Fire bans in place for several Alberta parks and recreation areas

Information Bulletin, April 5, 2012

Due to the extreme fire hazard, fire bans are in place for several southern Alberta parks/recreation areas and Vermilion Provincial Park in east central Alberta.

Within the southern region, the following sites have a fire ban in place:

• Little Bow Provincial Park southeast of Vulcan
• Park Lake Provincial Park north of Coalhurst
• Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park southeast of Calgary
• Lake McGregor Provincial Recreation Area northeast of Vulcan
• Little Bow Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area northeast of Picture Butte
• Travers Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area near the Town of Lomond in the County of Vulcan

For up to date information about fire bans or trail closures in provincial parks and recreation areas visit www.AlbertaParks.ca/firebans.


Fire bans prohibit the use of all wood, briquette or propane/natural gas fires, including those contained in designated fire facilities and portable fire pits. Gas and propane stoves and barbecues, when approved for cooking, are allowed.

For information about fire bans issued by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Parks Canada, cities, counties and municipal districts, please visit www.albertafirebans.ca.