What's open and closed in Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park

Jasper is open to visitors. If you plan to travel to Jasper, check what’s open and available before you go.

The following areas in the park have been assessed for fire danger and dangerous trees and are deemed safe to reopen.


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Miette Hot Springs and area
Miette Hot Springs and area

Open with restrictions

  • All pullouts are open.
  • All viewpoints are open.
  • Miette Mine and Sulphur Skyline Trails are open.
  • Miette campground and the connector trail between Mine Trail and the campground remain closed.
  • Accessing the backcountry from these trails is not permitted. Closures begin at the Mystery Lake turnoff from Sulphur Skyline.

Miette Hot Springs is open to the public. At this time, all Jasper residents are provided free access to the hot springs.

Visit the Miette Hot Springs page for more information and hours of operation.

Roads
Roads

Check 511 Alberta for up-to-date road information, closures, and impacts in Jasper National Park

Highway 16 and the Icefields Parkway are open to through vehicle traffic 24 hours/day.


AB Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway)

Open with restrictions

East of Jasper Townsite

  • Use of frontcountry facilities, such as day-use areas, highway pullouts, frontcountry trails is permitted unless indicated as closed.
  • Jasper House viewpoint is open.
  • Talbot Lake and Jasper Lake are open.
  • The climbing area at Morro Slabs is open.
  • The climbing area at The Suburbs is open.
  • All access to the Overlander Trail is closed. Respect all barriers and signage. This area is not safe to enter.

West of Jasper Townsite

  • Use of frontcountry facilities, such as day-use areas, highway pullouts and frontcountry trails is permitted unless indicated as closed.
  • Dorothy and Christine Lakes Trails are open.

Icefields Parkway (AB 93N)

Open with restrictions

  • Athabasca Falls day-use area is open.
  • Day-use areas, pullouts and roadside facilities are open unless indicated as closed.
  • Frontcountry trails are open from the Jasper-Banff boundary until Honeymoon Campground unless indicated as closed.
  • Frontcountry campgrounds are closed.
  • Icefields Centre – Athabasca Glacier is open (103 km south of Highway 16/93N junction).
  • Chaba and Poboktan trails are closed

Miette Road

Open with restrictions

  • All pullouts are open.
  • All viewpoints are open.
  • Miette Mine and Sulphur Skyline Trails are open.
  • Miette campground and the connector trail between Mine Trail and the campground remain closed.
  • Accessing the backcountry from these trails is not permitted. Closures begin at the Mystery Lake turnoff from Sulfur Skyline.

Pyramid Lake and Pyramid Beach Roads

Open


Maligne Road

Closed


Snaring/Celestine Road

Open with restrictions

  • Open until Moberly Homestead - This opening provides safe access for Indigenous partners with ancestral ties longing to visit the area
  • Closed past Moberly Homestead
  • All Campgrounds and the Palisades Centre remain closed

Seasonal roads

Closed

This includes:

  • Cavell Road
  • 93A (Wabasso Road) through route
  • Moab Lake Road
  • Geraldine Road

For more information, visit the Road restrictions and seasonal closures page for Jasper National Park.

Trails
Trails

Closures and relevant trail information is shared on the Jasper National Park Trail Conditions page.

Please stay on designated trails and respect all closures as there may be partial trail closures where work is still needed.

Tree assessment and dangerous tree removal have only been completed on designated trails and areas marked as open. Wandering off trails can harm delicate ecosystems and also puts YOU at risk.


Pyramid Bench

Open with restrictions

  • Marjorie Lake and Discovery trails are open.
  • Magic Ridge Trail is open.
  • Saturday Night Lake Loop Trail is open.
  • Pyramid Fire Road is open.
Campgrounds
Campgrounds

Campgrounds in Jasper National Park including self-serve and backcountry campgrounds will remain closed until further notice.

Reopening visitor offers requires removing hazards such as fallen trees, repairing infrastructure, and restoring several services, including emergency response services, garbage collection, washroom cleaning, maintenance. This work has begun, but these activities take significant expertise and resources. All remaining campground and associated reservations for this season will be cancelled and those with bookings will be fully refunded.


Reservations

Closed

Parks Canada reservations in Jasper National Park for 2024 will automatically be cancelled and fully refunded.


Tent and RV campgrounds

Closed


Self-serve and backcountry campgrounds

Closed


Parks Canada is continuing to contact visitors to return camping gear, personal belongings and vehicles that were left behind. This process includes ensuring the safety of sites from hazards before belongings may be retrieved. If you have not yet retrieved your property, please continue to standby. When it is safe to return, you will be contacted.

Updates for the 2025 camping season will be shared on Jasper National Park’s website and social media channels when available.

All other areas
All other areas

All other areas of Jasper National Park remain closed at this time.

For the most up-to-date map of areas in Jasper National Park that are open and those areas that remain closed for public safety visit the Jasper National Park important bulletin.

  • All backcountry campgrounds.
  • All vehicle-access campgrounds and group campground.
  • Most seasonal roads (exceptions noted above).
  • Athabasca River wedding venue.

Parks Canada continues to assess fire impacted facilities and working towards reopening areas that were not affected by fire. We thank you for your patience and look forward to welcoming visitors back to Jasper once it has been deemed safe.

Jasper National Park area reopenings are paving the way to recovery
Jasper National Park area reopenings are paving the way to recovery
  •  September 20, 2024: Saturday Night Lake Loop Trail, Magic Ridge Trail, the Suburbs climbing area and the remainder of unburnt privies and pullouts on the Icefields Parkway reopen.
  •  September 13, 2024: Snaring/Celestine Road reopen to Moberly Homestead. All day use areas from the Icefields Centre until Honeymoon Campground, Wilcox Pass Trail, and the Pyramid Bench area trails including Marjorie Lake Trail and Discovery Trail reopen.
  •  September 6, 2024: The Icefields Parkway (93N) reopens to cyclists. All pullouts and viewpoints reopen on Miette Road:, including frontcountry trails Miette Mine and Sulphur Skyline. Along Highway 16, all highway pullouts, day use areas and trails are open. Talbot Lake, Jasper Lake, the climbing area at Morro Slabs, as well as Dorothy and Christine Lakes trails reopen.
  •  September 1, 2024: Roadside privies along Highway 16, the Miette River Pullout, Overlander Trail, Jasper House and Hidden Valley reopen. Roadside privies on 93N, Goats and Glaciers, Stutfield Glacier and Tangle Falls reopen.
  •  August 24, 2024: Many trails on the Pyramid Bench reopen.
  •  August 23, 2024: 93N reopens to vehicle traffic.
  •  August 20, 2024: Highway 16 fully reopens.
  •  August 18, 2024: Miette Hot Springs reopens.
  •  August 16, 2024: Town and transfer station re-entry for residents.
  •  August 9, 2024: Highway 16 reopens to all traffic from 7 am to 9 pm. 93N from Saskatchewan River Crossing to the Icefields Centre also reopens.
  •  August 4, 2024: Highway 16 is open during limited times to evacuated Jasper residents in BC to travel back to Alberta.
  •  August 1, 2024: Highway 16 reopens to commercial traffic between the hours of 5:00 am - 7:00 am, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm.

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