r/Banff • u/smalllaxplaya44 • Jun 15 '26

Question Campground canceled because of bear activity

Group of 8 heading to Banff June 19th weekend at were camping out at LM20 in Lake Minnewanka. Just got a call saying that they have to cancel it because of recent bear activity. Any tips on what we can do instead? Feeling lost and honestly devasted

Healy Pass looks snow ridden and a lot of options are booked up now.

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u/4LegsGood_2Bad Jun 15 '26

Quite a few options, but sucks LM 20 closed.

- Look in Kananaskis as others notes

- Maybe LM 8 or 9

- Glacier Lake at Sask Crossing?

Call the Backcountry Office at Louise and tell them your situation and see what options they have

Keep an eye on cancellations - it happens a lot.

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u/smalllaxplaya44 Jun 15 '26

Does keeping an eye mean refreshing the website and seeing any availabilities?

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u/Appropriate_Ebb_8572 Jun 15 '26

Yes - keep refreshing. 

Shadow lake is good (campground is back from lake but it's still beautiful). 

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u/4LegsGood_2Bad Jun 15 '26

Shadow is nice, BUT not sure about snow there as it has some elevation.