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ROAD CLOSURES HIGHWAY #40: V Closed December 1St to June 14Th Inclusive V from Kananaskis Lakes Trail to the Highwood House Junction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 A A B B C C Forestry Trunk Road (Formerly Hwy #940) D D E E F F G G Canmore Nordic Centre H H Barrier I Dam I J J K K L L LEGEND M Day Use Area M Vehicle Access Campground Backcountry Campground N Frontcountry N Walk-in Campground Group Campground Seasonal Closure O O Barrier-free Campground Barrier-free Lodging Lodging P P Hostel Gas Service Sandy McNabb Q Regular, Equestrian Q and Group Lookout Downhill Ski Area Parks Office R R Visitor Infomation Centre Boat Launch Amphitheatre S S KANANASKIS VILLAGE Trailhead Crosswaters Resort Emergency Services T T Pomeroy Kananaskis Park Boundary Mountain Lodge Provincial Boundary 6 Nordic Spa Paved Road/Highway U U LEGEND Unpaved Road/ Highway ROAD CLOSURES HIGHWAY #40: V Closed December 1st to June 14th inclusive V from Kananaskis Lakes Trail to the Highwood House Junction. FORESTRY TRUNK ROAD/HWY. #940: Section South of Cataract Creek is closed December 1st to April 30th inclusive. W HIGHWAY #532: W Closed December 1st to April 30th inclusive. HIGHWAY #66: Closed December 1st to May 14th inclusive 8 10 west of Elbow Falls, including Powderface Trail. HIGHWAY #546: 6 X Closed December 1st to May 14th inclusive X west of Sandy McNabb Campground. MCLEAN CREEK TRAIL/ROAD: Closed December 1st to April 30th inclusive. POWDERFACE TRAIL/ROAD: st th Forestry Trunk Road Closed December 1 to May 14 , inclusive (Formerly Hwy #940) Y south of Dawson. Y GORGE CREEK TRAIL/ROAD: Closed December 1st to May 14th inclusive. Permanently closed between Ware Creek Day Use and Gorge Creek Day Use. MOOSE MOUNTAIN ROAD: Z Closed December 1st to May 14th inclusive. Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 BACKCOUNTRY VEHICLE ACCESS CAMPGROUNDS DAY USE CAMPGROUNDS AREAS Reservation Grid Opening Dates Firepit Shelter Boat Launch Campground Grid Open Access Campground Open Fee(s) Reservations Phone Number of SitesPicnic Tables Water Toilets Firewood/FirepitStorage Lockers # Grid Number of Walk-inSites SitesPower,Water,SewerPower & WaterPower OnlyShowersFlush ToiletsVault ToiletsPicnic ShelterDump StationInterp. Programs(# of sites) 11 Dawson I11 April 27 – November 18 • Quaite H7 Year 20 • Stream • • 8 PRIMARY: 4.7km Bow River H3 June 29 | Oct. 8 $26/$40 66 7 59 • • 403-673-2163 Round via the Quaite Creek Three Sisters Lusk Creek I8 Year Round • Valley Trail from Heart I4 April 13 | Nov. 18 $26 36 •• 403-673-2163 4,5 Sibbald Pinetop I13 April 27 – October 8 Creek Day Use Bow Lac Des Arcs H6 April 27 | Aug. 19 $26 28 • • • (28) 1-877-537-2757 (100m elevation); Area Valley 4,5,9,15 Sibbald Lake H11 Year Round • • SECONDARY: 8.6km Bow Valley H7 April 27 | Oct. 8 $26/$40 173 6 131 • • • • • • (171) 1-877-537-2757 Sibbald Meadows Pond via Trans-Canada 4,8,11,16 H10 Year Round Willow Rock H8 April 6 | Oct. 21 $26/$33 124 34 • • • • • 403-673-2163 Trail/Stoney Trail/ Sibbald Viewpoint I11 April 27 – October 8 Jewell Pass/Quaite Sundance Lodge J7 May 18 | Sept. 16 $31.50 30 ••• • (30) 403-591-7122 Bow Creek Trail from Gap Lake H5 Year Round • Kan. 1,4,5,17 Valley Barrier Dam Day Use Mt. Kidd R.V. Park L6 Year round $34.75/43.85/46/51.35 229 74 35 88 • • • • • • (229) 403-591-7700 Valley Grassi Lakes H2 Year Round Provicial (240m elevation). 4,12 and Eau Claire M6 May 16 | Sept. 3 $26 51 • 403-591-7226 Jewell Bay I7 June 16 7 • Lake • • 7 PRIMARY: 3.9km via Grotto Mountain H5 Year Round Wildland 4,6 to Trans-Canada Trail/ Sibbald Lake H11 April 27 | Oct. 8 $26 134 • 403-673-2163 Parks Equestrian Sibbald Heart Creek H6 Year Round April 14 Stoney Trail from Area 1 Dawson Equestrian I11 Year round $26 10 5 • 403-673-2163 Barrier Dam Day Use Bow Lac Des Arcs H6 Year Round •• 4,6 (50m elevation); Canyon P7 June 15 | Sept. 3 $26 50 • 403-591-7226 Valley SECONDARY: 9.4km Middle Lake H7 Year Round 4,5,6,8,11,15 via Quaite Creek Elkwood P7 May 9 | Oct. 8 $26/$39 130 69 • • • • • (130) 1-877-537-2757 Trail/Jewell Pass Trail Old Camp H4 April 27 – October 21 Boulton Creek 5,6,8,11,14,15 from Heart Creek Peter Q7 May 9 | Oct. 8 $26/$40 127 6 35 • • • • • (127) 1-877-537-2757 Whitefish H7 April 27 – October 8 • Lougheed Day Use (340m 4,11 elevation). Provincial Lower Lake Q7 May 16 | Sept. 16 $26 95 • • (32) 403-591-7226 Wind Valley I5 April 27 – November 30 Park Mt. Sarrail 11 Ribbon Falls L5 June 15 10 In River • • 10 PRIMARY: 2015 Q7 June 22 | Sept. 3 $26 44 44 • 403-591-7226 Yamnuska G7 Year Round to cook re-route, 8.7km via tent 3 Baldy Pass J8 Year Rounc Terrace, Kovach, 11 Nov. 30 area Interlakes Q7 May 16 | Oct. 8 $26 44 44 • 403-591-7226 Link and Upper Barrier Dam I8 Year Round Spray Val. 6,11 Ribbon Creek (375m Spray Lakes West J2 May 16 | Sept. 16 $26 50 • 403-591-7226 elevation). P. Park Barrier Lake I8 April 27 – October 8 • Beaver Flats L12 May 15 | Sept. 3 $26 55 6 • 403-949-3132 sitting Ribbon Lake L5 June 24 20 In Lake • • 20 PRIMARY: 10km via Kananaskis Info fireplace lounge 4 H8 April 27 – October 8 in to cook Ribbon CreekTrail Gooseberry K15 May 1 | Oct. 8 $26/$33 85 6 51 • 403-949-3132 Centre Picnic Site in visitor 3 centre centre Nov. 30 area from Ribbon Creek Elbow 5 Little Elbow M11 May 15 | Sept. 17 $26 94 30 • • (41) 1-877-537-2757 Day Use (625m River Beaver Ponds J7 April 27 – October 8 elevation); Little Elbow Equest. 3,5 SECONDARY: 9.4km Valley M11 May 15 | Sept. 17 $33 46 • • (24) 1-877-537-2757 Canoe Meadows H8 Year Round 4,5,8,16 via Galatea Creek McLean Creek L14 Year round $26/$33 170 96 • • • • • • (170) 1-877-537-2757 Evan-Thomas L7 Year Round Trail/Guinn’s Paddy’s Flat Kan. Pass Trail from L14 May 15 | Sept. 17 $26 98 • 403-949-3132 Valley Galatea L6 Year Round Galatea Day Use 3 (870m elevation); Mesa Butte Equestrian N16 May 15 | Sept. 10 $33 15 • 403-949-3132 Kovach Pond K7 April 27 – September 3 • TERTIARY: 9.2km North Fork N17 May 15 | Sept. 10 $26 34 • 403-949-3132 Mt. Lorette Ponds J7 Year Round • Kan. via Buller Pass Trail Valley from Buller Mountain Fisher Creek M16 Year round $26 30 15 • 403-949-3132 Opal M6 May 11 – November 1 • • Day Use (670m Sheep elevation). River Bluerock Q14 May 15 | Sept. 17 $26 66 • 403-949-3132 Ribbon Creek K6 Year Round • Valley 3 Lillian Lake L5 June 24 17 In Lake • • 16 PRIMARY: 6.3km Bluerock Equest. Q14 May 15 | Sept. 17 $32 17 • 403-949-3132 Wasootch J7 Year Round to cook via Galatea 4,16 Sandy McNabb Wedge Pond L6 Year Round • Nov. 30 area Creek Trail from Q17 May 1 | Oct. 8 $33 112 112 •••• 403-949-3132 3,16 Galatea Day Use Sandy McNabb Equest. Q17 May 1 | Oct. 8 $40 20 20 • • • • 403-949-3132 Widowmaker I8 Year Round (475m elevation); SECONDARY: Cataract Creek W16 May 16 | Sept. 3 $26 102 • 403-591-7226 Black Prince O6 Year Round 14.9km via Ribbon 5 Creek Trail/Guinn’s Etherington Creek W16 May 16 | Sept. 16 $26 61 6 • • (29) 1-877-537-2757 Boulton Bridge Q7 Year Round • Pass Trail/Galatea Etherington Creek Equest. 3 Burstall Pass N4 Year Round Creek Trail from Highwood W16 May 16 | Sept. 16 $33 10 • 403-591-7226 River & Ribbon Creek Green Ford T19 May 16 | Sept. 3 $26 13 •• 403-591-7226 Canyon P7 Year Round • • Day Use (920m Cataract 4,9,10,12 elevation). Creek Indian Graves Regular X20 May 16 | Sept. 2 $26 32 • • • (32) 403-995-5554 Chester Lake N4 Year Round 2,4,9,10,12 Elbow Lake Q9 June 15 15 • Lake • • 16 PRIMARY: 1.3km via Indian Graves Equestrian X20 May 16 | Sept. 2 $26 6 •• • (6) 403-995-5554 Elbow Pass Q9 June 15 – November 30 Elbow Lake Trail from 3 to Strawberry Regular & Equestrian 3 Elk Pass Q7 Year Round Nov. 30 Elbow Pass Day Use U14 Sept. 3 | Nov. 30 $26/$33 20 • 403-591-7226 (125m elevation). Elpoca P8 June 15 – September 3 Ghost Reservoir E13 May 1 | Oct. 14 $26 80 • 403-851-0766 Point Q6 Year 20 • Lake/ • • 20 PRIMARY: 3.4km via 6,18 Grizzly Creek N7 May 11 – September 3 Waiparous Creek B9 May 1 | Oct. 8 $30 7 53 • • (25) 403-637-2198 Round River Upper Kananaskis Ghost 6,18 Highwood Meadows Q9 June 15 – November 30 Lake Circuit from North Ghost May 1 | Oct. 8 $30 7 169 • • (90) 403-637-2198 Peter Area Lougheed North Interlakes Day 6,18 King Creek O7 May 11 – September 3 Use Burnt Timber May 1 | Sept. 3 $30 7 30 • 403-637-2198 Provincial Little Highwood Pass (25m elevation); 6,18 Park Q8 June 15 – November 30 Fallen Timber South 7 SECONDARY: May 1 | Oct. 8 $30 55 • • (35) 403-637-2198 6,18 Lower Lake Q7 Year Round • 7.6km via Upper Red Deer River North May 1 | Sept.
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