Trail Access & Conditions

The Squirrel Hills Recreation Area currently has one parking lot access located just west off Hwy 10/16 (bottom of the valley) on PR 355. Click here for location.

NEW TRAIL CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE AND ALL TRAILS ARE NOW OPEN. Please use Trailforks for trail route navigation until proper signage has been installed.
Users assume liability for all risks associated with park and trail activity.

(New trailhead construction with a pavilion and play areas is planned for spring 2024. There is currently no bathroom access at the parking lot. Part way around the perimeter trail, a warmup shack and outhouse can be found.)

If the trail is excessively wet, snow pack is soft, and users are leaving deep (1″+) ruts with tires or boots, please turn around and use the trail another day. Volunteers manage and maintain this trail so let’s not create unnecessary work for them.

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Current Weather
Squirrel Hills Recreation Area
4:43 pm, May 1, 2026
13°C
broken clouds
39 %
1016 mb
7 Km/h
Wind Gust: 11 Km/h
Clouds: 82%
Sunrise: 6:14 am
Sunset: 8:58 pm

VLR sends out trail condition reports by email and posts them to Facebook and Instagram. If any particular trail conditions were recently updated, they will appear in one of the 5 Facebook posts below. For special trail condition updates delivered to your inbox, consider subscribing to our Trail Conditions email list.

VLR Facebook Posts

Original Squirrel Hills Trails are OPEN for Hiking. Mostly grass and leaves. Ivan’s Way and Dogwood Drop are still not useable. New dirt trails are “CLOSED” to allow for the melt to finish and for the trails to dry out. Please obey the signs so the volunteers don’t have any extra damage to repair. See MoreSee Less
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🧦 GUARANTEED FREE SOCKS. 2 DAYS LEFT.If you’re racing Squirrel Chaser this year, now’s the time to lock it in.Register before April 23 (11pm) and you’ll get:✔ A guaranteed FREE pair of custom “Rock On” Squirrel Chaser socks✔ The lowest entry price (pricing goes UP this Friday)✔ Entry into early bird prize drawsAfter that?No guaranteed socks. Higher price.👉 Register now: by finding Squirrel Chaser 2026 at Zone4.ca See MoreSee Less
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Squirrel Hills Trail Park. Due to melting temperatures, the dirt trails are “CLOSED” The grass based Original Trails are open but still snow covered. Ivan’s Way and Dogwood Drop have standing water and no detour. See MoreSee Less
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Squirrel Hills Trail Park. With the colder temperatures and the new snow, trails will be hikeable until the next warm melting day. CAUTION:(Possible ice under the snow, as well as some standing water). Ivan’s Way and Dogwood Drop on Original Trail are not passable due to flooding. See MoreSee Less
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🔥 REGISTRATION IS OPEN — SQUIRREL CHASER MTB 🔥(Provincial mountain bike championships is coming to Minnedosa this year!!!) We’re back.The Squirrel Chaser MTB Race returns to Squirrel Hills Trail Park on May 24, 2026—and this year, we’re doing things a little differently.Last year… 90% of you signed up race week 😅This year… we’re rewarding the early senders 👇🐿️ EARLY BIRD PERKS:• 💰 Discounted entry pricing (save your money!)• 🧦 FREE custom “Rock On” Squirrel Chaser socks• 🎁 Entry into TWO early bird prize drawsIMPORTANT DEADLINES:🧦 April 23 — Early bird pricing ends (11pm) and free socks cutoff🎁 April 30 — First early bird prize draw🎁 May 7 — Final early bird prize draw👉 Register now and lock it in early: zone4.ca/register.asp?id=41561 See MoreSee Less
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