Fire & Travel Restrictions
Updated: July 4, 2025
Park Closures
- Bakers Narrows Provincial Park: Closure Area June 24, 2025 Campground is closed for nightly and seasonal camping to July 17. This closure may be extended if needed. The boat launch at the Bakers Narrows Lodge is open to the public. The boat launch in the campground is closed. Watercraft must avoid areas of Lake Athapapuskow being used by firefighting aircraft.
- Nopiming Provincial Park: Closure Area Updated June 25, 2025 The following areas are open: Quesnel Lake, Bird Lake, Booster Lake, Flanders Lake and Davidson Lake. A closure and mandatory evacuation order continues for the rest of Nopiming Provincial Park. These areas remain closed to all park users including permanent residents, cottagers, commercial operators, seasonal and nightly campers, backcountry users and day visitors. Campgrounds at Black Lake and Beresford Lake will remain closed for the remainder of the season, along with Shoe Lake and all water routes in the park. Anyone who was planning backcountry trips in Nopiming this summer should make alternate plans. Bird Lake Campground is closed to July 10. Tulabi Falls campground is closed to August 4. These closures are in place as significant clean up is required from the wildfire. Closures dates are preliminary and may be extended if required.
- Whiteshell Provincial Park: Closure Area Updated June 25, 2025 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.
- South Atikaki and Wallace Lake provincial parks are closed to all users. Closure Area Updated June 25, 2025
Campfire Restrictions
Campfires are permitted anytime in all provincial parks. All campfires must be in approved pits only. No open fires.
Backcountry Travel Restrictions
- Travel permits are required for travel within any active fire boundary. To view active fire boundaries, check the FireView Map. To apply for a travel permit, contact the local park district office.
- 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
