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Cataract Creek Provincial Recreation Area

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A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park your vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley

Cataract Creek Day Use

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Information: 403-949-3132 [email protected]
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Season: Year-round
Facility Operator: Kananaskis Campground Services Inc.

The Cataract Day Use Area has amenities such as pit toilets, picnic tables, a water pump, and firepits to enjoy a picnic along the creek. It also is the trailhead for many equestrian and unofficial hiking trails. In winter, enjoy the snowmobile trails in the adjoining Cataract Creek Snow Vehicle Public Land Use Zone.

This is a very popular creek for fishing and hiking the 4km (8km return) trail that brings hikers to the thundering Titan Falls.

Amenities

Please bring your own water. Water from the hand pump is not safe for consumption or use and should only be used to put out fires.

Maps & Guides

  • Campground Map Park Name: Cataract Creek PRA Facility: Cataract Creek Campground -- d2771c5a-6f3c-4fb1-a578-510543f84ade True
  • Cataract & Highwood Map (Geo Referenced) Map, Kananaskis Country, Cataract Creek PRA, Highwood PRA, map Campground: Cataract Creek Day Use: Cataract Creek, Highwood River Group use: Highwood -- d2771c5a-6f3c-4fb1-a578-510543f84ade True
  • Cataract Creek Snowmobile Trails Map Map, Kananaskis, Cataract Creek PRA, Etherington Creek PRA, Baril Loop Trail, Cataract Creek Trail, Cataract Loop Trail, Cummings Creek Trail, Etherington Trail, Faller's Trail, Loggers Trail, Oyster Excursion Trail, Pasque Trail, Raspberry Pass Trail, Skyline Trail, Valley Bottom Trail, Wilkinson Summit Trail, Kananaskis Country, Map -- d2771c5a-6f3c-4fb1-a578-510543f84ade True
  • Highwood & Cataract Summer Trails Map Map, Kananaskis, Cat Creek PRA, Cataract Creek PRA, Etherington Creek PRA,Lantern Creek PRA, Mist Creek PRA, Sentinel PRA, Baril Loop Trail, Bear Pond Trail, Carnarvon Creek Trail, Cataract Trail, Cataract Falls Trail, Cataract Loop Trail, Cat Creek Interpretive Trail, Cummings Trail, Etherington Trail, Fallers Trail, Grass Pass Trail, Loggers Trail, Lost Creek Trail, Mist Creek Trail, Mount Burke Trail, Oyster Trail, Pasque Trail, Picklejar Lakes Trail, Plateau Mountain Trail, Raspberry Pass Trail, Skyline Trail, Upper Raspberry Trail, Valley Bottom Trail, Kananaskis Country, Map -- d2771c5a-6f3c-4fb1-a578-510543f84ade True
Updated: May 12, 2026
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