catalog the natural and cultural history of the park through photo-