Bulletins

Effective date

December 19, 2024

What

Pursuant to subsection 36(1) of the National Parks General Regulations, the following area is closed to all traffic and travel by order of the Superintendent:

Where

The following wildfire impacted areas remain closed, as delineated on the attached maps:

Maligne Canyon: Access to Maligne Canyon trails and surrounding land is prohibited from First Bridge parking lot to the Fifth Bridge junction. Winter access to the canyon for winter recreational activity is prohibited. Fifth bridge road, parking and day use area is also closed. Sixth bridge day use area and surrounding trails are open for use, but there is no through access to fifth bridge.

Old Fort Point to Wabasso Lake corridor (including Valley of the Five Lakes): Trail 1 at Old Fort Point is open for use. South along the Athabasca River corridor to the Wabasso Lake Trailhead, front country trails and informal use areas remain closed to all users, including Valley of the Five Lakes (Trail 9/9a) and Trail 12/12a connecting Wapiti Campground to Jasper. Trail 101 (Wabasso Lake – Curator) also remains closed to all use.

Signal Mountain lower slopes: Access to the Signal fire road and the Skyline trail is permitted (trail 100, 7i). The corridor on the lower slopes of Signal Mountain west of Lake Edith/Annette and Jasper Park Lodge containing a section of trail 7 remains closed to all use.

The Palisades Centre: access to the Palisades Centre is prohibited.

Wabasso and Wapiti Campground: Wabasso campground on Highway 93A remains closed. Access to Wapiti campground is restricted to the winter camping area (loop AA) when open for seasonal use.

Whistler Bench Trails: Trails 5b, 5c, and 5d on Whistlers Bench remain closed. Please note that the Whistlers trail (trail 5) is not wildfire-impacted but is affected by seasonal closures for caribou conservation.

Maligne Horse Range: access to the area surrounding the Maligne Horse Range is prohibited, however use of the adjacent Overlander Trail (trail 10) is permitted.

Horseshoe Lake: Trails and lake use at Horseshoe Lake remains closed.

Why

To ensure public safety in wildfire impacted areas.

Penalty

Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act: maximum penalty $25 000.