Park & recreation destination · British Columbia

Kootenay National Park wildfire map & smoke conditions

View official wildfires near Kootenay National Park with wildfire-smoke forecast access, AQHI context, nearby-fire distances, and Kootenay regional links.

Distances are measured from a representative point because a verified boundary is not available. Conditions may vary widely across large parks, lakes, districts and recreation areas.

Current official data · representative reference-point distance

Wildfire activity near the Kootenay National Park reference point

Latest source update: Oct 2, 2026, 11:02 a.m. PDT
Within 25 km of reference point
0
Active official wildfire points from the page reference point.
Within 50 km of reference point
1
Active official wildfire points from the page reference point.
Within 100 km of reference point
2
0 recent out records are also within 100 km from the page reference point.
Nearest active fire to reference point
28 km
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Reference point: 50.950, -116.050. 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 Kootenay National Park

Kootenay National Park follows a long mountain corridor through forest, river valleys, steep slopes, Highway 93 South, campgrounds, and backcountry terrain. Conditions near one end of the park may not reflect conditions dozens of kilometres away.

Smoke forecast, air quality and fire weather

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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.

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Emergency, closure, and travel information

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Regional wildfire context near Kootenay National Park

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