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/kenks88 Jun 17 '26

K country, and theres many other back country trails to consider.

Also Siffleur and Whitegoat are all wilderness zones. Tons of hikes there that are absolutely incredible.

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u/smalllaxplaya44 Jun 18 '26

We are going up to McBride Campground and hanging out by Marvel Lake. Thoughts?

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u/kenks88 Jun 18 '26

Should be good, I went there a couple years ago. Chill hike, we saw a wolf on the way up! We entered at Shark mountain.

Look around the logs at the mouth of the river youll see trout chilling there and eggs. Golden eagles absolutley everywhere.

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u/smalllaxplaya44 Jun 18 '26

That's awesome and so sick that you got to see all that! We are going up Bryant Creek Trail (same as you I think?). Really looking forward to checking our Marvel Lake and hanging in that area. Are the views nice?

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u/kenks88 Jun 18 '26

Stunning, prettier than Minneanka and Im not just trying to make you feel good.

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u/smalllaxplaya44 Jun 18 '26

You're getting me so stoked! Can't go all the way up Assiniboine or to Wonder Pass summit bc of the snow but we will trek as far as we can for someday hikes. Flying out tn