Fire & Travel Restrictions
Updated: July 23, 2025
Park Closures
- Atikaki Provincial Park: Closure Area July 22, 2025. The majority of the Atikaki park area is closed to all park users including Aikens, Dogskin and Sasaginnigak lakes, and the Bloodvein and Gammon river corridors.
- Bakers Narrows Provincial Park: Closure Area June 24, 2025 Campground will reopen for seasonal campers on Friday, July 25. Nightly campsites will reopen on Friday, August 1.
- Nopiming Provincial Park: Closure Area Updated July 22, 2025 As of 9 a.m. Friday, July 25, all of Nopiming will reopen for permanent residents, cottagers and commercial operators.
Bird Lake Campground is open. Campgrounds at Beresford Lake, Black Lake and Tulabi Falls will remain closed for the remainder of the season, along with backcountry campsites at Shoe Lake and all water routes in the park. Hiking trails are closed. Anyone who was planning backcountry trips in Nopiming this summer should make alternate plans. These closures are in place as significant clean up is required in these areas from the wildfire.
Fire EA61 remains out of control and continues to burn in the northern area of the park. The wildfire is still smouldering throughout all of Nopiming. Visible flame and smoke columns will persist for the remainder of the summer and fall. This is normal and it is not necessary to report to the TIP line. The Manitoba Wildfire Service is monitoring the area.
- South Atikaki and Wallace Lake provincial parks are closed to all users. Closure Area Updated July 22, 2025
- Wekusko Falls Provincial Park: Closure Area July 10, 2025. The park is closed to all users due to nearby wildfires, including seasonal and nightly campers. The campground will remain closed up to and including August 7. This closure may be extended if needed. The Parks Reservation Service will contact affected campers directly.
- Whiteshell Provincial Park: All Whiteshell businesses and campgrounds are open: Closure Area Updated June 25, 2025: The Mantario Wilderness Zone is closed, including the Mantario Hiking Trail and the water route portage on Sailing Lake into Granite Lake and the portage at the north end of Marion Lake. Anyone who was planning to travel the Mantario Trail this summer should make alternate plans. All other Whiteshell trails and water routes are open.
Campfire Restrictions
Campfires are permitted anytime in all provincial parks. All campfires must be in approved pits only. No open fires.
Backcountry Travel Restrictions
- Whiteshell Provincial Park: The Mantario Wilderness Zone remains closed, including the Mantario Hiking Trail and the water route portage on Sailing Lake into Granite Lake and the portage at the north end of Marion Lake. Anyone who was planning to travel the Mantario Trail this summer should make alternate plans. All other Whiteshell trails and water routes are open.
- Nopiming, South Atikaki and Wallace Lake provincial parks: All backcountry travel is prohibited.
- All other provincial parks: backcountry travel is permitted anytime.
Additional Information:
- Fireworks and sky lanterns are prohibited in provincial parks.
- Approved Fire Pits: An approved pit is one with walls at least 30 cm (12 inches) high, with a grate on top. Fire pits found in provincial park campsites and picnic areas are approved pits.
- Drones: The use of drones near wildfires is prohibited by Transport Canada and is subject to fines and jail. Drones can interfere with aircraft working on the emergency response and a collision could have serious consequences or even lead to a crash. Water bombers and helicopters are unable to work on a wildfire if a drone or other aircraft is in the area, which could put firefighters on the ground at risk without air support.
- What is Backcountry? Backcountry refers to any area within a provincial park that is less developed, not regularly maintained or actively supervised. It includes trails (regardless of length or duration), water routes (canoe routes), and off-trail areas. When backcountry travel is prohibited, only front-country areas remain open. Front-country is developed areas with maintained road access, such as supervised campgrounds, designated beaches, picnic areas, townsites, and cottage subdivisions. Some walking paths within these developed areas may remain open; however, any trails that extend beyond them into the backcountry are closed for both day use and overnight travel. Signs will be posted at areas that are closed. Always respect closures, never hike or travel on closed trails.
- For restriction information outside of provincial parks, please see Provincial Fire & Travel Restrictions.
- Manitoba Wildfire Information – bulletins, fire updates and emergency preparedness information.
- FireView – Interactive map of current wildfire activity in Manitoba
