A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park your vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley
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The Beaver Lodge Day Use Area is a small parking lot and a kiosk on the side of Highway 66 with about 20 parking stalls. A short walk from the parking lot provides access to the Elbow River and a few picnic tables, along with the trailhead for the Beaver Flats Interpretive Trail. There are no toilets here.
Highway 66 (west of Elbow Falls) and Powderface Road are closed annually from December 1 to May 14. See the full list of annual road closures.
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Hiking - Front Country
Snowshoeing
Mtn. Biking/Cycling
Fat Biking
Electric Bicycles
Equestrian