Kananaskis Country Trip Report
Just got back from Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Boulton Creek campground water power site.
We live in Helena MT and this area is about our favorite in North America. We can get here in 8 hours and it is wonderful. We got there last Saturday in the middle of smoke and you couldn't see any of the beautiful scenery. It rained that night and everything cleared out. Thank you mother nature. It was beautiful for the rest of the trip with the smoke only coming back partially by Wed. This area is like going to Glacier without the people but just as beautiful scenery.
The Albertans sure know how to make a campground also with big sites and spread out so you get privacy. Go look at their website as they have very nice pics of their campsites. https://reserve.albertaparks.ca/
You can do a day trip to Banff if you want to and need to check that box off but it is better to take the back road to Canmore and do the shops restaurants there and come back. Then maybe hit Kananaskis village for a meal if you want. Lots of trails including right off the campsite. The Dogs love it and everywhere is dog friendly. Then you can take the Smith-Dorrien Spray Trail that is a backdoor into Canmore. We stop at the Mt. Engadine Lodge that is basically out in the middle of nowhere, quiet and beautiful and we got four glasses of wine, a huge cheese meat plate for two with venison sausage, duck breast, cheeses AND a huge dessert plate with multiple desserts for like 76 bucks including tip, American. Go look at their website. https://www.mountengadine.com/
It is awesome but not cheap to stay there but staying includes all meals. So, stay at the campground and visit.. Sitting on their porch with a nice glass of wine and your sweetheart AND DOGS, will lower your blood pressure a bunch. Oh, bears, moose, etc. everywhere. Bring bear spray.
road trips Kananaskis country
http://www.canmorekananaskis.com/sightseeing/canmore_scenic_drives.html
We live in Helena MT and this area is about our favorite in North America. We can get here in 8 hours and it is wonderful. We got there last Saturday in the middle of smoke and you couldn't see any of the beautiful scenery. It rained that night and everything cleared out. Thank you mother nature. It was beautiful for the rest of the trip with the smoke only coming back partially by Wed. This area is like going to Glacier without the people but just as beautiful scenery.
The Albertans sure know how to make a campground also with big sites and spread out so you get privacy. Go look at their website as they have very nice pics of their campsites. https://reserve.albertaparks.ca/
You can do a day trip to Banff if you want to and need to check that box off but it is better to take the back road to Canmore and do the shops restaurants there and come back. Then maybe hit Kananaskis village for a meal if you want. Lots of trails including right off the campsite. The Dogs love it and everywhere is dog friendly. Then you can take the Smith-Dorrien Spray Trail that is a backdoor into Canmore. We stop at the Mt. Engadine Lodge that is basically out in the middle of nowhere, quiet and beautiful and we got four glasses of wine, a huge cheese meat plate for two with venison sausage, duck breast, cheeses AND a huge dessert plate with multiple desserts for like 76 bucks including tip, American. Go look at their website. https://www.mountengadine.com/
It is awesome but not cheap to stay there but staying includes all meals. So, stay at the campground and visit.. Sitting on their porch with a nice glass of wine and your sweetheart AND DOGS, will lower your blood pressure a bunch. Oh, bears, moose, etc. everywhere. Bring bear spray.
road trips Kananaskis country
http://www.canmorekananaskis.com/sightseeing/canmore_scenic_drives.html
