Provincial website slammed as thousands of Albertans try to book campsites COVID-19 restrictions have strained all Alberta parks as people seek a safe place to enjoy the summer with their families.
The Bighorn — almost 5,000 square kilometres of lakes, mountains, streams and forests from the community of Nordegg to the Jasper-Banff Highway — has been hit hard.“There’s a large increase in the number of people visiting the area,” said Coun.
Jim Duncan of Clearwater County, which includes the Bighorn. “There’s not a lot of infrastructure out there to support large numbers of people.”The May long weekend, usually the region’s busiest weekend, normally sees about 10,000 visitors, said Marla Zapach, an ecotourism operator who sits on the.