Kananaskis is a large area in the Canadian Rockies that lies southeast of Banff National Park. It is home to all the wonderful nature that one could possibly imagine in the mountains. As far as wildlife sightings go, there are generally bears, bighorn sheep, and elk around, but if you're lucky, you might come across a lynx or a mountain goat. When it comes to views, you literally have got it all. There's an abundance of rivers, waterfalls, lakes, forests, alpine meadows, glaciers, snow slopes, cliff faces, and ridges, and that is not an exhaustive list by any means. From dogsledding to mountain biking, any activity that you wish can be done in Kananaskis, the only limit is your imagination.

Years could easily be spent exploring ever corner of this fantastic area by foot, but three main highways venture through it to make that exploration a bit easier. Coming from the prairies, Highway 66 and Powderface trail give plenty of access to the very furthest east of the front ranges. Further into the mountains, Highway 40 runs south to north through the heart of Kananaskis, providing access from the prairies to the south or Highway 1 to the north. Even further west, the Smith Dorrien/Spray Lakes Trail and the Kananaskis Lakes links Canmore (Highway 1) to Highway 40.

With all these options, it may be difficult to choose where to go and what to do. To make it a bit easier, we have sectioned off Kananaskis into three areas that you can read more about and find all of our trips in each area.