440000 445000 450000 455000 460000 465000 What is a Public Land Use Zone? Legend A Public Land Use Zone (PLUZ) is an area of land to which legislative controls are applied under the authority of the Public Lands

k k e Act. A PLUZ is created specically for that land base and the conditions that exist within it. Various levels of access control can be e e r e C r is C achieved through the designation, including the following: William A. Switzer rv ra Access in the Hinton/Coal Branch Roads Ja a rb Provincial Park a • complete exclusion of motorized and/or non-motorized activities, including recreational camping; B Area Public Land Use Zones Divided Highway dhay River Wil • restriction of motorized activities to designated trails or travel corridors; Wildhay River Highway 40 2 Lane Undivided Road • exclusion of motorized and non-motorized activities from certain highly-sensitive areas within a zone; and Motorized OHV Access 5935000 Gravel Road • seasonal restrictions for motorized and/or non-motorized activities during certain times of the year. Time Constrained Motorized OHV Access Three separate PLUZs within the Coal Branch Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) area were designated in May 1999 to manage access OHV use permitted June 25 to October 15 only Unimproved Road and add greater protection to sensitive areas and key wildlife habitat. The PLUZs will provide continued opportunities for most ldman Creek O traditional recreational use. Designated off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails have been identied through the Coal Branch Access k Motorized 4X4 Access e e Management Plan (1994). Approved access in these areas will be indicated by kiosk signage at the trail heads. This map highlights r

C designated access and identies the boundaries of the Coal Branch PLUZ, Athabasca Ranch PLUZ and the Brule Lake PLUZ. e Time Constrained Motorized 4X4 Access il Gregg Lake

M These roads are only open May Long Weekend and e Public access to lands being used for coal mining operation is restricted, to designated trails only. To determine which areas have v l from June 25 to the end of Labour Day Weekend. Public Land Use Zones e restricted access due to mining operations, refer to the red areas of the map on both sides of w T this brochure. Mixed Use Athabasca Ranch Coal Branch PLUZ regulates motorized vehicle use to minimize environmental impacts Non-Motorized Access on sensitive areas, assist in wildlife management and habitat protection, properly manage Brule Lake 5930000 reclaimed mine lands and minimize conicts between different recreational uses. Highway 40 Closed Trails Motorized use is restricted to designated trails and subject to timing restrictions. Cree Coal Branch ter k Win Refer to the map for specic information. Ca ek No Public Access (industrial use only) nyon Cre except on designated trails Brule Lake PLUZ is in an area important to wildlife. Motorized recreation use is restricted. Graveyard Lake The objective of this zone is to increase the elk population and reduce conicts between Highway 40 Cache Lake Restricted Area: No Bighorn Sheep Hunting recreational users and elk by allowing motorized access on designated trails only. An OHV USER DEFINITIONS: recreation access corridor is provided through this zone, allowing access from Highway 16 to reek the Brule Lake, non-vegetated sand dunes area. r C Non-Motorized User e d w Blue Lake o C Other Information Recreational user which is non-motorized except equestrian Athabasca Ranch PLUZ P e n user or equine where specified or restricted. t allows seasonal OHV access on designated trails during the May long weekend and from June r e Information Kiosk C 25 to the end of the Labour Day weekend. These timing restrictions are in effect to minimize r e Motorized User

5925000 e k conicts with elk. Camping - Provincial Recreation Recreational user of both off-highway vehicles and Jarvis Lake Tiecam p C F r Areas (PRAs) are administered snow vehicles. A designated access route is established along the industrial road, providing year-round i e s ek h by Parks (albertaparks.ca) access into the centre of the area. The industrial road is shown in purple on the map. C Equestrian User or Equine re ek Camping - Backcountry Recreational user of both or horses and/or mules. Year-round motorized access is permitted to the random camping site in the river valley and to Pep per • No vehicle access s Cre Snow Vehicle the east portion of the access management area, immediately east of the Athabasca Ranch ek Peppers Lake Road (PL Rd) • No facilities Peppers Motor vehicle designed and equipped to be driven exclusively (private land). Lake Athabasca River on snow or ice. Highway 40 Day Use Off-Highway Vehicles Cach Motor vehicle used for cross-country travel on land, water, e Pe Willow Creek Road (W Rd) rco tte C snow, ice, marsh, swamp or other. reek

5920000 c 2019 Government of Alberta The Minister and the Crown provides this information Rock Lake - Solomon Creek Athabasca Ranch without warranty or representation as to any matter Designated Trails and Roads in the Hinton Coal Branch and Area PLUZs Wildland Provincial Park including but not limited to whether the data/ information is PLUZ correct, accurate or free from error, defect, danger, or For more information contact: private Hinton property hazard and whether it is otherwise useful or suitable for any Vehicle Description Trail Map Symbol Explanation What Type of Motorized Vehicle Am I Driving? use the user may make of it. UTM Zone 11, NAD83 private Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park & k property Truck Side by Quad Motorcycle Snow e e Brazeau Canyon Wildland Provincial Park r Thompson Base data provided by the Spatial Data Warehouse Ltd. Side Vehicle Solomon Creek C d Lake Major Tower Data provided by NAV ar Environment and Parks h c SPOT data CNES, Licensed by Lunctus r Whiskeyjack Creek Motorized vehicles with Open Year Round Y Y Y Y Y O Athabasca Ranch 3rd Floor, 131 Civic Centre Road Geomatics Corp, , Alberta, Canada an overall width up to and South Kiosk Athabasca Trail Open Only on the May long Y Y Y Y n/a Hinton, Alberta T7V 2E6 Maxwell including 2.4m (98"). Lake weekend and from June 25 to Phone: 780-865-8395 the Labour Day long weekend 5915000 Web site: www.albertaparks.ca Highway 16 Prin e k Motorized vehicles with Open Year Round N Y Y Y Y Cree Highway 40 (South) William A. Switzer Provincial Park &

Coal Branch PLUZ North an overall width up to and Rock Lake Soloman Creek Wildland Provincial Park 1:90,000 including 1.6m (65"). Bighorn Environment and Parks North Kiosk H a 3rd Floor, 131 Civic Centre Road rd Open Year Round N Y Y Y Y i 0 1.5 3 6 9 Motorized vehicles with Highway 40 (North) sty Hinton, Alberta T7V 2E6 Cr ee Robb Road (R Rd) Kilometres an overall width up to and Cadomin Mountain OHV Access permitted N Y Y Y Y k Trail Phone: 780-865-8395 k Solo including 1.6m (65"). June 25 to October 15 house Cree m Web site: www.albertaparks.ca ld o O n Cardinal OHV Access permitted N Y Y Y Y

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5910000 C k ay ree wood C Foothills Area reek k 3rd Floor, 131 Civic Centre Road il C e cov re S C Hinton, Alberta T7V 2E6 ta ku s Designation of a trail or access route for any purpose does not imply condition, maintenance, or suitability or safety of that access route. Phone: 780-865-8267 (Dial 310-0000 toll-free) a k M n Cree rso Use and travel at own risk. Highway 40 Ande Brule Brule Lake North Emergency Kiosk ek In case of emergency, please dial 911 Cre ly Co Bighorn Trail Rock Lake -p pSolomon Creek ld u S To report a wildre call 310-FIRE (310-3473) S ti Cr ll C eek Wildland Provincial Park re ek To report hunting and shing violations, call wn Bro Creek Brule Lake Report A Poacher 1-800-642-3800

5905000 Environment 24 hour pollution response team 1-800-222-6514 Highway 16 S e Peach Lake ab ol Fe t lto C n C Kinky Lake re re e ek k Or visit us at aep.alberta.ca Wildhorse Kinky Lake PRA Kia Nea m Creek wa Wildhorse Lake Wig Lakes

Brule Lake PLUZ T ISBN: 978-1-4601-3323-1 (Printed Version) Brule Lake eep Bighorn ee Creek South Kiosk Pine South Kiosk B 978-1-4601-3324-8 (Online Version)

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