• Effective Date: June 5, 2025, until further notice.
• Where: The Spray Lakes Road (Highway 762) from Grassi Lakes to Goat Creek.
• Why: Construction crews will be doing work on the Spray Hill in Canmore. The Grassi Lakes overflow parking lot will be closed for the day, and there will be intermittent closings on Spray Hill for most of the day. The work will take place from the avalanche gate at the bottom of the hill at the Grassi Lakes turn off, to the Goat Creek parking lot. Grassi Lakes parking lot is not affected.

• Effective Date: May 16, 2025, until further notice
• Where: Alberta Provincial Park Locations on Larch Island near the Town of Canmore.
• 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.