Know Before You Go

2026 Current Travel Advisories & Major Events:

Highway Closures
Highway 1 between Illecillewaet Brake Check and MacDonald Snowshed for 3 kms; ongoing construction work; expect 30-45 minute closures 24 hours a day; possible 2 hour closures between 6-8am, Mon-Sat and 1-3am on Sunday.

April 2 to May 29, Hwy 3A between Kuskonook Rest Area and Bathie Road – road maintenance, single lane traffic in effect, expect major delays, closed from 1:30-2:30pm daily with 20 minute delays and single alternating traffic on weekdays.

BC Parks Active Advisories
Purcell Wilderness Conservancy has limited access.
Top of the World Park has limited access.
Valhalla Park has limited access.

Kootenay & Yoho National Parks
All waterbodies in these parks are closed to watercraft and angling to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species, including whirling disease.
In effect until March 31, 2027.