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Visitor Guide If you see wildlife on the road while driving, STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE. Photo: Rogier Gruys Discovery trail Également offert en français For COVID-19 information go to: jasper-alberta.com/covid Photo: Ryan Bray Contents Welcome Jasper is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies. Safety is your Responsibility 4 The park is over 11,000 square kilometres. Explore all five travel Share the Roads 5 regions in Jasper National Park. Hike, bike, paddle, or simply breathe in the scenery. The choice is yours. Water Sports and Invasive Species 6 We respectfully acknowledge that Jasper National Park is Fort St. James National Historic Site 7 in Treaty Six and Eight territories as well as the traditional Five Park Areas to Explore 8+9 territories of the Beaver, Cree, Ojibway, Shuswap, Stoney and Métis Nations. We mention this to honor and be thankful for Around Town 10 their contributions to building our park, province and nation. Maligne Valley 12 Parks Canada wishes you a warm welcome. Enjoy your visit! Jasper East & Miette Hot Springs 14 Mount Edith Cavell 16 Icefields Parkway 17 Icefields Parkway Driving Map 18+19 Wildlife Identification 20 Species at Risk 21 Human Food Kills Wildlife 22 Park Regulations 23 Winter in Jasper 24 Campgrounds 26 Why are the trees red? 27 Directory 27 Mountain Parks Map 28 Photo: Drew McDonald Photo: Drew 2 Photo: Nicole Covey Jasper Townsite e v i 15 r D 11 t h g u a n n Explore the ways less travelled o 11 2 C 15 See legend 8e With millions of visitors every year, our roads and on p. 9 day use areas are often crowded. We see most of d t a S o ie R k e i k e a G our visitors on weekends. Parking lots at Maligne L id m ra 86 y Canyon, Edith Cavell, and most lakes accessible P J uniper by road are full between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily. P 90 atricia Circle Why not switch things up? There are plenty of 15 B onhom n C me e r sp wide open spaces to seek in Jasper National Park. A t s 2 Aspen t e s Close i k a A i i s e c i p 100 r G Or change the time of your plans. Escape crowds e t n A a v P t e 100 S A with an early morning paddle on a quiet lake, or e spen A m ve m nt o e h c n s o re an evening BBQ to catch the sunset. B C 200 n 200 li o C B Py alsam ram St id Better yet, avoid traffic and full parking La ke R o a 300 11 Jasper Yellowhead d lots all together. Pack a lunch and use pedal Museum and 300 Archives Aquatic Activity Centre 400 power. Make a day of it. Jasper National Park’s Centre t t S s e 400 - 500 i a i k i c Jasper Library and i e r t G bike trails connect many popular areas. It’s a Culture Centre a Elm Av P 8 e Police/ win-win for your health and the health of the park! 11 RCMP Post t Office S t 500 S n Jasper t o e s r t b r Information S r e u o T R D Many small efforts together make a big difference. m 8a m t Centre ho Maligne Ave h n g o u B Clinic a Railway Clean up after your group. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. ve e A nn Station tt o Mie Miette Av C e 600 Use the waste bins provided. Parks Canada staff 600 Ha Tonquin z St e clean more than 100 outhouses daily. A clean one l A r. 11 t St v D t S e e t urre iki h T Ge rig t W should never be far when you need it. Tu S n rret St 700 a a ici t P r S S t W a i n P t i p S l e l e o r u m A m w o c 700 h v n t e o A e . S B 800 A 3 v d Be part of the change. e e v l R o e p 11 e d P g Dr d ht n o o 900 g RV/Trailer u p L t au o l S nn p Help us keep Jasper beautiful. a ve icia Co Parking Com r A atr r P 800 D e k 900 re 1000 C n i Off-leash 12 Report unclean facilities or messes to b t a d S Brewster 1100 P a Dog Park C a o i 1200 at R c r i t ic low r S i ol 14 t ia a H a atric P py [email protected] or 780-852-6176 P P l lee t S or d F oa ld t R 1200 O in Po Cab in Swift Download trail biking and day hiking brochures C 1100 11 re e ek D v r i r D 12 t for alternative routes to your favourite places here: h g u a 0 100 200 400 n n m parkscanada.gc.ca/jasper-brochures o C 3 Safety is your responsibility Photo: Adam Greenberg Live to take another picture Follow all warning and closure signs Photos: Ryan Bray Know before you go: Hazardous tree safety • Check the trail conditions report Heads-up! Standing trees may fall at parkscanada.gc.ca/jaspertrails to the ground at any time. Use extra • Check the weather report at caution when it is windy on trails and weather.gc.ca in campgrounds. • Check the avalanche hazard report and mountain parks safety Water safety at parksmountainsafety.ca Keep in mind mountain weather Be prepared. Do not go out alone. changes often and without Always wear a life jacket or (PFD). warning. Conditions may change Jasper waters are cold. Hypothermia from low risk to life threatening is a concern if your boat capsizes. risk in the blink of an eye. Paddle close to shore. Winds create large waves in minutes. 4 Share the roads If you see wildlife while driving, STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE. • Slow down. • Use your hazard lights to alert others. Over 2.5 million visitors drive • Only pull over where it is safe to do so. Jasper roads every year. • Observe, take photographs, and move on. • Do not stop in driving lanes. It is illegal. Mountain roads and wild places are new experiences for • Do not feed wildlife. It is illegal. many visitors. Safe driving is key to an enjoyable holiday. • If a traffic jam develops You may see wildlife by the road and throughout the park. move on immediately. Wild animals feed and travel near roads. This does not mean the animals are tame. Help us protect these wild animals. Safety is your responsibility. Be safe Unsafe wildlife encounters in the park have more than and keep wild animals safe. doubled in the last ten years. The number of unsafe wildlife traffic jams has increased by 92% in this same period. These incidents often result in injury, harm, or death for wild animals and humans. Photos: V. Domaine, R. Gruys, and L. Carter Photos: V. 5 Water Sports and Invasive Species Photo: James McCormick Lake and Beach rules: Photo: Olivia Robinson • Gas motors are not permitted on any water in Jasper National Park. • Electric boat motors are only allowed on Pyramid, Patricia, Maligne, Medicine and Talbot lakes. • No smoking and no liquor permitted on beaches. • At lakes Annette, Edith and Pyramid dogs are only allowed in signed areas. Note: There are few parking stalls at lakes Annette, Edith and Pyramid. The stalls fill quickly between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Vehicle parking length is 8 metres (26 feet) maximum. Help prevent the spread of invasive species: Invasive species transfer from one body of water to another on you, your clothing, gear, and watercraft. Before entering and upon leaving water bodies: • Clean all watercraft, gear and equipment that has been in the body of water. Remove all mud and debris. • Drain all watercraft, gear and Photo: White Leaf Photographs equipment that has been in 1 - 2 cm the water. • Dry every item completely before you enter another water body Photos: BC Ministry of Environment, BC Ministry of Environment, Photos: New Zealand NIWA More information about fishing and water activities: Quagga Whirling Didymo SPECIES parkscanada.gc.ca/jasperwateractivities INVASIVE Mussels Disease 6 Fort St. James National Historic Site Photo: Drew McDonald Photo: Drew Visit: parkscanada.gc.ca/fortstjames to learn more or to book your stay. Open mid May – early September • 250-996-7191 • [email protected] 535 km from Jasper on Highway 16 West (6 hour drive) Fort St. James National Historic Site Fur trade fun for families! Head west on Highway 16 to Fort St. James National Historic Site. Visit the southern shores of picturesque Stuart Lake. Travel back in time to 1896. Explore Canada’s largest collection of wooden fur trade buildings. Fun choices for you: • Barter like a fur trader. • Try a legendary rack of ribs at the Café. • Experience the ways of Indigenous people • Spend the night in the Murray House. in the fur trade. Sleep in 19th century bliss. • Take the “Escape the Fort” Challenge. • Watch sunset magic over Stuart Lake.