Trail conditions at Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Whether you're out for a leisurely hike or a longer adventure, make your trip a safe one by checking the latest conditions.
Important information
You are responsible for your own safety.
If you are planning to hike or back pack in Jasper National Park, be prepared for:
- Rapid changes in weather, trail and road access.
- Travelling on ice covered water is unsafe. The Red Cross recommends an ice thickness of at least 15 centimetres. This does not apply to moving waters.
- Travelling in avalanche terrain. Whenever there is snow on a slope, there is potential for an avalanche.
- Snow and/or conditions that may require skills in route finding and navigation at higher elevation.
- Wildlife encounters and warnings.
- Variable water levels. Challenging or unsafe water crossings for hikers.
Stay informed. Always be ready to change your plans when you visit the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Dogs are prohibited from trails and areas in sensitive habitats to reduce the stress that dogs have on grizzly bears, caribou, ground-nesting birds, and/or other sensitive species. Notice of prohibition: Dogs in sensitive habitat
Fire danger rating
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Fire Danger | Extreme | 15-07-2024: N.A. ; | Trail details |
Around Town
Keep pets on a leash at all times. Report unsafe or aggressive human-wildlife interactions to Jasper Dispatch (780) 852-6155. Trails shared with commercial horse riding groups: 2, 2b, 2c, 2e, 2f, 4, 4b, 4e, 4f, 6, 6a, 6c, 7, 7e, 13.
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Moderate |
Jasper Discovery Trail: North (11) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
 Easy |
Jasper Discovery Trail: South (11) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lakes Loop Trail (13) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lakes Loop Trail (14) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lakes Loop Trail (18) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lac Beauvert Loop (4a) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lake Annette Loop (4d) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Old Fort Point Loop (1) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Campgrounds Trail (12) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Cottonwood Creek Loop (2, 2a, 11) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Overlook Loop (2, 2b, 2f, 2g) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Pyramid Trail (15) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Valley of the Five Lakes : Short Loop (9a, 9b, 9) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Valley of the Five Lakes : Long Loop (9a, 9) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
 Most Difficult |
The Whistlers Trail: The Whistlers Trail (5) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
The Whistlers Trail: The Whistlers Summit Trail (5a) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Dorothy and Christine Lakes (60, 60a) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
Maligne Valley
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Maligne Canyon (7, 7f) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Overlander (10) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Mary Schäffer Loop: From Trailhead (South) to Viewpoint (21) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Mary Schäffer Loop: From Trailhead (North) to Viewpoint (21) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Moose Lake Loop (20) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
 Difficult |
Opal Hills Loop (22) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Lorraine and Mona Lakes (100) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Bald Hills (23) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Jacques Lake: Trailhead to Beaver Lake (139) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Jacques Lake: Beaver Lake to Summit Lakes (139) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Jacques Lake: Summit Lakes to Jacques Lake (139) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
Icefields Parkway (93N) and Wabasso Road (93A)
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Athabasca Falls | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Edith Cavell : Path of the Glacier Trail (41) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Edith Cavell : Cavell Meadows Trail (42) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; Snow patches; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Wabasso Lake (9) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Lower Sunwapta Falls (125) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Sunwapta Falls (126) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | |
| Moderate |
Forefield Trail (53) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Toe of the Athabasca Glacier (52) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Wilcox Pass: Wilcox Viewpoint - Red Chairs (50) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Wilcox Pass: Upper Wilcox Pass (50) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
Miette Hot Springs Area
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Mine Trail: Lower loop (31) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Mine Trail: Upper loop (32) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Jasper House Viewpoint (33) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Easy |
Source of the Springs (140) | Closed. | 21-07-2024: Closed due to wildfire; | |
| Difficult |
Sulphur Skyline (30) | Closed. | 21-07-2024: Closed due to wildfire; | Trail details |
Jasper Backcountry
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Chaba trail: Trailhead to Athabasca Crossing Campground (126) | Good. | 21-07-2024: High water levels at stream crossings; Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Saturday Night Lake Loop: South (3, 3d) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Saturday Night Lake Loop: North (3, 3c) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Athabasca Pass: Trailhead to Tie-Camp Campground (115) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Fiddle River: Miette Hot Springs Trailhead to Utopia Campground (140) | Closed. | 21-07-2024: Closed due to wildfire; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Fiddle River: Utopia Campground to Park Boundary (140) | Closed. | 21-07-2024: Closed due to wildfire; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Geraldine Lakes: Trailhead to First Geraldine Lake (120) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Geraldine Road is open to public traffic subject to restrictions. Check trails details link for additional information.; Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Geraldine Lakes: First Geraldine Lake to Second Geraldine Lake Campground (120) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Geraldine Road is open to public traffic subject to restrictions. Check trails details link for additional information.; Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Fryatt Valley: Trailhead to Lower Fryatt Campground (122) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Geraldine Road is open to public traffic subject to restrictions. Check trails details link for additional information.; Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Fryatt Valley: Lower Fryatt Campground to Fryatt Lake (122) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Geraldine Road is open to public traffic subject to restrictions. Check trails details link for additional information.; Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Fryatt Valley: Fryatt Lake to Fryatt ACC Hut (122) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Geraldine Road is open to public traffic subject to restrictions. Check trails details link for additional information.; Mainly dry; | Trail details |
Maligne Lake
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy |
Maligne Lake Canoe Route: Maligne Lake Boat Launch to Hidden Cove Campground | Variable conditions. | 21-07-2024: Strong winds, stormy weather and tour boats create waves on this freezing cold lake; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Maligne Lake Canoe Route: Hidden Cove campground to Fisherman's Bay campground | Variable conditions. | 21-07-2024: Strong winds, stormy weather and tour boats create waves on this freezing cold lake; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Maligne Lake Canoe Route: Fisherman's Bay campground to Coronet Creek campground | Variable conditions. | 21-07-2024: Strong winds, stormy weather and tour boats create waves on this freezing cold lake; | Trail details |
Tonquin Valley
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Astoria Trailhead to Astoria Campground (105) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Astoria Campground to Amethyst Campground (105) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Wates-Gibson Trail (106, 107) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Portal trailhead to Portal Campground (105) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Portal Campground to Maccarib Campground - Maccarib Pass (105, 109) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Tonquin Valley: Maccarib Campground to Amethyst Campground (105) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
Skyline
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difficult |
Skyline: Maligne Lake Trailhead to Snowbowl Campground (100) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: Snowbowl Campground to the Notch (100) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: The Notch (100) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: GPS and topographic map recommended; Wet and muddy sections; Snow patches; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: The Notch to Tekarra Campground (100) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: GPS and topographic map recommended; Wet and muddy sections; Snow patches; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: Tekarra Campground to Signal Campground (100) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: Signal Campground to Signal trailhead (100) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Skyline: Wabasso Lake Trailhead to Curator Campground (101) | Good. | 21-07-2024: Mainly dry; | Trail details |
Brazeau and South Boundary
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| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
Brazeau: Poboktan Trailhead to Jonas Cutoff Campground (132) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; Water crossing(s); | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Brazeau: Jonas Cutoff Campground to Brazeau Lake Campground - Poboktan Pass (132) | See comment section | 21-07-2024: Unbridged creek(s) and/or river crossing(s); Fords may be impassable during high water; Be prepared to turn around at Brazeau river crossing near Brazeau Lake; Wet and muddy sections; Snow at high elevation ; | Trail details |
| Difficult |
Brazeau: Four Point Campground to Jonas Cutoff Campground - Jonas Pass (131) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; Snow at high elevation ; | Trail details |
| Moderate |
Brazeau: Nigel Creek trailhead to Brazeau Lake Campground (130) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | Trail details |
| Route |
South Boundary: Brazeau River to Rocky Pass | Fair. | 22-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; Rocky Pass Trailhead closed to the public from August 1 to October 15, 2024. ; | Trail details |
| Route |
South Boundary: Rocky Forks | Fair. | 22-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; Rocky Pass Trailhead closed to the public from August 1 to October 15, 2024. ; | Trail details |
North Boundary and Celestine Lake
Check 511.alberta.ca for road updates. Celestine Lake road is a rough one-way road. High clearance vehicle recommended. No trailers or RVs. Road closed to vehicle from mid-October to mid-May.
| Rating | Trail | Condition | Comment | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate |
North Boundary: Traillhead to Celestine Lake Campground (150) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | |
| Moderate |
North Boundary: Celestine Lake Campground to Snake Indian Falls (150) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | |
| Difficult |
North Boundary: Snake Indian Falls to Rock Lake Trailhead (150, 153) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | |
| Difficult |
North Boundary: Little Heaven Trail (154) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | |
| Route |
North Boundary: Willow Creek Campground to Blue Creek Campground (150) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | |
| Difficult |
North Boundary: Blue Creek Campground to Natural Arch Campground (155) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | |
| Route |
North Boundary: Blue Creek Campground to Chown Creek Campground (150) | Fair. | 21-07-2024: Wet and muddy sections; | |
| Route |
North Boundary: Chown Creek Campground to Adolphus Campground (150) | Warning | 21-07-2024: Twintree bridge is closed until further notice; Unmaintained trail; Wet and muddy sections; | |
| Moderate |
North Boundary: Adolphus Campground to Mount Robson Provincial Park Boundary (150) | Warning | 21-07-2024: The Berg Lake Trail is closed between Whitehorn campground and Jasper National Park; Wet and muddy sections; |
Jasper National Park is closed
An Evacuation Order has been issued for Jasper
Everyone in Jasper must evacuate now. Wildfire status.
Reservations from July 23 to August 6 in Jasper National Park will automatically be cancelled and fully refunded
Reservations from July 23 to August 6 in Jasper National Park will automatically be cancelled and fully refunded. There is no need for further action on the part of visitors for these cancellations and refunds.
Reopening dates will be confirmed when available and any further cancelations communicated as required. If you wish to cancel reservations beyond August 6, regular cancellation charges may apply.
We are sorry for the inconvenience and disappointment this news brings to your travel plans. We appreciate your patience as we take necessary action to keep our visitors safe.
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