Water Purification in the Banff National Park Backcountry Unlike the delicious glacial water you can lap up at the Columbia Icefields halfway between Jasper and Banff, not all wild water is safe to drink in the backcountry of the Canadian Rockies. Here are some of the best ways to find and purify your water. Finding…
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What To Do Near Banff National Park?
Here are four top Banff National Park activities you can partake in before or after a rafting day trip.
How to Relax in the Canadian Rockies
Relax in Lake Louise, Alberta CALGARY, ALBERTA – Canada – View the majesty of the Canadian Rockies and describe what you see. Better yet, can you describe what you feel? Could you even speak or think at all? Is it even necessary to talk when the exquisiteness of the Canadian Mountains is enough to place…
Banff National Park Entry Fees, Canadian Rockies
Entry Fees into Banff National Park Entrance into Banff National Park requires an entry fee. An entry pass purchased at Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho National Parks allows you admission into all of the Canadian Rockies parks. See table of prices below. Banff National Park Entry Gates At the Banff National Park entry gates, you…
Banff National Park: Visitor Information
Come to Banff National Park in Alberta Allured by the magnificent Banff National Park in the sprawling Canadian Rockies and seeking important visitor information? Well, look no further. A Little Bit of Banff History: One autumn day in 1883, three Canadian Pacific Railway construction workers discovered a cave containing hot springs on the eastern slopes…
Getting to Banff
Banff National Park, Alberta Located in the province of Alberta in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff National Park is easy to get to. Getting to Banff National Park by Air Banff is easily accessible from the Calgary International Airport, the Canadian Rockies hub for world-wide connections. Calgary Airport has many of the top airlines that…
Avoiding Cougars in Banff National Park
If you should find yourself face to face with a cougar, here are a few Banff Ranger recommendations