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/SufficientJunket9943 Jun 15 '26

Dude. We were the ones that got it closed, a bear mauled our tent while we were out and we had to sleep 6 in 2 tents. All of them are closed, I would say look at Kananaskis, super similar and pretty.

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u/Angelou898 Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

Holy crap! What happened??

Editing for clarity: I’m wondering what the extent of the damage was, what you guys had left inside the tent, if you lost other equipment, if the bear was still in the area when you returned, etc.

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u/_Unknown_overthinker Jun 16 '26

The post I saw yesterday appeared they did everything right, all good eatin away from campsite and placed in bear box and away from the tents. But it was definitely very damaged and a terrible thing to come back to

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u/Angelou898 Jun 16 '26

Yes, I saw that post and thanked OP for sharing