Campground · Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
A 44-site, tent-only camp near Kananaskis Lakes.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Peter Lougheed Tour Guide
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.
See the Peter Lougheed audio tourRecorded for this area
Elk Pass: A Meadow on the Provincial Boundary“Up ahead is Elk Pass Day Use Area, the start of a summer hike to a meadow on the Alberta–British Columbia boundary.”
Plays on the road 0.7 km from Mount Sarrail Walk-in Tenting Campground in the Parkwolf Peter Lougheed Tour Guide.
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Mount Sarrail Walk-in Tenting Campground is a 44-site, tent-only campground in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, near Kananaskis Lakes. It is a useful base for getting out on the water or onto nearby hiking, mountain-bike and paved trails; RVs are not allowed.
Sites are reached on foot, so plan to carry your gear from parking rather than unload at your tent. Campsites are first-come, first-served. Trees give the sites a tucked-away feel, and some open toward Mount Sarrail; the view varies by site.
The hand-pump water is not safe for drinking or other use; it is only for putting out fires. Bring your own water. The campground has firepits and vault toilets, a limited number of bear-proof food lockers, and firewood for sale.
Wildlife
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.
Keep exploring
ModerateElk Pass Snowshoe Trail11.6 km · 3.5 hr · 0.7 km awayA winter snowshoe route from Elk Pass Day Use to the pass.
ModerateUpper Kananaskis Lake Loop15.7 km · 5 hr · 0.7 km awayWaterfalls, forest and a long walk around a mountain lake.
ChallengingGreat Divide Trail: Elk Pass to North Kananaskis Pass22.1 km · 10 hr · 0.7 km awayA long lakeshore approach climbs through Turbine Canyon to a high pass.
ChallengingBlueberry Hill Trail6.9 km · 3 hr · 0.7 km awayA steep snowshoe climb to views over two mountain lakes.
ModerateElk Pass Trail11.2 km · 3.5 hr · 0.7 km awayA gradual old road climbs to a meadow at West Elk Pass.
ChallengingFrozen Lake via Elk Pass14 km · 6 hr · 0.8 km awayAn alpine lake beneath Mount Fox, reached beyond the maintained pass trail.
ChallengingAster Lake Trail21.6 km · 9 hr · 0.9 km awayA full-day climb from forested shoreline to an alpine lake.
ModerateRawson Lake Trail7.8 km · 3.5 hr · 0.9 km awayLakeshore, falls, then a steady climb to a mountain-ringed lake.
Picnic area · 0.7 km awayUpper Lake Day Use AreaA rocky lakeshore picnic, with two major trail starts.
Campground · 1.2 km awayInterlakes CampgroundAn unserviced campground with a hand launch on Lower Kananaskis Lake.
Sight · 1.4 km awaySarrail FallsA short lakeshore walk ends at Sarrail Falls beside its rebuilt bridge.
Campground · 1.6 km awayLower Lake CampgroundWooded camping near the lakes; check water and site details.
Picnic area · 1.8 km awayLower Lake Day Use AreaA winter picnic with mountain views across Lower Kananaskis Lake.
Picnic area · 1.9 km awayBoulton Bridge Day Use AreaA creekside picnic stop with an almost 5 km trail nearby
Picnic area · 1.9 km awayNorth Interlakes Day Use AreaWide lake views from a simple shoreline picnic stop.
Sight · 2 km awayPanorama Day Use AreaA quick Lower Lake view framed by the Wintour Range.Parkwolf’s Peter Lougheed ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
