Whiteshell Provincial Park and Nopiming Provincial Park in Manitoba is closing due to caution of the extremely dry conditions and encroaching fire conditions. This includes the backcountry and canoe routes…
All access to the Whiteshell Provincial Park will be restricted as of 9 a.m. Thursday, May 15. This includes all public and private developed areas in Whiteshell Provincial Park including cottage subdivisions, commercial areas, campgrounds, group use, day use and all recreational areas including trails, beaches, backcountry areas, canoe routes and campsites.
The following areas are affected by an evacuation order in Nopiming Provincial Park:
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Bird, Booster, Davidson and Flanders lakes in south Nopiming – cottagers, commercial resort and lodge operators, backcountry users and campers;
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Long and Beresford lakes in north Nopiming – cottagers, commercial resort and lodge operators, backcountry users and campers; and
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Wallace Lake, South Atikaki and Manigotagan River – cottagers, residents, commercial resort and lodge operators, backcountry users and campers.
All campers must leave the parks by 1 p.m. Thursday, May 15th, 2025. Camping reservations have been cancelled for the next week for all campgrounds in Nopiming and Whiteshell provincial parks. Further cancellations may occur should the parks remain closed longer. The Parks Reservation Service will contact all affected reservation holders.
For further information on the Manitoba Wildfire Service, situation updates, restrictions and other important wildfire links, go to www.gov.mb.ca/wildfire/.
Update: May 15th, 2025 – Due to extreme fire conditions in eastern Manitoba, the province has declared a state of local emergency in Whiteshell Provincial Park. The park will remain closed to the public until conditions improve.
