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This website mainly contains photographs and information about hiking in Willmore Wilderness Park. Willmore is a highly scenic mountain and valley , multi-use park with hikers, cyclists, horseback riders and hunters (during late August and through the fall season) The Park is still relatively primitive and fairly unknown even to Albertans. Its primitive beauty led to its being nominated as a World Heritage Site. It is located north and east of Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the province of Alberta Canada, bordering on the province of British Columbia. Motor vehicles are prohibited. There are no paved roads or bridges, and few buildings (warden and trapper cabins). The dirt roads between Rock Lake and up to the Eagle's Nest area and beyond are not cared for. When wet there are large puddles and lots of slippery slick mud. The trails beyond the roads and primitive and in places difficult to follow. The trail signage can be confusing, particularly in the areas beyond the first 20 km beyond the various trailheads which are at Rock Lake, Berland River and Grande Cache. There are numerous campgrounds, most are rough and for the most part only contain fire pits, crude benches and stumps, primitive biffies, and either no tables or crude tables. Summer traffic is light and and is prime time for hikers and wildflowers and sometimes insects. But for the road from Rock Lake to the Eagles Nest area, hikers and backpackers will seldom encounter either horse traffic or other hikers. When horses are approaching hikers, it's important to get off the trail and to not do anything to startle the horses. Speaking softly to the riders (and horses) is useful to let them know you're not dangerous. The outfitters tend to be friendly and sometimes chatty, but they are involved in trailing horses which isn't the pleasant summer ride that most non-riders imagine. There's a hunting season from late august through the fall and during that time many of the campgrounds are occupied. At this time, there's a heavy use of the roads and trails beyond them. The web page was created by Ray Rasmussen who has been hiking in Willmore Wilderness Park for more than 30 years and all opinions are merely that ... his own. |
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
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