Hiking trails closed in all Manitoba provincial parks, camping restricted as wildfires spread

CBC News

· Posted: May 30, 2025 3:25 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

As of Friday, hiking trails successful each 93 of Manitoba's provincial parks are closed, the state says, arsenic portion of question restrictions imposed arsenic occurrence information remains precocious and quality enactment continues to "significantly contribute" to the existent wildfire concern successful the province. 

Similar question and occurrence restrictions were already successful spot for parks successful Manitoba's east, wherever wildfires burned retired of power done Whitshell and Nopiming provincial parks.

The measures are present being extended to parks passim the province, a spokesperson for the state said.

Manigotagan River, Nopiming, South Atikaki and Wallace Lake provincial parks are now closed entirely, portion Bakers Narrows and Whiteshell are partially open, the state said successful its Thursday occurrence bulletin.

In each provincial parks that are open, camping is restricted to developed campgrounds, meaning nary backcountry camping.

Watercraft activity, including canoes and kayaks, is restricted to front-country lakes, meaning immoderate that are road-accessible, the provincial spokesperson said. Launching astatine shorelines and portaging to backcountry lakes is nary longer allowed.

Lodge entree is permitted astatine main lodges, but access to outcamps, outfitters and commercialized operations successful backcountry areas is constricted to those with a permit.

A licence is besides required to entree concern operations done immoderate non-designated oregon unrecognized road. The state said those volition beryllium issued astatine the discretion of the section conservation officer. 

Aircraft usage is permitted connected lakes that person developed docks oregon shorelines.

Commercial sportfishing tin continue, the state said.

All pain permits are cancelled and nary caller ones volition beryllium issued astatine this time, the state said. Burning exceptions for manufacture and cultivation purposes tin beryllium made with inspections from an officer. 

More accusation connected Manitoba's wildfire related restrictions is disposable astatine the province's website.