Columbia Forest Service. However, the trail was only completed to within 5 km of the park boundary and was abandoned. In 2014, a bridge over the Athabasca River collapsed, severing access via the only maintained trail into the park. Despite providing numerous recreation opportunities, lack of access prevents similar levels of hiking and camping found in other mountain parks. In addition to access to the park from Sunwapta Falls, an overgrown trail accesses two campgrounds (Fortress Creek and Washout Creek, decommissioned in August 2020) on Fortress Lake's north shore. A commercial fishing operation exists on the Chisel Creek fan, accessible by floatplane. Additionally, two small caves ranging from 15–87 m in depth exist in the upper reaches of the Alnus Creek watershed. Vegetation around Fortress Lake is replete with spruce and balsam, consisting of a heavy understory of false azalea and rhododendron. The closest communities to the park are Valemount, British Columbia and Jasper, Alberta. Gallery See also List of British Columbia Provincial Parks List of Canadian provincial parks List of National Parks of Canada List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas Notes References Bradley, Ben. (2011), "'A Questionable Basis for Establishing a Major Park': Politics, Roads, and the Failure of a National Park in British Columbia's Big Bend Country." In Campbell, Claire. A Century of Parks Canada, 1911-2011. University of Calgary Press. . External links Map of Hamber Provincial Park, 1942 Parks in the Canadian Rockies Provincial parks of British Columbia 1941 establishments in British Columbia Protected areas established in 1941