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ANFF NATIONAL PARK is the birthplace of Canada’s 3 Johnston Canyon Bnational park system, created around the warm mineral springs near Banff townsite. Visit the Cave and Basin National Historic Site for the full story. 25 km (30 min) from Banff Established in 1885 A paved trail and exciting cat- Size: 6 641 km2 (2 564 sq. mi.) walks cling to the canyon walls. • 1.1 km (20 min) to the Lower Falls TRANS-CANADA PARKWAY • 2.7 km (1 hr) to the Upper HIGHWAY Speed limit: 60 km/hr (37 mph) Falls Speed limit: 90 km/hr (55 mph) Experience life in the ‘scenic’ For safety’s sake, stay on the 70 km/hr (43 mph) near Louise lane. Roadside interpretive trail and away from the edge. Drive with care on this busy panels at pull-offs along highway. Look for two animal the way connect you to the ICEFIELDS PARKWAY overpasses just west of Banff, diversity of life and life forces Speed limit: 90 km/hr (55 mph) built to allow wildlife to cross that flow through the Bow This spectacular 230 km the road safely. Valley. drive along the backbone of Trans-Canada Highway • Bow Valley Parkway the continent passes through construction is underway Seasonal Road remote, high-altitude terrain. east of . Obey Restriction from March 1 to Weather and driving conditions construction speed-zone signs June 25, evenings 6 pm - 9 am, can be severe. Chains or all- and flag people. Anticipate helps protect wildlife at a season radials are required in some delays. critical time of year. This winter. No services November voluntary travel restriction to March. A park pass is 1 The Town of Banff is in effect between the required. No commercial trucks ALL SERVICES east exit on the 1A near are allowed. Explore Canada’s first national Banff for 18 km to Johnston • Watch for reduced speed park community. Canyon. When traveling east limits in congested zones and Population 8,352 from Lake Louise to Banff, places frequented by wildlife. connect to the Trans-Canada 6 Mistaya Canyon • Ask for the Icefields Parkway 2 The Village of Lake Highway at . brochure, your guide to peak Louise Access to commercial names, icefield names and MOST SERVICES facilities along the parkway 72 km (50 min) from Lake Louise other points of interest. Experience the hospitality of during this time is best from Only 10 minutes by trail from the road. Look for rounded this hiker’s haven. Castle Junction. 4 Crowfoot Population 1,500 potholes and a natural arch on the canyon walls. Interpretive Displays 34 km (25 min) from Lake Louise A century ago, the ‘crowfoot’ 7 Distance (km) Lake Crossing from Banff Louise had three ‘toes’ of ice. Since then the glacier has melted back Backswamp 3 49 and the lower toe has been lost. 77 km (55 min) from Lake Louise Mule Shoe 6 46 These days the middle toe is In a place where three rivers Prescribed Burn 8 44 disappearing, too. converge–fuel, food and Sawback 11 41 accommodation are available 5 Bow Pass (“Bow Summit”) Hillsdale 13 39 and Viewpoint from April to late October. Pilot Pond 16 42 8 Moose Meadow 21 31 40 km (30 min) from Lake Louise Castle Cliffs 26 24 This is the highest road pass in Storm Mt. 28 24 the four mountain parks at Baker Creek 40 12 2 088 m (6 849’) above sea level. 130 km (1.5 hr) from Lake Louise There is much to see Morant’s Curve 48 4 A short, uphill walk from the parking area leads to a view of and do here. Plan to spend Peyto Lake, glacially fed and at least an hour. Please turn brilliantly turquoise. to the information, pages 12 and 13. 18 Banff Information Centre Lake Louise Visitor Centre Emergency telephone: 911 224 Banff Avenue Samson Mall TTY: 1-866-787-6221 www.pc.gc.ca/banff 403-762-1550 403-522-3833

Town of Jasper, JASPER NATIONAL PARK (233 km from Lake Louise) B A N F F N A T I O N A L P A R K C A M P G R O U N D S OPEN DATES # FULL ELEC FLUSH DRY SHOW SANI DIS FIRE INTERP FEES SITES H-U ONLYTOILET TOILET -ERS DUMP ACC PITS PROG 0 10 20 Kilometres 1 Tunnel Mt. Village I May 4 - Oct. 1 618 $25.75 Miles 8 0 5 10 15 2 Tunnel Mt. Village II Year Round 188 all $29.70 COLUMBIA 3 Tunnel Mt. Trailer May 4 - Sept. 10 321 all $35.65

Athabasca 4 Two Jack Main May 18 - Sept. 4 380 $20.80 NORT ICEFIELD 5 Two Jack Lakeside May 18 - Sept. 18 74 $25.75 H 6 Johnston Canyon June 1 - Sept. 18 132 $25.75 ROCKY SASKA MOUNTAIN 7 Castle Mountain May 18 - Sept. 4 43 $20.80 HOUSE Protection Mountain June 22 - Sept. 3 89 $20.80 T National Historic Site 8 CHEW13 (167 km from Saskatchewan Crossing) 9 Lake Louise Trailer* Year Round 189 all $29.70 Erasmus AN 11 10 Lake Louise Tent May 11 - Oct. 1 206 $25.75 93 11 Mosquito Creek Year Round 32 $14.85 RIVE Saskatchewan 12 Waterfowl June 15 - Sept. 9 116 $20.80 R 7 r Crossing 13 Rampart Creek June 29 - Sept. 3 50 $14.85 Glacie e k Howse *Soft-sided camping in winter only (mid-November to mid-April) La 6 Open dates are weather dependent. Arrive early - sites assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Sarbach FULL H-U = full hook-up • DIS ACC = disabled access • INTERP PROG = Interpretive program River Chephren FIRE PERMIT REQUIRED where fireboxes and firewood are provided. Boil water advisories may be posted. Chephren CAMPSITE RESERVATIONS can be made for the BLUE campgrounds. To make a reservation, Lake visit the 24-hour web service at www.pccamping.ca or dial toll free 1-877-737-3783 (1-877-RESERVE) Ho 12 wse (12 hr/day) TTY: 1-866-787-6221. Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Pa ss Mistaya ICEFIELD Lake Clearwater EMERGENCY - 24 hr Ambulance, fire Peyto 5 R.C.M.Police 911 The Nature of the Lake S WARDENS Trans-Canada Highway Bow L. Warden office 762-1470 BANFF

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of Lake Louise. Disabled access 6 5 Minnewanka 1A 1 4 Viewpoint , 93 Storm Ck Highway fencing will help reduce KOOTENAY th BANFF Hot springs NATIONAL PARK dear Pilot ? vehicle-wildlife collisions, while (132 km from Banff, Re 1 2 3 130 km from Lake Louise) new wildlife crossings will help Egypt Bourgeau Lakes Br Rundle Biking Spr BO 1 maintain or restore wildlife e ay W wster Cr Canmore movements vital to sustain Horse riding Sunshine Trans-Canada Rive healthy wildlife populations. The Cross-country skiing ee r RIVER Highway k 24 existing crossings, monitored Ski area construction is since 1996, have been used by 1 Campground underway east of MOUNT (128 km 11 species of large mammals. There ASSINIBOINE from Picnic tables Lake Louise. Please PROVINCIAL Banff) is no other location in the world PARK Picnic shelter obey construction- with as many different types and zone signs and flag number of wildlife crossings. Hostel Accommodation people. Anticipate For details on highway twinning some delays. Ice tours and wildlife crossings in the park: www.pc.gc.ca/transcanada Caution 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)

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he town of Banff was named after the Banffshire area of 5 & Banff 9 Whyte Museum of the TScotland, ancestral home of two major financiers of the Springs Hotel National (CPR). Built east to west, the steel rails Historic Site of the CPR linked Banff with Calgary, and the rest of Canada, in 1883. Elevation: 1 384 m (4 540’) 111 Bear Street 403-762-2291 Magnificent views from either Mountain history, art and side of the culture 1 Banff Information 3 Centre National Historic Site 6 Upper Hot 10 Springs Pool

224 Banff Avenue 403-762-1550 Banff Avenue by the Bow River The Bow Valley’s biggest Check out our Wildlife Crossings Bridge 403-762-1558 4 km from town, Mountain Ave wetland, brimming with life exhibit and Welcome to Banff Your must-see 3-D field guide 1-800-767-1611 and beauty video. to Banff’s wildlife, birds and Enjoy the splendid heritage • Guided nature strolls are • Parks Canada information insects in grand Edwardian bath house and pool. offered here in summer; 403-762-1550 style • towels, bathing suits, lockers register in advance at Friends • Banff/Lake Louise Tourism • We guarantee bear sightings! for rent of Banff stores, 403-762-8911. 403-762-8421 • Tours daily in summer at • Day Spa 403-760-2500, cafe, • Connects with Fenland • Friends of Banff gift shop 3 pm, weekends in winter at and gift shop on site Interpretive Trail, a 2-km 2:30 pm SPRING SUMMER loop where art and nature May 18 - June 20, 9 am - 7 pm SUMMER May 17 - September 9, live in harmony. SUMMER May 15 - Sept. 30, 10 am - 6 pm daily, 9 am - 11 pm 11 Cascade Ponds June 21 - Sept. 3, 8 am - 8 pm WINTER WINTER FALL Oct. 1 - May 14, 1 pm - 5 pm September 10, 2007 - May 14, 2008 Sept. 4 - Sept. 19, 9 am - 7 pm 4 Canada Place & Cascades Sunday - Thursday, 10 am - 10 pm A great place to relax and WINTER Friday - Saturday, 10 am - 11 pm unwind amid grassy meadows, of Time Gardens Sept. 20 - May 17, 9 am - 5 pm clear shallow ponds and a small Sulphur Mountain 7 beach Cave and Basin 2 Park Administration Building . National Historic Site 12 Bankhead and Grounds at the head of 4 km from town, Mountain Ave Banff Avenue 403-760-1338 • Take the gondola (call 403- 1 km from town, Cave Avenue Rediscover Canada - FREE 762-5438 for hours and fees), 8 km (12 min) from Banff 403-762-1566 ADMISSION or hike the trail (visit the Once the site of a huge coal- The birthplace of Canada’s • Interactive exhibits about this Banff Information Centre for mining operation national park system nation’s land and people trail details and conditions). • Lower Bankhead: now a quiet • Explore exhibits, boardwalks • Garden tours daily in • From the upper gondola 1.1-km (30 min) interpretive and trails summer at 2 pm terminal, a one-km (20 min) trail loops among the ruins. • See a real cave! • Visit the boardwalk trail leads to • Upper Bankhead: a popular • Tours at 11 am daily in tipi July to September, with the summit and Sulphur picnic area and trailhead. summer, weekends in winter drumming and dancing Mountain Cosmic Ray • Not accessible by car • Café open in the summer demonstrations on Tuesdays Station National Historic Site. November 15 to April 15. SUMMER SUMMER 8 Buffalo Nations Museum May 15 - Sept. 30, 9 am - 6 pm May 19 - Sept. 30, 10 am - 6 pm 13 WINTER 1 Birch Avenue 403-762-2388 weekends, 9:30 am - 5 pm 10 km (15 min) from Banff Native history, art and culture weekdays, 11 am - 4 pm A place once known as Lake of the Water Spirits • Enjoy a leisurely lakeside stroll to Stewart Canyon (1.4 km, 30 min return). • Boat tours of the lake are available mid-May to September, call 403-762-3473 for times and fees. • Enjoy, but please do not feed the bighorn sheep. Vermilion Lakes 20 For up-to-the-minute park and weather information, tune to Friends of Banff Park Radio: 101.1 FM

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Banff refreshing will be underway from TR Sani-dump Sanson MOUNTAI April through fall, and Banff Avenue will Peak UPPER HOT RV parking 2256 m A N be closed to vehicles from Wolf Street to IL SPRINGS POOL SUND Buffalo Street (vehicles can cross Banff 7402' Train station ANCE 6 LOO Avenue at Caribou Street). All shops and Bus station P 403-762-8918 Sulphur restaurants are open. For more 7 Mountain Caution information, call 762-1200 or visit 2451 m BANFF GONDOLA refreshing stands around town. 8042' 21 Lake Louise Visitor Centre Samson Mall Village of Lake Louise 403-522-3833

nown to the Stoney people as “Lake of the Little Fishes,” Lake 3 Moraine Lake and 4 Lake Louise Louise K was given its present name in 1884. It honors Princess Sightseeing Gondola Louise Caroline , sixth child of Queen Victoria. Elevations: Village: 1 540 m (5052’) Lake: 1731 m (5680’) Go before 10 am or after 5 pm 4.5 km from the village 1 Lake Louise Visitor 2 Lake Louise - the Lake to avoid the crowds. Road 403-522-3555. Gondola runs Centre by Samson Mall closed early October to late May. June to September. Check Ahead: Hikers must be 5 min from the village of Lake in a tight group of four or more Parks Canada information: Louise when grizzly bears are using 403-522-3833. Banff/Lake The view from the lakeshore is habitat in Larch, Consolation Louise Tourism: 403-762-8421. known the world over. Prepare and Paradise valleys. Exhibits explain the geology for crowds! But walk half a and history of the Canadian kilometre along the shore to Rockies. leave the crowds behind. Public April 1 to April 29, 9 am - 4 pm parking: keep left at the Chateau April 30 to June 21, 9 am - 5 pm Lake Louise junction. If there’s no parking... June 22 to September 8, During July and August, 9 am - 8 pm the lots at Lake Louise and September 9 to September 15, Moraine Lake can be full 9 am - 7 pm from 11 am - 4 pm any day of September 16 to September 22, the week. There is congestion 9 am - 5 pm as drivers search for vacant September 23, 2007 to March 31, spaces. Our advice? Go 2008, 9 am - 4 pm before ten or after five.

Lakeshore Fairview Plain Lake Check Lookout Lake of Six Agnes 3 Moraine Lake Larch Valley 2 West Sentinel Pass ahead, Louise FIELD 27 km Eiffel Lake you may be required to VANCOUVER 795 km nkchemna Pass hike in a tight group of 4+ Rockpile We Saddleback e Paradise mlin Tra Road closed Valley Consolation Lake Great km OCTOBER - MAY 5 Divide

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LO W H G U I H Recreation IS 1 DA Centre and E Village ANA C S - Overflow camping: 3 km Grounds DRIV TRAN BANFF 56 km RCMP Medical E 1 CANMORE 82 km Possible delays due to Clinic CALGARY 184 km highway construction. Obey all flag-persons and signs. NOT TO SCALE 1 MAXIMUM TRANS-CANAD East A HIGHWAY Pi BEARS pes PROTECT tone Ri WA CTOBER TO TCH FOR 70-KM ZONE MAY TO O ver Lake Louise Ski Area & Gondola ORN WHITEH ROA JOHNSTON CANYON 30 km BOW VA D LLEY PARKWA 1A BANFF 56 KM Y SKOKI 4 23 Banff National Park

Special Programs and Events

EVENING PROGRAMS GUIDED WALKS EVENTS 8th Annual Summer Sulphur Relax, laugh and learn as Banff Stroll with Sanson –its wildlife, peaks and people– July 21. Celebrate Parks Day come to life at our family- with Parks Canada staff on a friendly programs. stroll up Sulphur Mountain in the footsteps of Norman B. Sanson. Register at the Banff Campground Theatre Information Centre. FREE Nightly interpretive programs, late June to early September. FREE ROVING INTERPRETERS

Cascades of Time Gardens Blackfoot Nation Interpretive (Park Administration Grounds) Teepee Daily garden tours at 2 pm, July to September. Experience June through September. the vibrant culture of the Register inside Canada Place. Blackfoot people by visiting FREE their traditional teepee set amid the beautiful Cascades The Friends of Banff offer of Time Gardens of the park many guided walks throughout administration grounds. the summer. Check with them Native interpreters are on- in the Bear and the Butterfly, or hand daily to share stories, in their store in the Banff Park with spectacular dancing and Information Centre for times drumming demonstrations Parks Canada staff are ready and locations. FREE Banff Information Centre every Tuesday at noon. FREE to answer your questions and Theatre Cave and Basin National Banff Canada Day share stories at major points of Park films shown nightly, late Historic Site Celebrate our nation’s 140th interest throughout the park. June to early September. FREE Daily site tours at 11 am, mid- birthday in the heart of its EXHIBITS Lake Louise Campground May to end of September. first park! A fun-filled, family- Watch for self-guided oppor- Theatre Saturday and Sunday site tours focused day complete with a tunities as you travel through Interpretive programs, July and at 11 am, October to mid-May. pancake breakfast, a parade and Banff National Park. You will August. FREE Tours free with cost of fireworks. Event information find a variety of self-guided admission. available at park information trails and exhibits to explore at centres, Banff Town Hall, Banff Park Museum National your own pace. Look for the Canada Place and throughout Historic Site symbol. Daily site tours at 3 pm, mid- the communities of Banff and May to end of September. Lake Louise on July 1st! Saturday and Sunday site tours at 2:30 pm, October to mid- May. Tours free with cost of admission

Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre BEAR Danger! Romance! Small GUARDIANS furry animals! Experience Faces of Fire–a hilarious Look for Banff National hour for all ages with Parks Park’s Bear Guardians Canada’s Mountain World patrolling roadways and Heritage Interpretive day use areas, working Theatre. Check at any to keep both bears and Parks Canada Information people safe. Ask them Centre for ticket info and how YOU can be a Bear show times. Guardian, too! 22