Alerts and Warnings
Coast Region
Alert: 20
Mile Bay
Recreation site
in the
Chilliwack
district is
closed until
further notice.
Alert:
Discovery Coast
District -
please refer to
the BC Hydro web
page for
information on
recreation area
closures around
Buttle Lake:
http://www.bchydro.com/recreation/island/island1216.html
(Posted May,
2008)
Alert:
South Coast
District The
road to Snow
Creek Recreation
The access to
Snow Creek from
Highway 4 was
repaired last
week, and is now
open to rough 2
wheel drive.
(Posted July 14,
2008)
Locator Map
[173 k].
NOTICE:
The new
landslide in the
Chehalis valley
is very
unstable.
Please DO NOT
enter into the
area, you may
become part of
the next wave.
The road access
into the area is
blocked by the
Ministry of
Forests and
Range for public
safety.
There is
significant
activity by
heavy machinery
in the Chehalis
Lake South
campsite.
This is to
prevent a
further
potential
disaster
downstream.
Please stay away
for now.
For more
information and
pictures please
go to the
Chilliwack
Forest District
website:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dck/Topics/Chehalis_Lake/Chehalis_Lake_Index.html
(Posted December
17, 2007)
Alert:
Blackie's
trail on (Nahmint
Lake area on
South Island,
Vancouver
Island) leads to
a cabin on the
beach. Due
to storm damage
this trail is
closed until
further notice.
The only access
to Blackie's
Beach is by
boat. (posted August
21, 2007)
Alert:
Hideaway
(Mile 36.5) in
Upper Squamish
and Spetch Creek
recreation sites
are closed
indefinitely. (posted
August 2, 2007)
Alert:
Please
note the
following roads
in the Powell
River area will
be closed for
the Plutonic
Power Project
until further
notice:
-
Rainy
Day Lake
main Line
-
3rd lake
main line
closed
during the
week (open
weekends)
-
Top of
Stillwater
Main closed
(posted August
31, 2007)
Alert:
Discovery
Coast District -
Road to Winter
Harbour.
The bridge on
the road from
Holberg that
leads to a
federal radar
installation
then follows the
company mainline
to Winter
Harbour has been
condemned to all
vehicles. The
detour that
traffic has been
using through
WFP camp at
Holberg is the
return road to
the dump for
off-highway
trucks. This is
a potentially
dangerous
situation as
recreation
traffic pulling
boats en route
to Winter
Harbour are
going uphill
while the loaded
logging trucks
are making their
way downhill. If
you are going to
use this detour
please follow
logging trucks
or wait till
off-hours to
travel the road. (posted
July 17, 2007)
Alert:
Skwellepil Creek
in the
Chilliwack area
is closed due to
road access
being cut off by
washout on main
access road.
(closed until
further notice).
(posted April 1,
2007)
Alert:
Sarita
Lake Campsite
has been closed
permanently
because the site
has been
completely wiped
out by storm
damage.
(posted April 1,
2007)
Alert:
Meager Creek
trail in
Squamish is
closed
indefinitely.
Alert:
Lizzie Lake in
the Squamish
District is
closed
indefinitely.
Alert: Spetch
Creek in the
Squamish
District is
closed
indefinitely.
Alert:
Cayoosh Creek in
the Cascades
district is
permanently
closed as
flooding has
damaged this
site beyond
repair.
Northern
Interior Region
Alert:
Bear
Mountain
Recreation Site
will be closed
at the Bear
Mountain Nordic
Ski Area and
Radar Lake
Interpretive
Trail area for
Mountain Pine
Beetle
management.
Mountain Pine
Beetle infected
trees will be
felled and
rehabilitation
of the site will
commence July 19
2008 to August 3
2008 at the Bear
Mountain Site
and August 3 to
September 1,
2008 at the
Radar Lake area.
If harvesting
and
reforestation
work is
occurring or
equipment is on
site at these
locations no
admittance by
unauthorized
persons is
permitted.
Notices will be
placed at these
locations during
the time of
operations.
(posted July 18,
2008)
Alert:
Road access to
Keynton Lake
Recreation site
from east (Kispiox)
is closed until
further notice.
Road access from
the west (Kitwanga)
remains open.
(Posted July 9,
2008)
Alert:
Little Fish
Recreation site
access - the
bridge at 7km on
the Mitten Main
(3km south of
the recreation
site) is in an
UNSAFE condition
for any use and
extreme caution
should be
exercised (the
bridge is not
currently
closed, but
should be
considered
closed until
further notice
to industrial
traffic and
recreation
traffic as
well). The
site can still
be accessed from
Cranberry
Junction (Hwy
37) and is 33km
on the Mitten
Main from that
side. (Posted
June 6, 2008).
Alert:
There is no
access into
Pitoney Lake
Recreation site
as the Forest
Service road is
washed out -
Canoe access is
possible.
Contact
Prince George
District for
information
250-614-7400.
(posted June 3,
2008)
Temporary
Closure Notice: Exstew
River Recreation
Site and the
Exstew River
access road
(approximately
30kms West of
Terrace) from
approximately
0.5 km. north of
Highway 16, are
closed to the
public,
including all
motor vehicles
and all terrain
vehicles, from
10:00 hours,
Monday May 12,
2008 to 10:00
hours Tuesday
May 20, 2008.
This order is
made pursuant to
Section 58
Subsection
(1)(b) of the
Forest and Range
Practices Act
and is effective
May 12, 2008.
(posted May 12,
2008).
Alert:
Road access
to Maroon
Mountain
Recreation
trail, north of
Terrace, now
ends at Hall
Creek
approximately
1.5 kilometres
from the
trailhead. A
foot bridge has
been installed
for continued
pedestrian
access to the
trailhead (updated
May, 2008)
Alert:
Cheslatta Falls
Recreation site
in Vanderhoof is
closed - this
site is unsafe
as the banks
have been
undermined by
the fast flow of
water. (posted
June 28, 2007)
Alert:
Lund Lake
recreation site
in the Nadina
Skeena Stikine
District is
closed until
further notice
because of a
windthrow event
and is
considered
unsafe. (posted
2005)
Southern
Interior Region
- East
Alert:
The Horsethief
Forest Service
road to Lake of
the Hanging
Glacier trail is
impassable by
vehicle at the
49.2 km mark due
to a snow &
debris avalanche
(and washout).
There is a
decent
turn-around
parking spot
immediately
before the site
and foot travel
is not a problem
adding perhaps
another km or so
of easy hiking
to the
trailhead. Good
news is the
holes in the
bridge at 42km
have been
repaired.
(Posted July 10,
2008)
Alert:
Please be aware
that a storm
event on July 1,
2008 resulted in
flash floods in
several sections
along the trail,
in particular
the first bridge
crossing which
may have been
compromised.
(Posted July 8,
2008)
Alert:
Nevertouch Lake
Recreation site
(east of Big
White Ski
Resort) in the
Kootenay
Boundary
District is
closed until
further notice
due to
wildfire damage
to the site.
The site is
scheduled to be
rebuilt in 2008.
(updated May,
2008)
Alert:
Goat
River Canyon
Recreation site
(near Creston)
is closed until
further notice
due to extensive
blowdown. The
site is schedule
to be rebuilt in
2008. (updated
May, 2008)
Alert:
The
Buchanan Lookout
building (near
Kaslo) housing
an interpretive
display, is
closed until
further notice
due to
structural
issues. The
road to the
lookout remains
open. The
lookout catwalk
also remains
open so visitors
can still enjoy
the great views
from that
vantage point.
The Lookout is
scheduled to be
rebuilt in 2008.
(updated May,
2008).
Southern
Interior Region
- West
Alert:
Harper Creek
Road which takes
you to Dunn Peak
trail in the
Kamloops
district will be
closed from
August 7 - 14,
2008 for bridge
replacement.
(posted July 31,
2008).
Alert:
North Barriere/Vermilion
Creek recreation
site will be
open for the
August Long
weekend. (Posted
July 14, 2008)
Alert:
Lost Horse Lake
- site closed
until further
notice - the
road is washed
out.
Alert:
The Forest
Service Road
access to
Whiskey Flats
recreation site
in the Quesnel
area is
inaccessible
because of
slides.
Contact Central
Cariboo Forest
District for
information
250-398-4326.
(posted June 3,
2008)
Alert:
The culvert on
the Forest
Service road
accessing Lost
Horse Lake in
the Kamloops
District has
been washed out.
Please do not
travel this road
until this
notice is
removed.
Alternately
check with the
Ministry of
Forests and
Range Kamloops
District Office
for information
at 250-371-6500.
(posted June 3,
2008)
Alert:
Titetown Lake
crossing in the
Quesnel area is
impassable
without a boat
(posted June 14,
2007)
Alert:
Maud recreation
site and Pelican
recreation site
in the Quesnel
area has
extensive
Mountain Pine
Beetle damage.
Alert:
Prairie Creek
recreation site
in the Central
Cariboo has
extensive
Mountain Pine
Beetle damage.
Please check
our
recreation
sites listing
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for information
on individual
recreation
sites.
