Highwood Group Use
Alberta Parkswhat to expect
Located at the eastern edge of Kananaskis and accessed from Highway 541, the Highwood Provincial Recreation Area provides access to the Highwood River. The park includes a day use area, perfect for fishing and picnicking along the river. Groups can reserve the group camping area for overnight camping.
Description: Alberta Parks
the basics
Things to do nearby
Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.
- Fir Creek Point
- Fir Creek Point
Plus 3 user-tagged beaches on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.
What's around
Highwood Group Use plus 2 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.
Water + services
- Nearest dump station — Sani Station
- Nearest potable water
what to know
Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.
what to bring
This list adapts to Highwood Group Use. no showers means a travel towel;
If Highwood Group Use is full
Other places to stay within 25 km — ones with openings in the next 14 days listed first.
- Highwood Provincial Recreation Area openings
- Sentinel Provincial Recreation Area
- Eyrie Gap Provincial Recreation Area
- Highwood Compound Provincial Recreation Area
- Highwood Junction Provincial Recreation Area
- Emerson Creek Natural Area
- Greenford Provincial Recreation Area
- Etherington Creek Provincial Recreation Area