Best time to go
The posted operating season is May 10 through September 2. This is a seasonal facility, so check current access outside that window before counting on the day-use facilities being available.
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Facilities at the roadside stop
4 active Peter Lougheed alerts
- ClosureTrail closures and Three Isle detourThree trail sections remain closed; stay out of closed areas and follow the signed Three Isle detour to reach the open backcountry campgrounds.Official details
- CautionBear activity near Elpoca and ValleyviewFrequent bear activity has been noted along Valleyview Road from Elpoca Day Use Area south to Highway 40, near Little Highwood Pass and Valleyview Day Use Areas; use bear precautions.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Peter Lougheed Tour Guide
Your drive to King Creek Day Use Area, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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King Creek: A Pause or a Canyon Walk0:00 / 0:23
“King Creek Day Use Area is ahead, a modest creekside stop between King Creek Ridge and Mount Wintour.”
Plays as you drive up to King Creek Day Use Area in the Parkwolf Peter Lougheed Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Creek Behind the Lake Fish
- Reading a Ram's Horns
- Pocaterra Warming Hut: A Ski-Day Shelter
- A Hare's Changing Coat
- 41 audio storiesacross Peter Lougheed’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grizzly Bear, Canada Lynx, Black Bear, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 66 trails, 41 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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More about King Creek Day Use Area
The creek and the canyon trailKing Creek Day Use Area is a roadside stop in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park between King Creek…
King Creek Day Use Area is a roadside stop in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park between King Creek Ridge and Mount Wintour. Come for the creek and mountain views, or use its parking lot as the start of the King Creek Canyon Trail. It is a modest pause on a drive unless you are setting out on the trail.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Peter Lougheed
132 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
17 sightingsCanada LynxMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
30 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
69 sightingsMooseMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
176 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
19 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Peter Lougheed. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
