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The hot, dry summer of 2003<br />
was Kootenay National<br />
Park’s most active fire season<br />
in living memory. Two<br />
large, lightning-caused<br />
fires eventually merged<br />
and burned 12.6% of<br />
the park. Fire plays an<br />
important role in the<br />
life of a forest. It opens<br />
up dense old growth<br />
and turns branches,<br />
leaves and dead wood<br />
into instant fertilizer.<br />
Sun-warmed, nutrient-rich<br />
soil allows rapid re-growth of<br />
plants, providing abundant<br />
food for songbirds and wildlife.<br />
1<br />
3<br />
L E G E N D<br />
Park information centre<br />
Point of interest<br />
Warden office<br />
Exhibit<br />
Disabled access<br />
Viewpoint<br />
Hot springs<br />
Hiking<br />
Cross-country skiing<br />
Canoeing<br />
Campground<br />
Picnic tables<br />
Picnic shelter<br />
Hostel<br />
Accommodation<br />
Sani-dump<br />
EMERGENCY - 24 hr<br />
Ambulance, fire<br />
R.C.M.Police 911<br />
WARDENS 403-762-4506<br />
AREA CODE 250<br />
Warden offices:<br />
250-347-9361<br />
Fires bring new life<br />
<strong>Banff</strong><br />
Juniper<br />
Trail<br />
Sinclair<br />
Canyon<br />
0.5 km<br />
Burned but standing trees<br />
are havens for insects, which<br />
in turn feed woodpeckers<br />
and many other small<br />
creatures. These snags<br />
also provide shelter,<br />
nesting sites and perches<br />
for a wide variety<br />
of wildlife species.<br />
Already, a new forest<br />
has been born within the<br />
blackened timber of the<br />
fires of 2003.<br />
NOTE: The hazard of falling<br />
trees persists on trails within the<br />
burned forest. Notices posted<br />
at affected trailheads advise of<br />
precautions to take.<br />
9<br />
3.2 km<br />
P<br />
Canyon<br />
R.V.<br />
Resort<br />
Golden<br />
KOOTENAY<br />
NATIONAL<br />
PARK<br />
VILLAGE OF RADIUM HOT SPRINGS<br />
P<br />
P<br />
P<br />
Radium Hot<br />
Springs pools<br />
2.2 km<br />
0.5 km<br />
1.0 km<br />
West Gate<br />
95<br />
Redstreak<br />
Campground<br />
Trail<br />
H<br />
D<br />
B<br />
F<br />
C<br />
G<br />
KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK<br />
93<br />
Post<br />
Office<br />
Madsen Road<br />
A<br />
Bus<br />
Depot<br />
Redstreak<br />
Loop Trail<br />
E<br />
Redstreak<br />
Campground<br />
Main Street East<br />
Main Street West<br />
250-347-6525<br />
NOT TO SCALE<br />
P<br />
Campground Entrance<br />
Valley<br />
View<br />
Trail<br />
?<br />
Emergency telephone: 911<br />
Telephone: 250-347-9505<br />
TTY: 1-866-787-6221<br />
Redstreak Road<br />
Invermere<br />
Hwy 93/95<br />
OPEN DATES # FULL ELEC<br />
SITES H-U ONLY<br />
FEES<br />
FLUSH DRY SHOW SANI<br />
TOILET TOILET -ERS DUMP DIS<br />
ACC FIRE<br />
PITS INTERP<br />
K O O T E N A Y N A T I O N A L P A R K C A M P G R O U N D S<br />
PROG<br />
1 Redstreak<br />
May 11 - Oct. 8 242 50 38<br />
$25.75-$35.65<br />
2 McLeod Meadows May 18 - Sep. 3 98<br />
$20.80<br />
3 Dolly Varden (winter) Sept. 3 - May 18 7<br />
$14.85<br />
4 Marble Canyon June 22 - Sept. 3 61<br />
$20.80<br />
Open dates are weather dependent. Arrive early - sites assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.<br />
FULL H-U = full hook-up • DIS ACC = disabled access • INTERP PROG = Interpretive program<br />
FIRE PERMIT REQUIRED where fireboxes and firewood are provided. Boil water advisories may be posted.<br />
CAMPSITE RESERVATIONS can be made for the BLUE campgrounds. To make a reservation,<br />
visit the 24-hour web service at www.pccamping.ca or dial toll free 1-877-737-3783 (1-877-RESERVE)<br />
(12 hr/day) TTY: 1-866-787-6221. Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance.<br />
10<br />
2.2 km<br />
1.4 km<br />
.4 km<br />
8<br />
Tokumm Creek<br />
Ochre<br />
TOKUMM CREEK<br />
FIRE, 2003<br />
Ck<br />
7<br />
Numa Ck<br />
Whymper<br />
8<br />
93<br />
Floe<br />
Lake<br />
Boom<br />
Lake<br />
4<br />
Haffner Ck<br />
Vermilion<br />
Numa<br />
Floe Ck<br />
Golden<br />
(98 km from<br />
Radium)<br />
95<br />
Fairmont Hot Springs,<br />
Cranbrook, Fort Steele<br />
and U.S.A.<br />
Lake Louise<br />
and JASPER<br />
NATIONAL PARK<br />
Stanley Ck<br />
River<br />
Kootenay<br />
Crossing<br />
Kootenay National<br />
Park is on<br />
Mountain Time –<br />
1 HR AHEAD of<br />
Pacific Time<br />
(and most of B.C.)<br />
Village<br />
of Radium<br />
Hot Springs<br />
Vermilion<br />
Mt<br />
Haffner<br />
Dolly Varden Ck<br />
95<br />
Stanley<br />
1<br />
Pass<br />
9<br />
VERMILION PASS<br />
FIRE, 1968<br />
Storm<br />
Hawk Ck<br />
VERENDRYE CK<br />
FIRE, 2003<br />
Verendrye Ck<br />
Wardle<br />
Crooks<br />
Meadow<br />
Wardle Ck<br />
Kootenay River<br />
Meadow<br />
Ck<br />
2<br />
3<br />
1<br />
Redstreak<br />
93<br />
Sinclair Ck<br />
www.pc.gc.ca/kootenay<br />
Vermilion<br />
Crossing<br />
6<br />
3<br />
Redstreak<br />
Ck<br />
BANFF<br />
NATIONAL<br />
PARK<br />
Simpson River<br />
<strong>Banff</strong><br />
(132 km<br />
from<br />
Radium)<br />
ALBERTA<br />
B.C.<br />
MOUNT<br />
ASSINIBOINE<br />
PROVINCIAL<br />
PARK<br />
Harkin<br />
Dog<br />
Lake<br />
5<br />
Cobb<br />
Lake<br />
0 10 20<br />
Kilometres<br />
Miles 0 10<br />
2<br />
Shanks<br />
Sinclair<br />
Pass<br />
4<br />
Sinclair<br />
93<br />
1<br />
MOUNT SHANKS<br />
FIRE, 2001<br />
1A<br />
Settlers Road<br />
25
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