KANANASKIS COUNTRY - Canadian Rockies: Including Banff and Jasper National Parks - page 231

lookout with views south to Moose Mountain. Returning to the main trail, turn left, des-
cending along the north face of the ridge and back to the trailhead.
CAMPGROUNDS
Sibbald Lake Campground (mid-May-mid-Oct., $27 per site) lies within easy walking
distance of Sibbald Lake and is signposted off Highway 68, 24 kilometers (15 miles) west
of the TransCanada Highway and 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) east of Highway 40. It con-
tains 134 sites spread along five loops (Loop E comes closest to the lake) winding through
a mixed forest of aspen, spruce, and lodgepole pine. Amenities include pit toilets, pic-
nic tables, fire rings, and drinkable well water. Equestrian campers can park and camp at
Dawson Equestrian Campground, a short distance from Highway 68 along the Powder-
face Trail. This is a staging area for many horse trails.
INFORMATION
The closest information center in Sibbald is Barrier Lake Visitor Information Centre
(2 km/1.2 mi north of the Hwy. 68/Hwy. 40 junction, 403/673-3985, 9am-6pm daily June-
mid-Sept., 9am-4pm daily the rest of the year).
Elbow River Valley and Vicinity
The Elbow River has its source at Elbow Lake, among the high peaks of Elbow-Sheep
Wildland Provincial Park. As it cuts east through the foothills, the Elbow River Valley
gradually opens up, exiting Kananaskis Country near the picturesque hamlet of Bragg
Creek and continuing its eastward flow, draining into the Bow River within the Calgary
city limits. (The “elbow” for which the river was named by David Thompson in 1814 oc-
curs at what is now Glenmore Reservoir, the source of Calgary's drinking water.)
The main access is Elbow Falls Road (Highway 66) west from Bragg Creek. It enters
Kananaskis Country after eight kilometers (five miles), at the Elbow River Valley Visitor
Centre. Close to the eastern boundary lie two good fishing spots: McLean Pond and Allen
Bill Pond. Both are stocked with rainbow trout. Moose Mountain, home to a fire lookout
since 1929, can be seen north of the highway. Continuing west, there is six-meter-high
(20-foot-high) Elbow Falls, the highest road-accessible waterfall in Kananaskis Country.
Just before the falls, an unpaved road leads north to Ing's Mine, where a small coal mine
operated 1915-1920. Beyond the falls, the road first ascends through an area charred by a