Local favourite lake · Kananaskis Improvement, Alberta
Canyon Dam
Canyon Dam is a lake in Kananaskis Improvement, Alberta.
Canyon Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Canyon Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Canyon Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 50.89171, -115.37545. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Canyon Dam
- Mount Fortune · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~3 km · Must-see
- Spray Lakes Reservoir · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount Nestor · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~5 km · Must-see
- Buller Mountain · viewpoint · Kananaskis Improvement · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount Engadine · viewpoint · Kananaskis Improvement · ~7 km · Must-see
- Old Goat Mountain · viewpoint · Kananaskis Improvement · ~7 km · Must-see
- Cone Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~8 km · Must-see
- Sparrowhawk Tarn Trail Head · park · Kananaskis Improvement · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Shark · viewpoint · Kananaskis Improvement · ~9 km · Must-see
- Mount Turner · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~10 km · Must-see
- Mount Galatea · viewpoint · Kananaskis Improvement · ~12 km · Must-see
- Mount Smuts · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~12 km · Must-see
- Little Lougheed · viewpoint · Kananaskis Improvement · ~12 km · Must-see
- Gusty Peak · viewpoint · Kananaskis Improvement · ~13 km · Must-see
- Chester Lake · lake · Kananaskis Improvement · ~14 km · Must-see
- Commonwealth Peak · viewpoint · Kananaskis Improvement · ~14 km · Must-see
- Wind Mountain · viewpoint · Kananaskis Improvement · ~14 km · Must-see
- Fortress Lake · lake · Kananaskis Improvement · ~15 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Canyon Dam
- Spray Lakes Reservoir · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~5 km · Must-see
- Chester Lake · lake · Kananaskis Improvement · ~14 km · Must-see
- Fortress Lake · lake · Kananaskis Improvement · ~15 km · Must-see
- Lake Magog · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~23 km · Must-see
- Lac des Arcs · lake · Municipal District of Bighorn · ~28 km · Must-see
- Lower Lake · lake · Kananaskis Improvement · ~42 km · Must-see
- Basin Pool · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~43 km · Must-see
- Johnson Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~43 km · Must-see
- Elbow Lake · lake · Kananaskis Improvement · ~48 km · Must-see
- Brokenleg Lake · lake · Municipal District of Bighorn · ~49 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Canyon Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Canyon Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Canyon Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Canyon Dam?
Nearby: Mount Fortune (viewpoint, 3 km), Spray Lakes Reservoir (lake, 5 km), Mount Nestor (viewpoint, 5 km), Buller Mountain (viewpoint, 5 km), Mount Engadine (viewpoint, 7 km), Old Goat Mountain (viewpoint, 7 km).