Highwood Compound Provincial Recreation Area is an Alberta Parks site in Kananaskis Country. The official page notes that a Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley, but the park itself is marked permanently closed.
Alberta Parks lists no developed day-use area count and no current visitor activities on the official page.
Highwood Compound should be treated as a closure-status listing, not as a trip destination. Alberta Parks clearly marks the park closed and states that it is permanently closed.
That matters for visitors because the name may still appear in search results, map data, historical lists, or older planning references. The current official information does not support planning a hike, picnic, campground stay, or day-use stop here.
The management information still helps identify the protected-area record. Alberta Parks classifies Highwood Compound as a provincial recreation area under the Provincial Parks Act. The listed size is 26.81 acres, or 10.85 hectares, in the Rocky Mountain - Montane natural region. The regional office is Kananaskis and the district is East Kananaskis.
The best use of this page is to confirm closure, then choose an open nearby Kananaskis destination with current facilities and permitted activities.
Do not plan recreation at Highwood Compound while it is permanently closed. Use the page for closure confirmation, map context, and redirecting plans to open Kananaskis sites.
Confirm the permanent closure on Alberta Parks, avoid entering closed areas, check maps only for context, and choose an open park or recreation area before travelling.
