Bow Valley Provincial Park

Bow Valley Provincial Park
Mount Yamnuska seen from Middle Lake in Bow Valley Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Bow Valley Provincial Park
Map showing the location of Bow Valley Provincial Park
Location of Bow Valley Park in Kananaskis Country
LocationDistrict of Bighorn No. 8
 Alberta  Canada
Nearest cityCanmore
Coordinates51°04′31″N 115°04′09″W / 51.07528°N 115.06917°W / 51.07528; -115.06917
Area32.87 km2 (12.69 sq mi)
EstablishedJuly 27, 1959
Governing bodyAlberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation,
Bow Valley Park Campgrounds

Bow Valley Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada. Established in 1959 in the arch of the Bow River at its confluence with the Kananaskis River, the park is one park of many within the Kananaskis Country park system.

This park is located at the eastern edge of Alberta's Rocky Mountains in the Bow Valley, and it features trout fishing in the Bow River and spectacular mountain scenery. It includes forested areas, meadows, lakes, and an area of unusual "warm" springs. There are also glacial landforms such as eskers, kames, moraines, and kettle lakes that formed during the retreat of the Bow Valley glacier in the late Pleistocene.