A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park your vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley
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Partial Closure
- Elbow and Sugar Daddy Trails
Effective Date: October 1, 2026 - Until Further Notice
Where: Elbow (Summer). Trail , Fullerton Trailhead. Day Use , Sugar Daddy. Trail , Kananaskis Public Land Use Zone
Details:
Elbow Trail from Iron Springs to Sugar Daddy, and Sugar Daddy from Elbow Trail to Snagmore will be closed from October 1, 2026 until October 1, 2027, or until further notice due to timber harvest operations. For more information visit Public land closures and advisories.
Construction Closure
- Powderface Road Parking Areas
Effective Date: June 22, 2026 - Until Further Notice
Where: Kananaskis Country. , Kananaskis Public Land Use Zone, Lusk Pass Parking Area, Jumpingpound Summit Parking Area, Prairie Creek Parking Area, Powderface Ridge North Parking Area, Powderface Ridge South Parking Area
Details:
Parking areas along Powderface Road will be temporarily closed for construction.
All trails outside the closure areas will remain open.
The following designated trails will remain accessible by travelling around the fenced closure areas: Lusk Pass, Jumpingpound Ridge – Lusk Climb, Jumpingpound Summit, Prairie Creek, Powderface Creek, and Powderface Ridge.
Expect increased industrial traffic on Powderface Road, and please obey all posted signage.
Follow the direction of all signage and personnel in the area and stay out of active construction zones.
Closure
- Special K Trail
Effective Date: June 5, 2026 - Until Further Notice
Where: Kananaskis Country. , Special K Trail, Kananaskis Public Land Use Zone
Details:
The Special K Trail in Kananaskis Country Public Land Use Zone is temporarily closed due to collapsing bridges. For more information, call 310-LAND (5263) or the Moose Mountain Bike Trails Society.
