Jasper Visitor Guide
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SUMMER 2020 Visitor Guide If you see wildlife on the road while driving, STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE. Également offert en français DiscoveryRogier Gruys trail Share the Roads Old Fort Point Welcome Jasper is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies. We respectfully acknowledge that Jasper National Park is The park is over 11,000 square kilometres. We invite you in Treaty Six and Eight territories as well as the traditional to explore all five travel regions in Jasper National Park. territories of the Beaver, Cree, Ojibway, Shuswap, Stoney Hike, mountain bike, paddle, or simply take in the scenery. and Métis Nations. We mention this to honor and be THERE ARE OVER 2.5 MILLION VISITORS ON The choice is yours. thankful for their contributions to building our park, JASPER ROADS EVERY YEAR. province and nation. Parks Canada wishes you a warm welcome. Mountain roads and wild places are new experiences for Enjoy your visit! many visitors. Safe driving is key to an enjoyable holiday. Jasper Townsite e v i 15 r You may see wildlife by the road, in campgrounds, at D 11 t h g u a n n picnic areas, on trails and in town. Wild animals feed and o 11 Legend 2 C 15 travel near roads throughout the park. This does not mean See legend on p. 5 8e the animals are tame. Help us protect these wild animals. 8c d t a S o ie R k e i k e a G L id m ra 86 y P J The number of unsafe wildlife encounters in Jasper uniper National Park has more than doubled in the last ten years. P 90 atricia 8c Circle The number of unsafe wildlife traffic jams has increased 15 B onhom n C me e r sp by 92% in the same decade. The incidents often result A t s 2 Aspen t e s Close i k a A i i s e c i p 100 r G in injury, harm, or death for wild animals and humans. Be Contents e t n A a v P t e 100 S As e pen m Ave safe and keep wild animals safe. m nt o e h c n s o re B C 200 n 200 Share the Roads 3 li o C B Py alsam ram St id Five Park Areas to Travel 4-5 La ke R o a 300 11 Around Town 6 Jasper Yellowhead d Museum and 300 Archives Aquatic Activity Centre 400 Maligne Valley 8 Centre t t S s e 400 - 500 i a i k i c Jasper Library and i e r t G Jasper East and Miette Hot Springs 10 Culture Centre a Elm Av P 8 e Police/ 11 When you see wildlife while RCMP Post Mount Edith Cavell 12 t Office S t 500 S n Jasper t o e s r t b r Information S r u o driving, STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE e Icefields Parkway 13 T D R m 8a m t Centre ho Maligne Ave h n g o u B Clinic a Railway Icefields Parkway Driving Map 14-15 ve e A nn Station iett o Miet M C te Ave • Slow down. Obey the speed limits. 600 Wildlife Identification 16 600 H n a To quin S z t e • Use your hazard lights to alert others. l A r. Species at Risk 17 11 t St v D t S e e t urre iki h T Ge rig t W Tu S n • Pull over only where it is safe to do so. rret St 700 a a Water Sports and Invasive Species 18 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 • Observe, take photographs, and move on. h v n t e o A e . Fort St. James National Historic Site B S 800 19 A 3 v d e e v l R o e 11 p ge r d P d t D n o 900 h • Do not stop in driving lanes. It is illegal. o g RV/Trailer u p L t nau o Human Food Kills Wildlife 20 l S n p a ve icia Co Parking Com r A atr r P 800 D e k 900 re 1000 • Do not feed wildlife. It is illegal. Park Regulations 21 C n i Off-leash 12 b t a d S Brewster 1100 P a Dog Park C a o i 1200 at R c r i t ic low 14 • Move on immediately if a traffic jam develops. r S i ol Campgrounds 22 t a a H a rici P y Pat l ep P le t S or d F oa ld t R 1200 O in Red Trees and Directory 23 Po Cab in Swift C 1100 11 re e ek D v r i Mountain Parks Map r 24 D 12 t h g u a n n o C 0 100 200 400 Remember, safety is your responsibility. 2 m 3 er S iv n a R n k Grande Cache e Legend ia d I n I n Grande Prairie ke d na ia S n Scenic route R Easy trail Sani-dump iv e r to Alaska Moderate trail Hot Springs Difficult trail SkyTram ALBERTA Hinton BRITISH COLUMBIA r Trail not maintained asca R ive Edson ab by Parks Canada Boat tour h t Edmonton A National park boundary Boat launch M ie F 2 Trail marker Pocahontas tte id R dle Ri Restaurant o ve a r d 3.3 Distance (km) Accommodation MOUNT Miette Information ROBSON Talbot Backcountry camping S Jasper Lake Lake Hot Springs n a Toilets r PROVINCIAL in Canoe camping Prince George g R Fort St. James JASPER iv Parking PARK er Wilderness hostel Prince Rupert Overflow Overlander NATIONAL R Parking with trailhead ock No dogs Snaring d y R Falls a iv o er R PARK Rearguard g Accessible parking n i No biking r Falls a n S Campground No horses Valemount Miette River Kamloops Pyramid Lake Frontcountry camping Pyramid Maligne Canyon (Small and Large RV) Red chairs Lake Vancouver M alig Wildlife movement ne Ro Picnic site corridor-Closed area Maligne ad Jasper Canyon hostel Beach Marsh Wapiti Medicine Viewpoint Bridge Whistlers Campground Lake CLOSED FOR THE SEASON Valley of Highway Exhibit Marmot Basin Five Lakes Road At ha Theatre Loose surface road b a s c a Wabasso River 0 10 20 40 Jasper National Park || FIVE AREAS TO EXPLORE km Edith Cavell Cavell Use these areas to guide your visit. Keep in mind there are long travel distances between Hostel Maligne Lake Maligne areas. You can spend a full day in any of the five park areas. The choice is yours! Athabasca M Lake Athabasca a l i Falls Hostel g n e Kerkeslin R i AROUND TOWN (p. 6) MOUNT EDITH CAVELL (p.12) v e r Enjoy the wilderness at your door. Hundreds of Feeling adventurous? Drive the narrow, mountain road to Mount Edith Cavell Day Use Area. Hike the Path of Honeymoon kilometres of trails, beaches, picnic sites and beautiful Lake vistas are just minutes from town. Walk about, fill your the Glacier trail or venture higher into Cavell Meadows. day with activities and let your vehicle rest. Drivers Note: The tight switchbacks are not suitable for trailers Sunwapta Falls I ce and large motorhomes. fi e ld MALIGNE VALLEY (p. 8) s P ar Plan to spend the day in this area. Maligne Road is ICEFIELDS PARKWAY (HWY 93) (p. 13) ALBERTA kw A a y BRITISH COLUMBIA t The Icefields Parkway is one of the most scenic drives h 44 kilometres of winding, narrow pavement through a Su b nw a a s p stunning vistas. Pack a picnic. Experience Maligne in the world. It blazes through the heart of Jasper and c t Jonas a a R R i i v Banff national parks. Plan a day to fully experience all v Canyon and Medicine Lake along the way. Paddle a e e r r canoe or hike at Maligne Lake. 232 kilometres. Glaciers, waterfalls, picnic spots and er iv hikes can be enjoyed along this magnificent parkway. HAMBER R a b JASPER EAST AND MIETTE HOT SPRINGS (p. 10) a PROVINCIAL h C Beauty BANFF Soak in the hottest hot springs in the Canadian Beauty Creek Hostel PARK Creek Icefield NATIONAL Rockies. Take a short walk to the source of the Centre Tangle Falls PARK springs. Watch for wild animals along the way. Icefield RV Stutfield Lake Louise Glacier Icefield Tent Wilcox Banff 4 Columbia Calgary 5 Icefield 10 Overlander Trail Around Town 10a 10 From Jasper Miette Hot Springs (61 km) Pyramid Closed to all human activity Island Hinton (82 km) Sixth Around Town Bridge Wildlife movement corridor Legend Edmonton (366 km) 7 Fifth See full legend Bridge 7 on p. 5 Maligne 2b M a Canyon lig MedicineFrom Lake Jasper (27 km) ne Maligne Lake (48 km) Pyramid 2 7 Lake 7 Ro ad J 2b Closed to all human activity Wildlife movement corridor Lake Edith Maligne Road Pyramid 13 4g Parka visiting Jasper d D Bench a o 13 R rr ee e C g vv d i E i o Patricia Lake L Lake R R d l Annette O 6b 152 j 4d 6d a Primary 6 6b 13 a 18 c Highlights Distance Description 6a c s Use 6 s Riley 8d a 4 b Lake 8 b Downtown a Closed to all human activity Visit a park interpreter.