Backcountry camping

• Visitors to Willmore must be fully prepared for wilderness travel; exercise caution when locating & building campfires; during periods of high fire hazard, campfires may not be permitted; contact Hinton Ranger Station at 780-865-8267 or Grande Cache Ranger Station at 780-827-3626 for up-to-date fire danger ratings; to prevent encounters with bears, precautions must be taken with food and garbage storage; litter which cannot be burned must be packed out.

Hiking - backcountry

• Early fur trading activities created the network of trails that forms the basis for the approximately 750 km of trails in Willmore today; these trails provide access along all major eastern valleys & form connections between valleys via high moutain passes; few trails west of the Smoky River; only minimal trail maintenance occurs.

Horseback riding

Hunting

• There are hunting seasons in Willmore for trophy sheep, moose, elk, white-tailed deer and mule deer; hunters should refer to the Alberta Guide to Hunting Regulations for detailed information.

Wildlife viewing

Cultural Site
Natives inhabited this area as early as 10,000 years ago; fur trade brought the first Europeans; there are old forestry stop-over cabins at Big Grave Flats, Sheep Creek, Mile 58, Adams Creek & Clarke's Crossing, as well as early coal mining & trapper's cabins; a number of grave sites also exist; the grave of Pierre Caraconte is one of the most unique - the ground was frozen at the time of his death, so a tomb of logs & rocks was constructed over the grave.