Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park is an Alberta Parks wildland provincial park in Kananaskis, consisting of several parcels east of Ghost River Wilderness Area and Kananaskis Country. A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley.
The official page lists no day-use areas and three campgrounds.
Don Getty is a backcountry wildland park for visitors who can plan without developed facilities. Alberta Parks says camping is random backcountry camping only, with no developed facilities in the park.
Activities include fishing, backcountry hiking, hunting, mountain biking and cycling, wildlife viewing, and backcountry equestrian use. The park appears on Kananaskis maps with surrounding wildland and trail systems, so navigation and route selection should be handled with current official maps.
Hunting rules are unusually specific. Alberta Parks says hunting is permitted during open seasons under the Wildlife Act with a valid permit, but motorized vehicles are not permitted in the park. Any game taken must be removed either on foot or on horseback. The hunting page also notes snowmobiles are allowed on Fording River Pass Trail from January 1 to March 31.
Those limits make Don Getty a good fit for hikers, riders, and hunters who can manage a low-infrastructure trip without relying on vehicle access inside the park.
Plan around random backcountry camping, backcountry hiking, fishing, horseback travel, mountain biking, wildlife viewing, hunting-rule checks, map review, and seasonal snowmobile access where permitted.
Build the trip around self-reliance.
Confirm Conservation Pass requirements, camping rules, hunting permits, motorized restrictions, snowmobile dates, trail conditions, maps, advisories, weather, and Alberta Parks updates.
