Evan-Thomas 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 30 kilometres east of Canmore on Highway 1 and 20 kilometres south on Highway 40.
Alberta Parks lists five day-use areas and six special facilities, with Cedar & Spruce Campgrounds shown as the operator.
Evan-Thomas is a major Kananaskis trail and day-use hub around Ribbon Creek, Wedge Pond, Troll Falls, Kananaskis Village, and nearby winter routes. The official activity list is broad: cross-country skiing, fishing, backcountry hiking, front-country hiking, interpretive hiking, equestrian use, hunting, ice fishing, interpretive programs, winter camping, fat biking, mountain biking and cycling, geocaching, and electric bicycling.
Several official notes shape trip planning. Fishing includes rainbow and cutthroat trout in streams and ponds. Horseback riding uses informal equestrian trails in the vicinity. Hunting is permitted only in the Marmot Basin area, WMU 408, and Alberta Parks links a permitted hunting area map.
The map list is especially important here because Evan-Thomas overlaps many Kananaskis routes, including Ribbon Creek, Wedge Pond, Bill Milne, Skogan Pass, village trails, and winter fat-biking and ski maps. Visitors should choose a specific trailhead and season before heading out.
Plan around Ribbon Creek and Wedge Pond trails, Troll Falls access, hiking, interpretive routes, cross-country skiing, fat biking, mountain biking, fishing, winter camping, geocaching, and limited hunting.
Confirm Conservation Pass requirements, operator updates, trail reports, fish rules, hunting boundaries, winter conditions, maps, advisories, weather, and Alberta Parks guidance.
