Sea to Sky Natural Resource District Road Safety Information

On this page

• Road Closures​
• Interactive Map
• Bridge Information
• Traffic Information on FSRs
• Contractor Information & General Resources
• Road Deactivation

Go to the Road Conditions in the Sea to Sky District page for more specific information about road conditions.

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Road Closures

Wildlife Act Closures

Closures Affecting FSRs:

April 1 - June 15	July 15 - October 31	September 16 - November 30	Year Round
Ashlu River (PDF, 4.2MB)	Tenquille Creek (PDF, 1.99MB)	Lillooet South FSR (PDF, 7.9MB)	Ryan River (PDF, 8.3MB)
Birkenhead River (PDF, 3.9MB)
Haylmore Creek (PDF, 5MB)
Lillooet South FSR (PDF, 7.9MB)
Phelix Creek (PDF, 3MB)
Sims Creek (PDF, 3.9MB)
Sloquet Creek (PDF, 4.1MB)

See Region 2 Motor Vehicle Closed Areas and Region 3 Motor Vehicle Closed Areas for a complete list of Wildlife Act closures.

Land Act Closures

See Crown Land Closures.

• Maps (FTP) - georeferenced PDF maps for each winter non-motorized zone defined in the Sea to Sky Land & Resource Management Plan (LRMP)
• 3D Map of Non-Commercial Winter Recreation Zones – Including non-motorized zones and non-motorized with air access zones - 2023 (KMZ, 0.6MB)
• December 1 - May 31: Winter closures in effect: see Winter Non-Motorized Recreation Zones in the Sea to Sky (PDF, 6.4MB).

Public Safety Notices

Place Creek FSR

• June 26, 2026 : Closed to public due to elevated glacier outburst flood risk at Place Glacier. See SLRD Evacuation Order

Gates Lake FSR

• June 26, 2026 : Closed to public due to elevated glacier outburst flood risk at Place Glacier. See SLRD Evacuation Order

In-SHUCK-ch FSR

• October 2025 - mid 2026: Catiline Creek Debris Flow Mitigation Project in progress at 7.5km. See SLRD Road and Construction Updates for further details.

​Road Construction Alert: 5.5km Road Lift Project

• July 16-17, 2026: 5.5km project is shutdown due to the wildfire near Pemberton. Road closures will not be in effect on these days.
• At this time work is scheduled to resume on Monday, July 20, 2026 and continue through Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
  • 1-hour road closures will be in place from 8:00am – 5:00pm when construction is active.
  • Openings will begin on the hour each hour (9:00am, 10:00am, etc.) and will last approximately 10-15 minutes.
  • Traffic control workers will be stationed at approximately 5.0km and 6.0km to manage the closures.
  • Expect a high volume of rock truck traffic between 5.5km - 7.5km from 7:30am - 3:30pm when construction is active.
  • Please reduce speed and drive with caution between 5.5km – 7.5km.
  • Dust control measures will be in place between 5.5km – 7.5km during construction. ​

• June 22, 2026: The new permanent bridge over the debris flow mitigation channel is now open.

Lillooet River FSR 

• July 16, 2026: Road closed at 9km due to EXTREME landslide hazard. Road will remain closed until hazard level drops to MODERATE.
• Keyhole Hot Springs and the Keyhole-Líl̓watátkwa7 Trail are closed until further notice.
• Meager Creek FSR is closed indefinitely due to land slide; no vehicle or land access to the hot springs via Lillooet River FSR. 

Lillooet South FSR 

• July 16, 2026: Road closed at 2km due to EXTREME landslide hazard. Road will remain closed until hazard level drops to MODERATE.
• See Wildlife Act Closures for details on seasonal closures at 2km. 

McKenzie Basin FSR

• July 10 - 24, 2026: Road repair works in progress Monday - Friday. Road will remain open but users should exercise caution and expect heavy machinery. 

Squamish River FSR

• Mud Creek Update (21.7km) - June 16, 2026: Temporary road repair in place and road open at Mud Creek. Travel beyond this point is at the user's own risk and not recommended when rain is forecasted. Culverts may be removed and road closed with short notice when there is risk of rain-triggered washouts. Mud Creek seasonal closure and crossing deactivation scheduled for Fall 2026 until Spring 2027.

Stawamus/Indian River FSR

• August 30, 2024 - December 31, 2026: Road closed to all users at gate at 3km due to construction activities. Expect delays 0 - 3km. Access through Indian Arm not permitted.

See Forest Service Road Conditions in the Sea to Sky District for more details on the above closures.  

Interactive Map

This interactive map shows the Forest Service Roads (FSRs) in the South Coast Region of BC.
View FSR road access and condition information as well as safety alerts and backcountry information.

Bridge Information

• DSQ Bridge Map (KMZ, 17 KB)
• Bridge Inspection Summary Lookup Table 
• Bridge Inspections:
  • 2019 Bridge Inspections (zip, 59 MB)
  • 2020 Bridge Inspections (zip, 43 MB)
  • 2021 Bridge Inspections (zip, 59 MB)
  • 2022 Bridge Inspections (zip, 72 MB)
  • 2023 Bridge Inspections (zip, 50 MB)
  • 2024 Bridge Inspections (zip, 64 MB)
  • 2025 Bridge Inspections SQ-3004 - SQ-3049 (zip, 70.1 MB)
  • 2025 Bridge Inspections SQ-3051 - SQ-3145 (zip, 81.8 MB)
  • 2025 Bridge Inspections SQ-3148 - SQ-3280 (zip, 90.5 MB)
• Forest Bridge Capacity Signage - A Technical Review of Bridge Load Rating (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Traffic use on FSRs

• Traffic Counter Data On Forest Service Roads (PDF, 195 KB)

Contractor Information & General Resources

• Sea to Sky District Road Permitting Information
• Volcanic Landslide Risk Management, Lillooet River Valley, BC (PDF, 4.6 MB)
• Weather Thresholds and Operational Safety Planning, Turbid Creek, Mount Cayley, Squamish River Valley, BC (PDF, 4.6 MB)
• Flood Warnings and Advisories - BC River Forecast Centre
• Notice to Contractors - SAFE Certification (PDF, 135 KB) (Effective April 1, 2017)

Road Deactivation

Under Section 121 (9) of the Forest Act, please find notice of the deactivation or transfer of selected Forest Service Roads within the Sea to Sky Natural Resource District. 

• Updated July 3, 2026: Complete notification list (PDF, 150KB)
• For additional information, contact Malcolm Schulz