Stock photo: Picnic Table Winter Upper Kananaskis Lake Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Alberta Canada

Stock photo of a picnic table on the shore of the frozen, snow covered Upper Kananaskis Lake during winter, backdropped by the Kananaskis Range in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Kananaskis Country, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada.

Picnic table on the shores of a frozen and snow covered Upper Kananaskis Lake during winter, backdropped by the Kananaskis Range, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada. A bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds make up the background. The mountains are rugged with lots of snow cover. This park is located in Kananaskis Country approximately 90 km west of Calgary, along the Kananaskis Trail. The park is named after Peter Lougheed who served as premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, and was once known as Kananaskis Provincial Park. The park provides amenities for camping and fishing along with trails for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding and cross-country skiing. There are currently six vehicular access campgrounds and six back country campgrounds in the park. A variety of wildlife can also be found in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, such as grizzly bears, black bears, elk, deer, moose, bighorn sheep, cougars, lynx, wolves and the occasional mountain goat. Some of the most popular backpacking trips in Kananaskis are found in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. The Northover Ridge is a three to four day backpacking trip, as is the North & South Kananaskis Pass.