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The Best Attractions In Kananaskis Country

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Kananaskis Country is a park system situated to the west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Kananaskis Country can be accessed by three highways that run into or through the area: Highway 40, a 66 km segment of the Bighorn Highway and also known as Kananaskis Trail; Highway 66, a 28 km highway originating near Bragg Creek known as Elbow Falls Trail; and Highway 68, a 42 km gravel highway originating from the Trans-Canada Highway known as Sibbald Creek Trail. An ecological and environmental research station of the University of Calgary is located nearby, at Barrier Lake. A Tim Horton Children's Foundat...
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The Best Attractions In Kananaskis Country

  • 1. Grassi Lakes Canmore
    The Upper and Lower Grassi Lakes lie at an elevation of about 1,525 m in the southern Canadian Rockies overlooking the town of Canmore, Alberta. They receive their water from the Spray Lakes Reservoir on the Spray River. The land is part of the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park, which is part of the Kananaskis Country park system. The lakes are named after Lawrence Grassi , an Italian who emigrated to Canada in 1912. After working for the Canadian Pacific Railway for several years, he began work as a miner in the Canmore coal mines in 1916. Grassi went on to become a well-respected climbing guide and built many trails in the area, including the one to the Grassi Lakes that bear his name. The small, emerald-colored Grassi Lakes are a popular destination for hikers and rock climbers. The...
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  • 2. Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park Canmore
    Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, located immediately west of Canmore, 105 km west of Calgary. The park is situated at the foot of Mount Rundle in the Canadian Rockies, along the Bow Valley and the Trans-Canada Highway, at an elevation of 1,400 m and has a surface of 4.5 km2 . It is part of the Kananaskis Country park system.
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  • 7. Ha Ling Peak Canmore
    Ha Ling Peak is a peak at the northwestern end of Mount Lawrence Grassi — a mountain located immediately south of the town of Canmore just east of the Spray Lakes road in Alberta's Canadian Rockies. It was previously named Chinaman's Peak but the name was changed to be less offensive.
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  • 8. Ptarmigan Cirque Trail Kananaskis Country
    Ptarmigan Cirque is the cirque between Mount Arethusa and Mount Rae at the Highwood Pass in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. The Ptarmigan Cirque hiking trail is a short loop in the cirque. After an easy climb up from the Highwood Pass parking lot on Highway 40 the hike proceeds around the bottom of the valley counter clock wise. There are 10 or more interpretive signs to stop at. The back of the loop contains a small waterfall and the start of the Mount Rae scramble.
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  • 10. Kananaskis Country Golf Course Kananaskis Country
    Kananaskis Country is a park system situated to the west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Kananaskis Country can be accessed by three highways that run into or through the area: Highway 40, a 66 km segment of the Bighorn Highway and also known as Kananaskis Trail; Highway 66, a 28 km highway originating near Bragg Creek known as Elbow Falls Trail; and Highway 68, a 42 km gravel highway originating from the Trans-Canada Highway known as Sibbald Creek Trail. An ecological and environmental research station of the University of Calgary is located nearby, at Barrier Lake. A Tim Horton Children's Foundation summer camp is also located in the area. Easter Seals Camp Horizon is also located within Kananaskis along Highway 66. The area is named...
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  • 13. Nakiska Ski Resort Kananaskis Country
    Nakiska is a ski resort in western Canada, in the Kananaskis Country region of the province of Alberta. It is located 83 km from Calgary, west on Highway 1 and south on Highway 40 . Nakiska is a Cree word meaning to meet or meeting place.Set on the east face of the southern end of Mount Allan, Nakiska has 64 trails with four chairlifts , 1 Reg Magic Carpet and 1 Monster Carpet) set up over an area of 3 km2 . The longest run has 3.3 km , from a top lift-served elevation of 2,258 m to the base at 1,479 m . Nakiska is owned by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which also owns the Fernie, Kimberley, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Mont Sainte Anne, and Stoneham ski resorts.
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  • 15. Kananaskis Valley Kananaskis Country
    Kananaskis Country is a park system situated to the west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Kananaskis Country can be accessed by three highways that run into or through the area: Highway 40, a 66 km segment of the Bighorn Highway and also known as Kananaskis Trail; Highway 66, a 28 km highway originating near Bragg Creek known as Elbow Falls Trail; and Highway 68, a 42 km gravel highway originating from the Trans-Canada Highway known as Sibbald Creek Trail. An ecological and environmental research station of the University of Calgary is located nearby, at Barrier Lake. A Tim Horton Children's Foundation summer camp is also located in the area. Easter Seals Camp Horizon is also located within Kananaskis along Highway 66. The area is named...
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