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Sibbald and Cataract Creek Public Land Use Zones1. Travel is restricted to snow vehicles. All other OHVs
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Elbow Loop Public Recreation Trail1. Travel is restricted to snow vehicles. All
other OHVs are prohibited.2. Travel is permitted on designated
trails only.3. Elbow Loop Public Recreation Trail is
open Jan. 1 to Mar. 31.4. Periodic trail closures may be in effect
due to poor snow or avalanche conditions.
5. For your own safety, no stopping in posted avalanche areas.
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Public Land Use Zones
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Designated TrailsNon-Motorized Uses - All trails / access openMotorized Uses - Permitted ONLY on trails designated and posted
SignageInformation Kiosk
Staging Area
Trail Intersection Marker
Year Round Gate Closure
Seasonal Gate Closure
Gravel Pit
Wellsite
Fire Lookout
Trail Use DesignationNOTE: All trails have two-way traffic• LOC & Public Access - Licensed and registered on-highway vehicles• 4x4s - Trucks, jeeps, quads, motorcycles, snow vehicles• Quads - Quads, motorcycles, snow vehicles• Motorcycles - Motorcycle use only• Snow Vehicles - Designated trails for winter snow vehicle use only, except in McLean Creek PLUZ
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Paved RoadsLicense of Occupation and Public AccessShared Use RoadTruck Trail (4x4)Quad TrailSingle TrackSnow Vehicle TrailPipelines ( OHV Use Prohibited )
Other Roads
Kananaskis Country Designated TrailsCutlines
1km No Camping/No Open Fire Zone
Firearm Use Restriction Zone
Parks and Protected Areas
First Nations
Townships
Lakes / Reservoirs
Rivers / Streams
Public Land Use Zone (PLUZ)
Forest Protection Area Boundary(Coincident with Green Zone Boundary around McLean Creek PLUZ)
2017 Government of AlbertaBase Data provided by the Government of Alberta under the
Alberta Open Government Licence of November 2014.Wellsite/Pipeline data provided by HIS Energy (Canada) Ltd.
This information as depicted is subject to change, therefore the Government of Alberta assumes no responsibility for discrepancies at time of use.
Map prepared by: AEP, South Saskatchewan Region,Regional Informatics Unit - Calgary, April 2017
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Caution: Under the Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program, trails in the area may be temporarily closed due to construction. Please be aware of construction projects on trails and avoid temporary closure areas – for more information visit: backcountryflood.alberta.ca.
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Type of Vehicle McLean Creek Sibbald Cataract Creek Kananaskis Kananaskis Kananaskis Off-Highway Snow Vehicle Snow Vehicle Country Country Country Vehicle Elbow Loop Powderface Trail
OHV - Off-highway vehicles Permitted Not Permitted Not Permitted Not Permitted Not Permitted Not Permitted(not including snow vehicles*) All OHV May 1-Nov 30 Dec 1 - Apr 30 restricted to vehicles not exceeding 450 kg (1000 lbs) with 3 or more flotation tires
Snow Vehicle Permitted Permitted Permitted Not Permitted Jan 1 - Mar 31 Jan 1 - Mar 31 Dec 1 - Apr 30 with two NB: Trail system Exceptions: is subject to scant snowfall and effects of wind/ blow down
* as defined by Public Lands Administration Regulation
Kananaskis Country Public Land Use Zones/Permitted Motorized Activities
PermittedJan 1-Mar 31
Public Land Use Zones have been established within Kananaskis Country to identify what trails/area and during what time periods off-highway vehicles and snow vehicles are permitted (see Kananaskis Country Public Land Use Zones/Permitted Motorized Activities chart). Other non-motorized uses are permitted within all the PLUZs and are described in other maps/brochures published by Tourism, Parks and Recreation for Kananaskis Country PLUZs.
Designated Trail Network: Keep on the trail and be aware of signs and trail conditions McLean Creek PLUZ: Trail intersection and trail designations have been posted.Sibbald PLUZ: Trail signs limited. Note: area is prone to blow down trees and scant snowfall.Cataract PLUZ: Trail signs installed/maintained by volunteers.
To aid navigation:Each numbered dot on this map corresponds to a numbered post on the ground.
What are Public Land Use Zones?
Type of Trail Permitted Conditions Vehicles
4x4 Trails All motorized vehicles* are allowed on this trail classification. Use caution and respect other users of the trail system. Trails open for off-highway vehicles with an overall width up to and including those over 1.6 m (65”).
Quad Trails Trails open for off-highway vehicles with an overall width under 1.2 m (50”).
Single Track Trails Trails open to off-highway vehicles with an overall width under 0.9 m (36”).
Snow Vehicles Snow vehicles – a motor vehicle designed and equipped to be driven exclusively on snow or ice – as defined by the Public Land Administration Regulation (PLAR). www.qp.alberta.ca
Trail Designation System
Roads in the Public Land Use ZonesDepartment of No trail symbols will be used to identify Only vehicles that are registered as Transportation Roads roads in the PLUZ. on-highway vehicles and have valid insurance may operate on these roads.
Industrial/Commercial roads No trail symbols will be used to identify All vehicles that are licensed, insured and held under a Licence of Occupation roads in the PLUZ. LOC/DLO roads registered as an on-highway vehicle are(LOC) or Departmental Licence of fall under the jurisdiction of the Traffic permitted on these roads. Certain LOCs Occupation (DLO) under the Public Safety Act and vehicles that operate have conditions restricting public accessLands Act on the LOC/DLO must be licensed and for safety or wildlife reasons. registered as “on-highway vehicles.” Temporary resource roads No trails symbols will be used to identify Public access may be permitted. (usually in place less than two years) roads in the PLUZ. Even though these Up-to-date information on these roads roads are built to lower standard than will be provided on the PLUZ web page as primary or secondary highways they still well as at kiosks throughout the area. require on-road licence and registration for vehicles to operate.
Closed Roads No trails symbols will be used to identify Roads are closed for public use because roads in the PLUZ. These are roads that of public safety or fish and wildlife are not open to the public for use. concerns.
Shared Roads These roads will be designated by the Some of the industrial/commercial/ Shared Use Road sign. temporary roads in the McLean Obey the posted speed limits and PLUZ were built on existing motorized respect all users. recreational access trails. The Elbow Valley trail currently is the only Shared Use road in the McLean PLUZ. As a condition of the approval to use the recreationalaccess trail for industrial use, OHV and snow vehicle traffic is allowed. The trail has been upgraded to allow for the industrial traffic and a disposition under the Public Lands Act has been issued, but the road is to be treated as a recreation trail.
* Includes snow vehicles
Liability Disclaimer - This brochure is provided for information purposes and to advise you of the rules relating to trail use. Use of the trail system is entirely at your own risk. The trails have not been classified by degree of difficulty and little or no maintenance is done on these trails; natural and human-made hazards may exist. The trail system can be difficult and physically challenging and conditions may change due to weather and other factors. For example, trails that may be easy to traverse under dry or frozen conditions may be hazardous and/or impassable under spring thaw or wet conditions. It is up to users of the trail system to learn the skills necessary for their safety and to exercise caution in potentially hazardous areas.
Note: Trail access may be amended, modified or closed by an officer in response to fires, fire hazard, flooding, wildlife or other environmental and safety concerns. Please ensure you have the recent information on the area you are travelling to before you arrive and obey all posted signs and notices.
• M c L e a n C r e e k • S i b b a l d • C a t a r a c t C r e e k • K a n a n a s k i s C o u n t r y
• Lead by example; use the trails in a safe and responsible manner.
• Slow down. Adjust your speed of travel according to trail conditions.
• Be courteous of other users and practice good rider etiquette.
• Ride when trails are dry. Avoid riding after heavy rainfall or snowmelt.
• Motorized users yield to non-motorized users.
• Pull over to the side, turn off your engine and remove your helmet when horses are approaching.
• If you encounter a locked gate, do not proceed beyond it.
• Close all gates behind you including those you found open.
• Travel is permitted beyond cattle guards and wire gates on the designated trail system.
• Reduce the spread of invasive species by washing your vehicle and equipment before entering the PLUZ.
• Ensure exhaust systems are clear of debris that may ignite and cause wildfire.
Random camping refers to camping outside designated campgrounds. This type of camping is user maintained and unserviced. Please plan accordingly.
• Do not camp where you will block or restrict trail access.
• Choose areas that minimize damage to vegetation.
• Use existing fire pits when possible.
• Do not remove artifacts.
• Camp at least 100m (330 ft) away from an oil and gas well site or facility.
• Do not camp on a pipeline.
• Remove all garbage for disposal at home or at an approved garbage disposal facility.
Camp Responsibly Ride Responsibly Know Before You Go
Public Land McLean Creek Sibbald Cataract Creek KananaskisUse Zones Off-Highway Vehicle Snow Vehicle Snow Vehicle Country
Services McLean Creek Fisher Creek Dawson Cataract Creek Etherington Campground Campground Equestrian Campground Creek Staging Area Campground & Campground
Staging Area OHV OHV Snow vehicle Snow vehicle Snow vehicle Snow vehicle Snow vehicle
Provincial Recreation 170 sites 30 sites 10 sites 102 sites 61 sitesArea Camping (winter: sites/ Year-round Year-round May 15-Sept 1* May 2-Oct 13* services reduced) 10 equestrian OHV-friendly camping sites sites available May 2-Sept 1- Reservations yes x x x x- Electrical Hookup yes x x x x- Showers yes x x x x- Water/Pump yes yes x yes yes- Toilets yes yes yes yes yes- Bear-proof garbage bins yes yes yes yes yes- Shelter x x x yes x
* Opening and closing dates are subject to change without notice. See www.albertaparks.ca/kananaskis for updated operating dates.
OHV: Off-Highway Vehicle (not including snow vehicles) as defined by Public Land Administration Regulation
For a complete list of Provincial Recreation Areas and services in the Kananaskis Country PLUZ visit www.albertaparks. ca/kananaskis
Serviced Camping OpportunitiesVisitors to Kananaskis Country are strongly encouraged to use the amenities and facilities provided by Alberta Environment and Parks in Provincial Recreation Areas (PRA) and Provincial Parks.
These areas have been engineered to reduce the risk of environmental impact to fish and wildlife habitat, vegetation, soil and water that is caused by intensive use.
Do not remove firewood from Provincial Recreation Areas.
As a user of the PLUZ, it is your responsibility to ensure you are adequately informed of closures, appropriate usages and rules.
Visitors who do not follow the rules may be fined or charged under the provincial legislation.
To learn more about Public Land Use Zones including trail updates visit the AEP website at aep.alberta.ca.
Additional web resources:
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry – wildfire.alberta.caAlberta Parks – albertaparks.caParks Canada – pc.gc.caVacation Guide – travelalberta.com
Avalanche InformationPLUZs are not controlled for avalanches, be prepared to properly manage avalanche-related risk when travel-ling through this area. For more information on avalanche safety and to check avalanche hazards and terrain ratings visit www.avalanche.ca.
Avoiding Wildlife ConflictsPLUZs are home for many animals, including grizzly and black bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves. Please take precautions to reduce the likelihood of a dangerous wildlife encounter.
• Set up camp sites in open areas away from game trails, berry bushes, clover patches, streams and lakeshores.
• Constantly make noise to warn wildlife of your approach.
• Keep your dog on a leash at all times. Unleashed dogs may provoke an unwanted encounter.
• Carry bear spray and know how to use it.
• Use odor-proof containers to store anything that may attract a bear, including toiletries and pet food and never take these items into your sleeping area.
• Store food and other scented items in your vehicle or high in a tree, at least 100 m (330 ft.) from your camp.
• Cook food and dispose of dishwater at least 100 m (330 ft.) from your sleeping area.
• Never partially burn or bury food scraps.
• Pack out all garbage in sealed bags.
• Never feed, approach or disturb bears or wildlife.
• Stay in groups. Keep children close.
• Look for signs of recent wildlife activity including scat, prints, tree markings and wildlife carcasses. If there are signs of recent wildlife activity, leave the area immediately.
Always be aware of your surroundings and keep a respectful distance from wildlife. For more information on wildlife safety visit http://aep.alberta.ca
Equestrian Use On Public Land• Do not tie horses to trees.
• All sites must be cleaned of manure and excess feed before leaving.
• All remaining feed must be disposed of at home. Do not leave any feed behind.
• Use weed-free feed and hay.
• Avoid grazing wherever possible.
• When accessing water, use hard ground surfaces and avoid soft ground conditions to prevent bank erosion.
Kananaskis Country is a 4200 km2 areadesignated as parks or public land and managed for multi-use. There are four Public Land Use Zones in Kananaskis Country: McLean Creek Off-Highway Vehicle PLUZ, Sibbald Snow Vehicle and Cataract Snow Vehicle PLUZs, and the Kananaskis Country PLUZ.
Public Land Use Zones are managed to protect the environment while allowing responsible and sustainable use of the land. In addition to recreation, this multiple use area includes forestry, agriculture, and oil and gas activities. Regulations within a PLUZ determine where recreational activities can occur and under what conditions. It is your responsibility to become familiar with activities allowed in this area before you visit. Please refer to the map and charts in this pamphlet for further details.
Of Special Interest
Flood RehabilitationAlberta Environment and Parks is leading the restoration of backcountry trails on public lands impacted by the 2013 flood. For your safety and the safety of trail workers, please be aware of construction projects on trails and avoid temporary closure areas. For updated information on flood rehabilitation projects, closures and reroutes please visit the Backcountry Trails Flood Rehabilitation website at: backcountryflood.alberta.ca
Firearm Use Restriction
Firearm use restrictions are in effect for McLean and Kananaskis Country PLUZs except for authorized hunting purposes. See maps for location.
Westslope Cutthroat TroutAlberta’s westslope cutthroat is listed as threatened under the provincial Wildlife Act and the federal Species at Risk Act. Numbers are declining from degradation or destruction of habitats, caused in large part by human activities, hybridization with non-native trout species, or overharvest by angling. You have a vital role to play in the recovery of this species! Some rivers and stream in the Kananaskis Country PLUZ are critical habitat for the Westslope cutthroat trout. While visiting the Kananaskis Country PLUZ, please keep your “wheels out of the water” to reduce impacts to water quality and the spawning habitat vital to the recovery of this species.
Wheels out of Water• Stay on the trail to avoid water bodies,
wetlands and shorelines.
• Wheeled or tracked vehicles are not allowed on beds or shores of watercourses, wetlands or waterbodies.
• Use designated crossings. Crossing the stream anywhere other than a bridge or designated ford is considered off the designated trail.
• Do not wash your vehicle in a watercourse, wetland or waterbody.
• Stay on the designated trail• Take your garbage home• Respect other users of the area
Volunteer Efforts In The Public Land Use ZonesVolunteers play an important role in maintaining and enhancing the designated trail system in Kananaskis Country. Their work helps improve water quality and protect fisheries resources and riparian zones.
Volunteers routinely perform maintenance on existing bridges and trails, as well as carry out bioengineering projects such as planting willows to stabilize stream banks. The efforts of these dedicated individuals provide recreational opportunities for users of the area, while protecting the area’s natural resources for current and future generations.
General• You shall comply with the lawful orders, instructions and directions of an Officer.
• You shall comply with the instructions, prohibitions, and directions contained in signs and notices posted by or at the request of an Officer on or about the Public Land Use Zones (PLUZ), Public Land Recreation Areas (PLRA) or Public Land Recreation Trails (PLRT).
• An Officer may order a person within the PLUZ, PLRA, and PLRT to refrain from doing anything that in the opinion of the Officer is dangerous to life or property or detrimental to the management of or use of any road, trail or route within that PLUZ, PLRA, or PLRT.
• While in a PLUZ, PLRA or PLRT you shall keep the land and improvements in a condition satisfactory to an Officer.
• When leaving the PLUZ you shall restore the land to a clean and tidy condition.
• You shall remove all garbage for disposal at home or at an approved garbage disposal facility.
• No cutting, removing or damaging living trees or any vegetation is allowed.
• Do not deposit harmful materials such as sediment, pollution, gray water or sewage into any water or onto ice of any watercourse or water body.
• Adhere to fire bans and closures.
Motorized vehicles• Off-highway vehicles are not allowed on roads.
• You may only cross waterbodies at bridges or lawful crossings. Crossing a waterbody anywhere other than a bridge or designated ford is not permitted.
• Motorized users must stay on the designated trails.
• Operators under 14 years of age must be supervised by an adult.
Camping• No camping or open fires allowed within one kilometer of a PRA or PLRA.
• Camping facilities must be temporary and portable.
• Limit your stay to 14 days.
• Campfires are allowed for cooking and warming purposes only.
• Campfires must be attended at all time and extinguished before leaving your site.
• Camp at least 30 m (100 ft.) from water.
Traf�c Safety ActUnder the Traffic Safety Act an off-highway vehicles (OHV) is any motorized mode of transportation built for cross-country travel on land, water, snow, ice or marsh or swamp land or on other natural terrain.
Every OHV and snow vehicle operating on public land must have the following:
• Valid registration and insurance. Operator must carry and produce documents.
• Current license plate properly affixed in a visible location.
• Red rear tail lamp capable of emitting a light visible from at least 60m (185 ft.).
• At least one front white headlamp capable of illuminating a person, vehicle or object from at least 60m (185 ft.).
• Proper exhaust muffler with spark arrestor.
To operate an OHV on Alberta public lands, people from another jurisdiction must:
• Carry proof of residency.
• Follow the rules regarding registration of the vehicle and the display of license plate as required by their home jurisdiction.
• Produce valid proof of insurance.
• If you have been in Alberta for more than 30 days, all Alberta requirements apply.
Public Land Use Zone Rules - Know the Law!
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This brochure is classified as a notice under the Public Lands Administration Regulation.
The official statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law. Clarification of the regulations may be obtained from your nearest AEP office.
Provincial statutes and regulations, in print or electronic format, are available through Alberta Queen’s Printer: 780-427-4952 or visit www.qp.alberta.ca
ISBN: 978-1-4601-3406-1 (Print) 978-1-4601-3407-8 (PDF)Revised May 2017
Scanning this QR code will take you directly to the McLean Creek PLUZ website for new digital mapping options and downloads.
Contact the nearest AEP office or visit aep.alberta.ca
Calgary403-297-8800 (dial 310-0000 toll-free)
Fire Ban Information 1-866-FYI-FIRE (394-3473)
Report A Poacher - 1-800-643-3800 to report suspicious hunting and fishing activity, dangerous wildlife encounters and serious public lands abuse
EmergencyIn case of emergency, please dial 911To report a wildfire call 310-FIRE (310-3473)Environment 24-hour pollution response team 1-800-222-6514
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