Fire bans and campground closures

August 31, 2001
Source: Government of Alberta
Original story - link verified on August 31, 2001

ccess to a number of provincial parks and recreation areas is affected by the August 30, 2001 forest closure implemented by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. Due to the forest closure, the following provincial parks and recreation areas are closed to the public: CLOSURES IN KANANASKIS COUNTRY (located 90km west of Calgary) ¥ Big Elbow Provincial Recreation Area (PRA) ¥ Bluerock Wildland Park (including Volcano Ridge day use area and Three Point backcountry campground) ¥ Bow River PRA ¥ Bow Valley Provincial Park south of TransCanada Highway (including Barrier Lake and Mount Lorette Ponds day use areas and Porcupine group campground) ¥ Bow Valley Wildland Park (including Grassi Lakes day use area; Jewel Bay and Quaite Valley backcountry campgrounds) ¥ Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park trails ¥ Cat Creek PRA ¥ Cataract Creek PRA ¥ Cobble Flats PRA ¥ Crane Meadow PRA ¥ Dawson PRA ¥ Don Getty Wildland Park south of TransCanada Highway ¥ Elbow Falls PRA ¥ Elbow River Launch PRA ¥ Elbow River PRA ¥ Elbow-Sheep Wildland Park (including Mount Lipsett, Opal and Wasootch day use areas; Mount Romulus and Tombstone backcountry campgrounds) ¥ Etherington Creek PRA ¥ Eyrie Gap PRA ¥ Fir Creek PRA ¥ Fisher Creek PRA ¥ Fitzsimmons Creek PRA ¥ Gooseberry PRA ¥ Heart Mountain PRA ¥ Highwood PRA ¥ Highwood Compound PRA ¥ Highwood Junction PRA ¥ Indian Graves PRA ¥ Indian Oils PRA ¥ Ing's Mine PRA ¥ Jumpingpound Creek PRA ¥ Kananaskis River PRA ¥ Lantern Creek PRA ¥ Lineham PRA ¥ Little Elbow PRA ¥ Lusk Creek PRA ¥ McLean Creek PRA ¥ Mesa Butte PRA ¥ Mist Creek PRA ¥ Moose Mountain Trailhead PRA ¥ North Fork PRA ¥ Old Baldy Pass PRA ¥ Ole Buck Mountain Natural Area ¥ Paddy's Flat PRA ¥ Peter Lougheed Provincial Park ¥ Picklejar PRA ¥ Pine Grove PRA ¥ Pinetop PRA ¥ Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve ¥ Sentinel PRA ¥ Sheep River Provincial Park (including Bighorn Lookout, Gorge Creek, Long Prairie and Missing Link day use areas; Sandy McNabb and Sheep Falls campgrounds) ¥ Sibbald Lake PRA ¥ Sibbald Meadows Pond PRA ¥ Sibbald Viewpoint PRA ¥ Spray Valley Provincial Park (including Buller Mountain, Galatea Creek and Sparrowhawk day use areas; Eau Claire, Lillian Lake Backcountry and Ribbon Lake Backcountry campgrounds) ¥ Stoney Creek PRA ¥ Strawberry PRA ¥ Trout Pond PRA ¥ Ware Creek PRA ¥ West Bragg Creek PRA ¥ Wildhorse PRA ¥ Wolf Creek PRA