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Kananaskis Country - Spray Valley Provincial Park

Latitude: 50.8891787557 Longitude: -115.295159411
Kananaskis Country - Spray Valley Provincial Park
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Kananaskis Country - Spray Valley Website
Legal Land Description
Rocky Mountain Natural Region

Spray Valley Provincial Parks provides opportunities for low impact recreational activities such as wildlife viewing, hiking and cross-country skiing, as well as frontcountry and backcountry camping.
Park designation date: September 2000.
Camping Season: May 15 - October 12
Camping Fees: $18.00 to $20.00 per night
Operated By: Kananaskis Country Campgrounds
Information Phone Number: 403-673-3985

Day Use Sites (6)

Driftwood
Fire PitsPit/Vault ToiletsFirewood Cost
Galatea Creek
Pit/Vault Toilets
Mt. Shark
Pit/Vault Toilets
Ribbon Creek
Fire PitsPay PhonePit/Vault ToiletsCook ShelterFirewood CostFirewoodWater, Pump
Sparrowhawk
Pit/Vault Toilets
Spray Lakes
Fire PitsPit/Vault ToiletsFirewood CostFirewood

Overnight Campgrounds (6)

Buller Mountain
Fee: $11.00/night; winter camping only.
Total # of Units: 12

Fire PitsPit/Vault ToiletsFirewood Cost
Eau Claire
Fee: $20.00/night; 2nd unit on campsite $18.00/night; $2.00/night Alberta seniors discount; open mid-May until early September; located approximately 38 km south of Hwy. 1 along Hwy. 40; Visa & Mastercard accepted; on-site manager & caretaker.
Total # of Units: 51

Fire PitsPay PhonePlaygroundPit/Vault ToiletsFirewood CostWater, Pump
Lillian Lake Backcountry
Fee: $8.00/night (children under 16 free of charge); backcountry camping permits may be purchased at Peter Lougheed & Barrier Lake visitor centres & Elbow Ranger Station, or by phone (toll-free from anywhere in Alberta: 310-0000); open late June until the end of November; equipped with pack rack/locker; natural water source.
Reservation Phone: 403-678-3136
Total # of Units: 18

Fire PitsPit/Vault ToiletsFirewood
Ribbon Falls Backcountry
Fee: $8.00/night (children under 16 free of charge); backcountry camping permits may be purchased at Barrier Lake & Peter Lougheed visitor centres & Elbow Ranger Station, or by phone (toll-free from anywhere in Alberta: 310-0000); open mid-May until the end of November; equipped with pack rack/locker; natural water source.
Reservation Phone: 403-678-3136
Total # of Units: 11

Fire PitsPit/Vault ToiletsFirewood
Ribbon Lake Backcountry
Fee: $8.00/night (children under 16 free of charge); backcountry camping permits may be purchased at Barrier Lake & Peter Lougheed visitor centres & Elbow Ranger Station, or by phone (toll-free from anywhere in Alberta: 310-0000); open mid-May until the end of November; equipped with pack rack/locker; natural water source.
Reservation Phone: 403-678-3136
Total # of Units: 20

Fire PitsPit/Vault ToiletsFirewood
Spray Lakes West
Fee: $18.00/night; 2nd unit on campsite $16.00/night; $2.00/night Alberta seniors discount; located 16 km south of Canmore along Smith Dorrien/Spray Trail; Visa & Mastercard accepted; on-site manager & caretaker.
Total # of Units: 50

Fire PitsHand LaunchPit/Vault ToiletsFirewood CostWater, Pump

Recreational Activities

Backcountry campingBackcountry camping
  • Backcountry camping permits (403-678-3136): May-Aug31, phone lines open 7 days/week from 9:00 a.m. to Noon & 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; in September, phone lines open 9:00 a.m. to Noon; from Oct-May, a voice mail system is in effect - all messages responded to by information centre staff.

CampingCamping
  • Camping fees subject to change.

Canoeing/kayakingCanoeing/kayaking

Cross-country skiingCross-country skiing

FishingFishing

Hiking - backcountryHiking - backcountry

Hiking - front countryHiking - front country

Ice fishingIce fishing

Power boatingPower boating

SailingSailing

WindsurfingWindsurfing

Lakes & Rivers (5)

Galatea Creek
Fishing

Fish Species:
Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout

Kananaskis River
Canoeing/kayakingFishing

Fish Species:
Brook Stickleback, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat Trout X Rainbow Trout, Lake Chub, Longnose Dace, Longnose Sucker, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout

Ribbon Creek
Fishing

Fish Species:
Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout

Ribbon Lake
Fishing

Fish Species:
Cutthroat Trout

Spray Lakes Reservoir
FishingPower boatingSailingWindsurfing

Fish Species:
Cutthroat Trout, Lake Trout, Longnose Sucker, Mountain Whitefish, Tullibee (Cisco)

Visitor Programs

Environmental Education Programs
Regularly scheduled programs; for details visit the Kananaskis Country web site at www.cd.gov.ab.ca/parks/kananaskis and go to the education page.

Self-guided Interpretive Walks/Hikes

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