• Effective Date: June 3, 2025, or until further notice.
• Where: Quaite Creek Trail from the Razor's Edge Junction near the Trans Canada Highway to the junction at McConnell Ridge Route, and surrounding area. Quaite Valley Backcountry Campground remains closed. Razor's Edge and Jewell Pass Trails remain open. 
• Why: Due to a black bear damaging and accessing an unoccupied tent. 

• Effective Date: June 3, 2025, or until further notice.
• Where: Quaite Valley Backcountry Campground 
• Why: Due to a black bear damaging and accessing an unoccupied tent. 

• Effective Date: June 2, 2025, or until further notice.
• Where: Bow Corridor trail from the junction with Heart Bunker access 1.5 km west of Heart Creek Day Use Area to the trailhead at Deadman’s Flats.
• Why: Crews will be removing and replacing old, unsafe structures.

• Effective Date: May 23, 2025, until further notice.
• Where: Trails East of Cougar Creek on the SW side of Grotto Mountain within Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park.
• Why: Cow Elks Calving.

Although a warning is in place for these areas, elk can be encountered anywhere in Kananaskis Country and at any time. Minimize your chance of conflict with elk by:

• Being aware of your surroundings
• Keeping your pet on a leash at all times
• Keeping your distance. Stay at least 3 bus lengths away
• Not approaching elk or their calves. Female elk can be especially aggressive during the May – June calving season
• Leaving newborn calves alone. (SPRING ONLY) Newborns will spend much of their time alone in their early days and will appear lifeless in order to avoid detection by predators. Their mother is not far away.

Please report all aggressive elk encounters immediately to 403-591-7755.

• Effective Date:  April 28, 2025, until further notice.
• Where: Climbing routes in the “Graceland” climbing area including You Ain't Nothing but a Hang Dog, Memphis and It's Now or Never.
• Why: Annual owl nesting closure. Area will remain closed until owls fledge later in the summer.

• Effective Date:  April 3, 2025 until further notice. 
• Where: Junkyard Climbing Area
• Why: Temporary closure due to safety risks related to infrastructure replacement.