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• Agamatan National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, near the Ilocos Norte boundary, was established in the remote area of sharp peaks and plateaus.  This undeveloped area, with pine stands, lush vegetation and mossy forest, affords a panoramic view of Ilocos Norte and Laoag City on the west.  It is ideal for hiking, camping, nature tripping and bird watching.
• Blue Haven
• Lake Danao
• Purit Cave
• Apayao River (Brgy. Poblacion)
• Girgirra’ Falls (Ninoy Aquino)
• Ziwanan River (Brgy. Cadaclan)
• Maxibab Falls (Brgy. Sta. Filomena)
• Carmella Falls (Brgy. Eva)
• Pisong Lake
• Mt. Pulag (Brgy. Butao)

• In 1874, Fr. Jose Marin crossed the Apayao border and made the first recorded glimpse of the Calanasanes river settlers.
• Calanasan was formerly a barrio of Piddig (Ilocos Norte) called Bayag (meaning “slow”)
• It became a regular municipality on June 25, 1963 by virtue of Exec. Order No. 42.

Calanasan has two pronounced seasons: dry and wet. The dry season starts in the later part of December and ends in the middle part of June. The wet season starts in July and ends in the middle part of December. May is the hottest month and rainfall is heaviest in August.  Strong typhoons usually occur from August to October.

The town's main economic activity is farming and fishing.  Though the municipality almost has no level land for extensive rice production (except in the northern part of the municipality), its total land area devoted to agriculture is still 45.316 hectares (2,347.49 hectares irrigated). Produce  includes coffee, corn, root crops, peanuts and other legumes, bananas, pineapples and some vegetables.  Livelihood activities include basketry, soft broom making and furniture making.

The town’s has a predominantly rugged and mountainous topography  with sporadic flood plains and plateaus. Calanasan cradles the larger part of the Apayao-Abulog watershed area, the main source of streams that fills the mighty river which originates from the municipality. It is bounded by Adams (Ilocos Norte), Sta. Praxedes (Cagayan) and Claveria (Cagayan) on the north;  by Luna, Pudtol and Pamplona (Cagayan) on the east; Kabugao on the south; and Solsona (Ilocos Norte) and Carasi (Iocos Norte) on the west.

• Area (sq. kms.): 1,256.15 (the province's largest)
• Population (2007): 9,663
• No. of Barangays: 19 (1 urban)
• Income Class: First
• Zip Code: 3814
• Area Code: 078

• Calanasan Hostel - Brgy. Eva Puzon

Most of the people speak the Isneg dialect

Most of the townspeople are Isneg.  Others include Ilocanos, Igorots and Kalingas.

Distances (Calanasan to:)

• Manila: 607.19 kms.
• Claveria (Cagayan): 9 hrs. (Apayao Minorities Trans and Busaing Motors)

• March 6-22 (Say-Am Ymandaya) - features an agro-tourism trade fair, indigenous games, boat racing, street dancing competition and a beaty contest (Dam-ag na Calanasan).

• Apayao District Hospital (10 beds)