About Kananaskis Country

Kananaskis Country is located West & SouthWest of Calgary and borders the town of Canmore and Banff National Park. Kananaskis Country includes five provincial parks, four wildland provincial parks, one ecological reserve and several provincial recreation areas.

Visitor Information Centres

Up to date information dealing with recreational activities is available at the following visitor information centres:

Barrier Lake Info Centre:
(403) 673-3985
Bow Valley Provincial Park:
(403) 673-3663
Canmore Nordic Centre:
(403) 678-2400
Peter Lougheed Prov. Park:
(403) 591-6300

For more information, visit the Alberta Tourism Parks & Recreation website for Kananaskis Country.

Provincial Parks

Bow Valley Provincial Park
Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
Sheep River Provincial Park
Spray Valley Provincial Park

Wildland Provincial Parks

Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park
Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park
Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park
Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park

Ecological Reserve

Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve

Provincial Recreation Areas

Bow Corridor Area
Elbow River Valley Area
Evan Thomas Provincial Recreation Area
Highwood / Cataract Areas
Sibbald Areas


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