Wells Gray backcountry areas closed to public

Aug 5, 2017 | 9:42 AM

WELLS GRAY PROVINCIAL PARK, B.C. — The backcountry areas of Wells Gray Provincial Park are closed until further notice due to the extreme fire danger in the area.

The closure came into effect as of 8 a.m. Saturday.

BC Parks says the step is being taken to reduce the number of people in the park since evacuating a large amount of people would be extremely difficult in an emergency situation.

Members of the public can still access most of the major day-use sites in the highway corridor through the park, plus campgrounds and marine campsites.