• Effective Date: January 23, 2023, until further notice.
• Where: Skogan Pass, Centennial Trail, Wind Ridge and surrounding areas.
• Why: Possible encounter between hiker and cougar on Skogan Pass Trail.

• Effective Date: January 8, 2023, until further notice.
• Where: Town of Canmore and Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park specifically Cougar Creek, Horseshoe Loop Trails, Montane Traverse Trail and surrounding areas. 
• Why: Frequent sightings of a cougar in the area. 

• Effective Date: October 4, 2022, until further notice.
• Where: Bow Valley (daily locations will vary)
• Why: Mountain Pine Beetle control in process. Please watch for falling trees or smoke in the area.

• Effective Date: March 30, 2022 until further notice.
• Where: Lady Macdonald Trail along Cougar Creek.
• Why: Debris retention structure construction will be occurring. Closure is in place for the safety of both the workers on site and the general public, as the trail runs parallel to the construction site. The public can check for sediment retention structure updates on the Town of Canmore website. We do not have any immediate plans of opening the trail as the first part of the trail is missing currently due to the construction and we cannot assess until spring when the snow is melted.

• Effective Date: August 4, 2020 until further notice.
• Where: 
  • Cougar Creek Canyon from the junction of Montane Trail and Lady MacDonald Trail upstream for approximately 1 km.
  • Lady MacDonald Trail is closed as of March 30, 2022.
  • Montane Trail and Horseshoe Trail are OPEN.
• Why: There will be construction and BLASTING activities to support the Town of Canmore Cougar Creek Sediment Retention Structure Project. To ensure visitor safety around the construction site, Alberta Parks is closing the access to Cougar Creek canyon for all recreational uses.

Please follow direction on construction signage and fencing. 

Visitors looking for alternatives to Cougar Creek canyon may consider Heart Creek, Grotto Canyon or hire a guide that can safely show you other options.

• Effective Date: June 10, 2020 until further notice
• Where: Heart Creek drainage, including informal parking for Heart Creek hikes in the Highway 1 ditch
• Why: Be advised that the Municipal District of Bighorn has begun construction of a flood mitigation project on Heart Creek upstream of Highway 1.

The informal parking in the Highway 1 ditch for access to Heart Creek is not available at this time. Recreational users accessing Heart Creek, Heart Mountain and the Quaite Valley connector trail must park in the Heart Creek Day Use Area.