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Canadian Rockies
The classic mountain parks of Alberta (Banff, Jasper, the Bow Valley and Waterton) each with its own character.
Photo: Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Tobias Alt, Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 4.0
These guides sit naturally on the same map. Open one, or add stops from several to the same trip.
Canadian Rockies, Alberta · Canada
Banff
Turquoise lakes, hot springs and Canada's first national park.
Canadian Rockies, Alberta · Canada
Jasper
Spirit Island, canyons, glaciers and some of the darkest skies anywhere.
Bow Valley, Alberta · Canada
Canmore
The Three Sisters, Grassi Lakes, a Nordic centre and a cave tour, 20 minutes from Banff.
Southwest Alberta · Canada
Waterton Lakes National Park
Where the prairie meets the mountains: a famous hotel, a lake cruise into the US and red canyons.
Ready-made trips in this area
3 days · Banff
Rockies long weekend
Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Johnston Canyon and a hot-springs evening.
4 days · Banff → Jasper
Banff to Jasper on the Icefields Parkway
Lake Louise, the glacier-lined Parkway and Jasper's canyon and dark skies.
4 days · Canmore → Waterton Lakes National Park
Rockies: Canmore and Waterton
Mountain lakes near Canmore, then the prairie-meets-peaks park in the south.