Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

Alberta Parks

Trails

A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park your vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley.
Trail Length Season Permitted Activities (Legend) Status
1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition Interpretive 2.1 km Summer Hiking Open
Bill Benson 0.7 km one-way Summer Hiking Open
Black Prince Cirque Interpretive

Note: The Blackshale Creek Suspension Bridge is NOT accessed on this trail.

4.2 km Summer Hiking Open
Boulton Creek 2.2 km one-way Winter Cross Country Skiing Open
Braille 2.2 km Winter Cross Country Skiing Open
Burstall Pass

Note: Bikes permitted on first 2.9 km of trail ONLY.

7.4 km one-way Summer Hiking OHVing Open
Burstall Pass (Backcountry) km Winter Cross Country Skiing Open
Chester Lake

Closed: May 1 - Jun 29 to allow area to dry and prevent damage to trail.

4.6 km one-way Summer Hiking OHVing Closed
Elbow Lake

Warning: No vehicle access to trailhead Dec 1-June 14 inclusive.

May 25: You will find some snow patches at the elevation of the lake.

1.4 km one-way Summer Hiking Horseback Riding - Equestrian OHVing Warning
Elk Pass

Trail is entirely snow free with some met and muddy sections

5.6 km Summer Hiking OHVing Open
Highwood Meadows

Warning: No vehicle access to trailhead Dec 1-June 14 inclusive. 

0.6 km one-way Summer Hiking Warning
Kananaskis Canyon Interpretive

Closure: Stream crossings washed away by penstock/dam construction. Trail is impassable and is closed indefinitely.

0.8 km Summer Hiking Closed
Lookout 1.7 km Summer Hiking OHVing Open
Lower Lake Interpretive 0.5 km one-way Summer Hiking Open
Maude-Lawson

Note: This trail has been redirected just west of Forks for access to Turbine Canyon.

7.5 km Summer Hiking Open
Meadow 4.0 km Winter Cross Country Skiing Open
Peter Lougheed Paved 12.1 km one-way Summer Hiking OHVing Open
Pocaterra

June 1 : Snow free, all the trees are removed

Note: This report is NOT for the Pocaterra Ridge or Cirque trails

9.9 km one-way Summer Hiking OHVing Open
Ptarmigan Cirque Interpretive

Warning: No vehicle access to trailhead Dec 1-June 14 inclusive.

4.5 km Summer Hiking Warning
Rawson Lake

June 2: Mostly dry with some wet and muddy areas at lake elevation. Lake is ice free. Downed trees removed.

3.9 km one-way Summer Hiking Open
Rock Glacier Interpretive

Warning: No vehicle access to trailhead Dec 1-June 14 inclusive.

0.15 km one-way Summer Hiking Warning
Rockwall 0.5 km Summer Hiking Open
Rolly Road Training Grid km Winter Cross Country Skiing Open
Spruce Road

May 18: Swept clean of needles and debris.

0.8 km Winter Hiking Cross Country Skiing Open
Three Isle Lake

Note: Bikes only permitted to Invincible Creek, 3.8 km from trailhead

 

10.2 km Summer Hiking OHVing Open
Upper Lake

June 1: All trail is free of snow.

Aster Lake Backcountry Campground: Closed until 2024 for construction.

Point Backcountry Campground: Mainly free of snow. Downed trees removed.

Note: Firewood is no longer supplied at Point Campground and collecting forest deadwood or cutting of trees is prohibited. Fire pits have been removed. No fires allowed.

15.7 km Summer Hiking OHVing Open
Whiskey Jack

June 1: The trail is snow free and all downed trees are removed.

3.9 km one-way Summer Hiking OHVing Open
William Watson Lodge Access 0.6 km one-way Year-round Hiking OHVing Cross Country Skiing Open
Peninsula 0.4 km Summer Hiking Open
Tailwater Snowshoe 1.9 km Winter Fat Biking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Frozen Toad Loop Snowshoe 8.1 km Winter Fat Biking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Torpor Loop 6.1 km Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
South Sawmill Loop 2.8 km Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
William Watson Lodge Connector 0.7 km Winter Hiking Fat Biking Hiking OHVing Snowshoeing Open
Boulton Creek Interpretive 4.9 km Summer Hiking Open
Marl Lake Interpretive 1.5 km for loop Summer Hiking Open
Lower Lake 3.5 km one-way Summer Hiking Open
High Rockies (Summer)

Jun 1: There are no more downed trees on trail section between the Black Prince day use and the Lower Lake dam.

Note: A washout has occurred on the High Rockies Trail south of the Goat Creek Trail. See details.

Note: Hiker-cyclist camping allowed at select day use areas only from Jun 1 - Sep 20. See details.

 

63.0 km Goat Creek to Peninsula Day Use; 80.0 km Goat Creek to Elk Pass Summer Dog Sledding Hiking OHVing Open

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