Reviews of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park (Park)

Emilie Pelletier

We love this Park, especially the Mist Mountain trail with the hot spring

Lindsey Mateo

An hour drive away from Calgary. A Wonderful place to unwind and enjoy the beauty of nature.

Mali DS

Maybe the most panoramic worthy place I have had the chance to see. Wildlife in its majestic habitat. Drive slow to enjoy the views and the sight of wildlife, also to avoid accidents as many animals are walking on the roads. Numerous trails to explore hiking or biking. The park is beautifully maintained! Very clean and well thought, with many areas to restore and have picnics. Just beautiful

Ann Craig

Upper Kananaskis Lake was absolutely beautiful and tranquil. No cell reception, very peaceful. Just love this place.

Cara Loschuk

We are all so blessed to live this close to such a monumental landscape. Just hiked King's Creek Ridge, it's hard and straight up but thrviews are some of the best I've ever seen.

Belinda Waters

A fantastic day trip from Calgary. Lots of places to stop and hike or picnic. The views are fabulous.

Chris Jones

Always a beautiful drive , lots of places to stop and hike, fish, or just enjoy some sunshine. First time taking my Motorbike through the Highwood pass. Watch out for cows , calves, deer and the occasional bear. Love this drive.

Jessica Sale

Stunning fall day out in the park!

James Duncan

Flew up from California to visit Calgary friends in mid-January. One of the places we went was Chester Lake. Although they say May-October is preferable, it was perfectly doable in January. The roads to the parking lot were kept perfectly clear, so no problem driving there from Calgary. It was very peaceful without summertime crowds. We hiked the whole way to the frozen-over lake. It was very scenic. Encountered a couple of cross country skiers up there on the trail. In January, it was helpful to have hiking sticks and ice cleats on the shoes. We dressed warm, but I eventually had to unzip everything down to my shirt because I got so hot from the exercise. It was a great day and perfectly doable in January.

Randy

The drive takes about 2 hours from Calgary and the clear views of the mountains is amazing. I've always been amazed at how HD a mountain can look when you drive past one but the pictures I took while hiking were incredible. Photos were taken while hiking to Chester Lake. Also another picture taken while driving along Kananaskis. Hope you guys enjoy the pictures.

Chuyen Do

It's just about 120 km from Calgary to the junction of Peter Lougheed and HWY 40. This place is my favorite for photograph, hiking and biking. The landscape has its own beauty for all seasons. I drive early in the morning to get the fresh air, fresh look of the mountains range with sun ray on the peak I feel like I am lost in the paradise. Along the hwy 40 you can discover some picnic areas for day use with firepit on site. From Peter Lougheed junction to Upper Lake, Lower Lake (man made lake). At the Upper Lake you can hike up to Rawson Lake and it is beautiful landscape there.

Matthew Goulding

Such a beautiful area

Savannah Prieto

We went camping at Canyon campground. It was pretty neat and very peaceful. We enjoyed the bike trails around the campsite and lots of hiking trails too! There's also a lake which we really liked, the water was nice and cool perfect for a quick dip on a very hot day. Washrooms were very clean too! Would highly recommend for anyone looking for a quick and quiet getaway. :)

Jerin Soman

Beautiful spot for camping, fishing, kayaking, canoeing and natural beauty.

Brad Randall

I love it here. Some of the best road cycling available.

Ron Strauss

This is a beautiful place. Lots to explore, some great picnic areas

Andrei Botez

Just a wonderful place to be!

Austin Knight

Great ride on the bikes!

Ken Rehman

Best Provincial Park in Alberta ... fantastic campgrounds and hiking trails ! Great maintenance of facilities and trails ! Kudos to all park staff.

Raj K

Excellent park for a day hike or Snowshoeing in winter. They have multiple trails and you can get fairly accurate information regarding the difficulty level and accessibility. The park itself doesn't have lots of infrastructure and it is fairly self managed. Dont expect to find any restaurant there but they do have washrooms. Other than that you won't be disappointed with any hike here. I have attached some pictures from my recent Chester lake Snowshoeing trip.