Road conditions
Is Highway 40 through Kananaskis open?
Highway 40: Kananaskis Trail · 103 km
Open — no closures reported
Alberta 511 is reporting nothing on this route.
From Alberta 511 ↗️, which is authoritative and always takes precedence over this page.
This data may be delayed. Last updated August 20, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. — about 4 days ago. Check the source directly before relying on it.
Highway 40 south of Kananaskis Lakes Trail over Highwood Pass closes to vehicles every year from 1 December to 14 June for wildlife. A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park anywhere in Kananaskis Country.
Weather along the route
Current conditions from the nearest Environment and Climate Change Canada station to each point. Mountain weather changes faster than any forecast — this is a guide, not a guarantee.
Jct Hwy 1 (Seebe)
13°Showers or thunderstorms
Bow Valley (Provincial Park)
Mount Kidd
8°Showers or thunderstorms
Kananaskis (Nakiska Ridgetop), 21 km away
Highwood Junction (Jct Hwy 541)
26°Chance of showers
High River, 59 km away
Weather alerts on this route
Environment and Climate Change Canada warnings whose area covers this road. The same warning issued for several adjacent forecast regions is shown once.
Fire bans along the route
Fire bans, restrictions and advisories in effect near this road.
Advisories for Kananaskis Country
Park closures, wildlife warnings and trail advisories within 25 km of the route.
- Bear Warning: Mount Kidd RV Park ↗️Evan-Thomas Provincial Recreation Area — issued July 21, 2026on the route
- Wildlife Closure: Woolley Trail ↗️Peter Lougheed Provincial Park — issued August 21, 20261 km from the route
- Partial Closure: Upper Troll Falls Trail ↗️Evan-Thomas Provincial Recreation Area — issued August 12, 20262 km from the route
- Notice: Use Caution along Evan-Thomas Creek Edge ↗️Evan-Thomas Provincial Recreation Area — issued July 2, 20262 km from the route
- Bear Warning: Interlakes, Boulton Creek and Lower Lake Campgrounds ↗️Peter Lougheed Provincial Park — issued August 15, 20262 km from the route
- Closure: Highwood Meadows Day Use Area ↗️Peter Lougheed Provincial Park — issued August 24, 20263 km from the route
- Notice: Boulton Creek Campground Dump Station ↗️Peter Lougheed Provincial Park — issued June 5, 20263 km from the route
- Partial Closure: Three Isle Trail Reroute and Backcountry Campgrounds Opening ↗️Peter Lougheed Provincial Park — issued July 31, 20263 km from the route
- Trail Warning: Black Prince Cirque Interpretive Trail ↗️Peter Lougheed Provincial Park — issued July 27, 20264 km from the route
- Construction Closure: Pocaterra Cirque and Ridge ↗️Peter Lougheed Provincial Park — issued July 6, 20264 km from the route
- Bear Warning: Three Sisters Campground ↗️Bow Valley Provincial Park — issued August 17, 20268 km from the route
- Bear Warning: Heart Creek Trail, Heart Creek Bunker Trail, and Trans Canada Trail ↗️Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park — issued May 24, 20268 km from the route
Showing the 12 closest to the route, of 20.
Common questions
- Is Highway 40 through Kananaskis open?
- Open — no closures reported. Alberta 511 is reporting nothing on this route.
- What is happening on Hwy 40 right now?
- Alberta 511 is reporting no closures, incidents or construction on this route.
- What should I know before driving Hwy 40?
- Highway 40 south of Kananaskis Lakes Trail over Highwood Pass closes to vehicles every year from 1 December to 14 June for wildlife. A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to park anywhere in Kananaskis Country.
- When does Highwood Pass close?
- Highway 40 over Highwood Pass — the highest paved road in Canada at 2,206 m — is gated from 1 December to 14 June every year to protect wildlife habitat. The dates do not move with the weather, and the closure is in place regardless of conditions.
- Do I need a pass to drive Highway 40?
- Driving through is free. A Kananaskis Conservation Pass is required to stop and park anywhere in Kananaskis Country or the Bow Valley corridor, and it is enforced at trailheads and day-use areas.
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Road data from Alberta 511 (Government of Alberta), weather from Environment and Climate Change Canada, advisories from Parks Canada and Alberta Parks, fire bans from Alberta Fire Bans, and wildfire mapping from the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System. The verdict above is derived from that data by fixed rules, with no AI in the decision — but the official sources are authoritative and always take precedence. This page carries no advertising.