• Effective Date: March 9, 2020 until April 15, 2020
• Where: Three Sisters Campground and Day Use are
• Why: Tree felling operations under way. Sites are currently closed for the winter season, however caution should be used, particularly around heavy equipment, and all posted signage should be obeyed. 

Partial Closure - Barrier Lake Visitor Information Centre will be closed as of April 1, 2020. 

This closure is part of the changes to the Alberta Parks system that will allow government to focus its energy on renowned signature destinations and examine opportunities for other groups to operate smaller parks and day-use areas. Click here for more details. 

• Effective Date: March 1, 2020 – June 26, 2020
• Where: Canoe Meadows Group Camp and Day Use Area
• Why: Alberta Parks is undertaking construction at Canoe Meadows Group Camp and Day Use Area to modernize infrastructure, enhance site amenities, improve Lower Kananaskis River accesses and increase parking capacity. The entire site, including river accesses, trails, the group camp area and the day use area and parking lot, will be closed to the public between the dates noted above to facilitate construction and will remain completely closed until construction is complete. Heavy equipment, working crews and hauling trucks will be active on site during construction. The public is asked to obey all closures, construction signs and barricades until construction is complete. Please help to make this project a success by respecting site closures.

Access: Those who wish to access the Lower Kananaskis River during construction may do so at the Barrier Visitor Information Centre. After May 22, 2020, river users may also access the Lower Kananaskis River at Widow Maker Day Use Area.

Egress: Lower Kananaskis River Users must take out at the Barrier Visitor Information Centre or at Seebe.

• Effective Date: March 1, 2020 – May 22, 2020
• Where: Widow Maker Day Use Area
• Why: Alberta Parks is undertaking construction at Widow Maker Day Use Area to modernize infrastructure, enhance site amenities, improve Lower Kananaskis River accesses and increase parking capacity. The entire site, including river accesses, trails and the day use area and parking lot, will be closed to the public between the dates noted above to facilitate construction and will remain completely closed until construction is complete. Heavy equipment, working crews and hauling trucks will be active on site during construction. The public is asked to obey all closures, construction signs and barricades until construction is complete. Please help to make this project a success by respecting site closures.

Access: Those who wish to access the Lower Kananaskis River during construction may do so at the Barrier Visitor Information Centre. After May 22, 2020, river users may also access the Lower Kananaskis River at Widow Maker Day Use Area.

Egress: Lower Kananaskis River Users must take out at the Barrier Visitor Information Centre or at Seebe.