Jasper alerts

Stay out of closed wildfire-impacted areas and facilities in Jasper National Park; closures protect public safety after the 2024 wildfire and remain in effect while recovery and safety work continues.

• Edith Cavell Road and trails 41 (Path of the Glacier) and 42 (Cavell Meadows) are closed to all travel. Maligne Canyon trails and surrounding land are closed from the First Bridge parking lot to the Fifth Bridge junction, including winter recreation. On these steep, high-angle slopes, loss of trees and vegetation increases debris-flow and landslide risk; Parks Canada is assessing conditions and planning rehabilitation before reopening.
• In the Old Fort Point to Wabasso Lake corridor (including Valley of the Five Lakes), Trails 1, 1a, 9, 9a, 9b and 101 are open, but Trail 9c remains closed; land beyond the disturbed trail surface and 5 metres from the trail centre line on either side is closed to all use.
• Trail 7 is closed behind the golf course from the Trail 7a junction to the Trail 7e junction. Access to The Palisades Centre and the area surrounding the Maligne Horse Range is prohibited; the adjacent Overlander Trail (Trail 10) remains permitted.
• On The Whistlers Summit Trail, Trail 5b (Swamp Rider) is closed; Trails 5 and 5d and part of Trail 5c (Fast Tracks) are open.
• Wabasso Campground and Whirlpool Group Campground remain closed for the 2026 camping season; Wapiti Campground access is restricted to loops AA to H, with the remainder closed. Wapiti operated at reduced capacity for summer 2026 because of the 2024 Jasper Wildfire; Parks Canada says these heavily fire-affected campgrounds require significant rebuilding.
• Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act, with a maximum penalty of $25,000.

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From mid-October to early November 2026, plan for 93A (Wabasso Road) to be accessible from the south entrance only; no through travel is expected during roadwork.

• The roadwork dates are tentative and may change; check current road conditions before travelling.

Check Parks Canada’s current Jasper road information before setting out.

Do not enter the Opal Hills hiking area; it is closed to all traffic and travel because a female grizzly bear with two offspring is in the area.

• The closure took effect September 25, 2026, and remains in place until further notice.
• Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act, with a maximum penalty of $25,000.

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Access to the Tonquin and À la Pêche caribou winter-habitat areas is prohibited from November 1, 2026, through May 15, 2027, to prevent roads and trails from creating unnatural predator access to threatened woodland caribou.

• Tonquin range: the closure covers critical habitat; the SkyTram upper terminal, Marmot Road, and a 50-metre buffer on each side of Trail 5a from the upper terminal to Whistlers Peak are excluded.
• À la Pêche range: critical habitat is closed, including areas in the North Boundary region.
• Both areas reopen for recreation on May 16, 2027. Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act, with a maximum penalty of $25,000.

Check current Jasper bulletins before planning backcountry travel.

Stay within the marked trail corridor between Trails 8 (Mina) and 8f (Razorback); the area beyond it remains closed to all use after prescribed-fire operations.

• The corridor is the disturbed trail surface plus 5 metres from its centre line.
• The closure protects visitor and public safety and allows ecosystem recovery following the prescribed fire. Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act, with a maximum penalty of $25,000.

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Do not use, enter or travel by watercraft on the Maligne River between Maligne Lake and Medicine Lake; the closure protects Harlequin Ducks from human disturbance.

• The closure covers the wetted perimeter from the outlet of Maligne Lake to the inlet of Medicine Lake, including Maligne Lake within a 100-metre radius of the river outlet and Medicine Lake within a 180-metre radius of the river entry at high water.
• Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act, with a maximum penalty of $25,000.

Check current Jasper bulletins before planning water activities.

Do not enter the Caribou Conservation Breeding Centre or the area extending 20 metres outside its perimeter fence through December 31, 2026.

• The centre is west of Geraldine Road and southwest of Wabasso Road (93A).
• The closure minimizes disturbance to caribou at the centre and protects public safety because of the electric fence along its perimeter.
• Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act, with a maximum penalty of $25,000.

Check current Jasper bulletins before travelling.