Etherington Creek Provincial Recreation Area is an Alberta Parks site in Kananaskis Country, and a Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required for parking. The official page places it 45 kilometres southwest of Longview on Highway 541 and seven kilometres south on Forestry Trunk Road, Highway 40.
Alberta Parks describes a quiet recreation area with camping in mixed forest at the heart of the Highwood Valley.
Etherington Creek is a Kananaskis camping base for visitors who want a more remote and quiet Highwood Valley setting. Alberta Parks lists one day-use area, two campgrounds, and one group-use area. The page describes a day-use area, a group camping area, a small first-come, first-served equestrian campground, and a larger campground with reservable and first-come, first-served sites.
Activities include camping, fishing, front-country hiking, equestrian use, off-site snowmobiling, geocaching, and electric bicycling. Horseback riding is supported by developed equestrian trails in the vicinity. Snowmobiling uses a staging area to access trails in the adjacent Cataract Creek Snow Vehicle Public Land Use Zone.
Access changes with the season. Alberta Parks says that before June 15, access is only from the southeast through Longview, Highway 541, Highwood Junction, and Highway 940. From June 15 to December 1, the campground can also be reached from the north over Highwood Pass on Highway 40.
Plan around camping, group camping, equestrian camping, day use, fishing, hiking, nearby equestrian trails, snowmobile staging, geocaching, and Highwood-Cataract trail maps.
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