Park & recreation destination · British Columbia

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park wildfire map & smoke conditions

Track official wildfires and smoke near Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park in the forested and alpine mountain country north of Nelson in the West Kootenays.

Nearby-fire distances use a fixed representative anchor because verified boundary geometry is not attached to this page. Large parks, lakes, districts, and recreation areas can have very different conditions from one end to the other.

Current direct-official data · representative-anchor distance

Official wildfires near Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

Latest source update: Aug 14, 2026, 10:20 a.m.
Within 25 km
2
Active direct-official point records.
Within 50 km
8
Active direct-official point records.
Within 100 km
31
2 recent out records are also within 100 km.
Nearest official active fire
6.4 km
N71251

Distance is measured to FireRadar's representative place anchor because verified boundary geometry is not attached to this page. It is not a spread, evacuation, access, or safety distance.

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Wildfire context for Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park

Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park combines dense lower-elevation forest, steep mountain valleys, alpine basins, lakes, remote trails, cabins, and backcountry access roads. Wildfires on surrounding slopes can influence smoke, access routes, and recreation conditions even when high alpine portions of the park are unaffected.

Why this place-level view is useful

Visitors often search by the park rather than Nelson or Kaslo, especially for backcountry trips. FireRadar provides official incident proximity and smoke context while BC Parks remains authoritative for trails, access roads, closures, restrictions, and park operations.

Smoke forecast and air quality

Wildfire smoke forecast and measured air-quality information answer different questions. FireRadar keeps ECCC forecast smoke and AQHI observations separate so a model forecast is not presented as a local air-quality measurement.

Official wildfire source for British Columbia

Official incident markers come from the BC Wildfire Service feed. Marker locations are informational and do not replace official emergency notices or local emergency instructions.

Emergency, closure, and travel information

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