Land Access Inquiry Form

Access to Land for Commercial Guiding Activities

The ACMG advocates for stable, transparent, and fair access to public lands for certified professional guides and their clients. Such access must balance recreational use, conservation, cultural values, and safety considerations, while ensuring that guiding contributes positively to the broader community.

The ACMG is committed to:

Collaborating with governments, land managers, Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders to develop fair access systems.
Promoting policies that recognize the professional standards of ACMG certification.
Supporting environmental stewardship and reconciliation through responsible guiding practices.
Advocating for certainty in permitting and tenure systems so that guides can plan, invest, and sustain their businesses.

From December 15, 2023 to January 22, 2024, a Guide Access Concerns Survey prepared by ACMG Hiking Guide, Heather Davis, was conducted. Based on the findings of this survey, the ACMG created a form to collect information on specific land access issues or inquiries about access to public or private land. The ACMG will address the issues submitted on this form with the land manager, land owner, First Nation, tenure holder, or other representative and attempt to resolve them on your behalf. If you have a specific land access issue or would like to inquire about access to public or private land, please complete and submit the Land Access Inquiry Form below.

Please be as specific as possible so that we can address your issue with as much information as possible. For assistance selecting a land designation, comprehensive lists of Alberta's and British Columbia's provincial parks, recreation areas, reserves, and other designated areas can be found on the Alberta Parks Land Reference Manual and the Recreational Sites and Trails BC websites.

Please select the province or territory where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select if this land access issue is located in a National Park, Kananaskis Country or one of the other land designations under the administration of Alberta Forestry & Parks listed below.(Required)

Please select the National Park where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Banff National Park

Jasper National Park

Waterton Lakes National Park

Elk Island National Park

Please select the provincial park, wildland provincial park, recreational area, or ecological reserve in Kananaskis Country where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select the Alberta Provincial Park where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select the Alberta Wildland Provincial Park where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select the Alberta Natural Area where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select the Alberta Provincial Recreation Area where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select the Alberta Ecological Reserve where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select the Alberta Heritage Rangerland where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Black Creek Heritage Rangeland

OH Ranch Heritage Rangeland

Please select the Alberta Wilderness Area or Park where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Ghost River Wilderness Area

Siffleur Wilderness Area

White Goat Wilderness Area

Willmore Wilderness Park

Please select the Alberta Bighorn Backcountry Public Land Use Zone where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Blackstone Wapiabi Public Land Use Zone

Dormer Sheep Public Land Use Zone

Job/Cline Public Land Use Zone

Kiska/Willson Public Land Use Zone

Panther Corners Public Land Use Zone

Upper Clearwater/Ram Public Land Use Zone

Please select if this land access issue is located in a National Park, British Columbia Provincial Park, or one of the other land designations under the administration of B.C. Environment and Parks or B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship listed below.(Required)

National Park

British Columbia Provincial Parks (A-D)

British Columbia Provincial Parks (E-K)

British Columbia Provincial Parks (L-P)

British Columbia Provincial Parks (Q-Z)

British Columbia Conservancy

British Columbia Ecological Reserve

British Columbia Protected Area

Other Public Land or Private Land

Please select the National Park where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Yoho National Park

Kootenay National Park

Mt. Revelstoke National Park

Glacier National Park

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Please select the British Columbia Provincial Park where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select the British Columbia Conservancy where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select the British Columbia Ecological Reserve where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select the British Columbia Protected Area where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please select if this land access issue is located in a public park, protected area, or ecological reserve, or other public land or private land.(Required)

Public Park, Protected Area, or Ecological Reserve

Other Public Land or Private Land

Please enter the name of the public park, protected area, or ecological reserve where this land access issue is located.(Required)

Please provide the geographical location of this land access issue (mountain, climbing route, trailhead, campground or latitude and longitude).(Required)