Lusk Creek Provincial Recreation Area is an Alberta Parks recreation area in Kananaskis, 30 kilometres east of Canmore on Highway 1, six kilometres south on Highway 40, and one kilometre east on Highway 68. Alberta Parks lists one day-use area.
The official page says a Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park a vehicle in Kananaskis and the Bow Valley.
Lusk Creek is a quiet creekside picnic and trail day-use site. Alberta Parks says the picnic site is located beside Lusk Creek, which is named for Tom Lusk, a guide, packer, and homesteader in the region.
Activities include front-country hiking, equestrian use, mountain biking and cycling, geocaching, electric bicycles, and picnicking. The official maps connect the site to the Sibbald area and the Kananaskis Integrated Forest Interpretive Trail.
That map context is important because Lusk Creek is not presented as a campground or resort-style destination. It is better planned as a simple day-use stop, a trailhead check, or a picnic base for visitors already travelling through the Sibbald and Highway 68 area.
The official page lists Cedar & Spruce Campgrounds as facility operator. Visitors should check current Kananaskis advisories, trail conditions, Conservation Pass requirements, and seasonal road conditions before departure.
Plan around creekside picnicking, front-country hiking, equestrian trails, biking, geocaching, electric bicycles, Sibbald area map review, and integrated forest interpretive trails.
Confirm Conservation Pass requirements, day-use access, trail conditions, operator updates, maps, road conditions, weather, wildlife safety, and Alberta Parks updates.
