Kananaskis is both a Country and a Village in the park network close to 4000 square kilometres west of Calgary, Alberta in Canada and it is situated in the Canadian Rockies. Kananaskis Country is noted for the closeness to recreation and tourism facilities. It’s about 80 km or a 60 minutes car drive from Calgary. The town is situated on the west side of the Kananaskis River at the base of Mount Kidd. The location was presented with its name back in 1858 by John Palliser whom gave the name to the the Kananaskis River that runs through the area after an friend in the Cree 1st nations local community. There are several main freeways which move through the Kananaskis region. The main one being Highway 40 which has a 66 km segment of the Bighorn Highway also getting known as the Kananaskis Trail.
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