BACKCOUNTRY CAMPGROUNDS

JASPER CAMPGR OUND TOPO MAP NO . GRID REF . CAMPGR OUND TOPO MAP NO . GRID REF . WHITE GOAT NATIONAL Nigel Ba15 Wildflower Creek 82 N/8 686-003 * Lm20 Mount Costigan 82 0/3 187-783 Pass Bo1c Bow River/canoe 82 0/4 802-771 * Lm22 The Narrows 82 0/6 200-790 PARK * Br9 Big Springs 82 J/14 072-367 Lm31 Ghost Lakes 82 0/6 210-789 Sunwapta WILDERNESS AREA ◊ Br13 Marvel Lake 82 J/13 043-387 ◊ Ml22 Mystic Valley 82 0/5 886-824 Mount Pass Abraham Snowdome Lake Br14 McBride’s Camp 82 J/13 041-396 Mo5 Mosquito Creek 82 N/9 483-240 Mount Br17 Allenby Junction 82 J/13 016-414 * Mo16 Molar Creek 82 N/9 555-154 BIA Athabasca * Bw10 Brewster Creek 82 0/4 944-600 ◊ Mo18 Fish Lakes 82 N/9 556-217 NORTH * Cr6 Cascade Bridge 82 0/5 022-827 * No5 Norman Lake 83 C/2 071-706 * Cr15 Stony Creek 82 0/5 978-896 ◊ Pa8 Paradise Valley 82 N/8 528-898 * Cr31 Flints Park 82 0/5 862-958 * Re6 Lost Horse Creek 82 0/4 784-714 COLUM Glacier 93 Saskatchewan * Cr37 Block Lakes Junction 82 0/5 815-935 Re14 Shadow Lake 82 0/4 743-691 Cs Castleguard 82 C/3 857-703 * Re16 Pharaoh Creek 82 0/4 768-654 ICE FIELD Pinto Lake Mount E5 Healy Creek 82 0/4 825-608 Re21 Ball Pass Junction 82 0/4 723-652 Mount Coleman Sunset ◊ ◊ Sk5 Hidden Lake 82 N/8 626-029 Saskatchewan Pass E13 Egypt Lake 82 0/4 772-619 Ek13 Elk Lake Summit 82 0/5 951-826 ◊ Sk11 Baker Lake 82 N/8 672-049 Cs Fm10 Mount Cockscomb 82 0/4 923-766 ◊ Sk18 Merlin Meadows 82 N/9 635-093 No 5 ◊ SASKATCHEWAN 11 * Fm19 Mystic Junction 82 0/5 897-834 Sk19 Red Deer Lakes 82 N/9 667-098 River * Fm29 Sawback Lake 82 0/5 868-904 Sf Siffleur 82 N/16 441-356 Mount Gl 9 Glacier Lake 82 N/15 114-528 ◊ Sp6 Mount Rundle 82 0/4 030-647 Amery Alexandra He5 Hector Lake 82 N/9 463-144 Sp16 Rink’s Camp 82 0/4 040-555 Mount Jo9 Larry’s Camp 82 0/5 820-830 * Sp23 Eau Claire 82 J/14 067-505 Wilson * Jo18 Johnston Creek 82 0/5 771-882 * Sp35 Mount Fortune 82 J/14 123-425 ◊ Jo19 Luellen Lake 82 0/5 764-882 Su8 Howard Douglas Lake 82 0/4 880-546 Ta6 Taylor Lake 82 N/8 636-832 SASKATCHEWAN RIVER Jo29 Badger Pass Junction 82 0/5 737-932 N. ◊ Lm8 Aylmer Pass Junction 82 0/6 098-815 Tw7 Twin Lakes 82 0/4 713-737 RIVER Lm9 Aylmer Canyon 82 0/6 107-819 * Us15 Birdwood 82 J/14 108-276 Mount Lml1 Mount lnglismaldie 82 0/6 125-815 Us18 Burstall 82 J/14 118-247 Lyell Saskatchewan Lyell Mount Gl 9 Crossing ◊ HEAVIL Y USED CAMPGR OUNDS * LIGHTL Y USED CAMPGR OUNDS Icefield Erasmus ALBERTA

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River Hiking Only Mount Mount AREA Icefall Forbes Chephren Mt. * Horse use not Hiking, Horse Use Chephren Mount permitted in Creek Noyes Mount Hiking, Commercial Horse Use Lake Malloch River Alberta Wilderness Forbes Hiking, Horse, Mountain Biking Coronation Howse Pass Isabella River Martin Condor areas Mt. Mistaya Lake Lake Peak Limited Access Road Lake Clearwater River

Dolomite Tomahawk Clearwater Mt. CAMPGROUNDS Mt. Mount Sf Fires Permitted LOOKING FOR Delta Ya Ha Tinda Freshfield Glacier BANFF Trailhead Fires Not Permitted Freshfield Creek TRIP IDEAS? Peyto Devon (Note: Campground designation number indicates Icefield Lake Mo5 Lakes approximate distance from nearest TRAILHEAD. River NATIONAL Mo e.g. Lm9 is 9 km from trailhead) 18 Banff National Park offers many more Helen Katherine backcountry opportunities than those Lake Lake PARK Trail Shelters berry River described here. It is always possible to add Bow La Red Deer uito C Mount Backcountry Lodges Blae q k ke s McConnell more days to your trip in any given area too Ð Wapta o

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River ek Hiking Only Mount Mount AREA Icefall Forbes Chephren Mt. * Horse use not Hiking, Horse Use Chephren Mount permitted in Creek Noyes Mount Hiking, Commercial Horse Use Lake Malloch River Alberta Wilderness Forbes Hiking, Horse, Mountain Biking Coronation Howse Pass Isabella River Martin Condor areas Mt. Mistaya Lake Lake Peak Limited Access Road Lake Clearwater River

Dolomite Tomahawk Clearwater Mt. CAMPGROUNDS Mt. Mount Sf Fires Permitted LOOKING FOR Delta Ya Ha Tinda Freshfield Glacier BANFF Creek Trailhead Fires Not Permitted Freshfield Peyto Devon TRIP IDEAS? Icefield Lake (Note: Campground designation number indicates Lakes approximate distance from nearest TRAILHEAD. River NATIONAL e.g. Lm9 is 9 km from trailhead) Banff National Park offers many more Helen Katherine Lake Lake Trail Shelters backcountry opportunities than those Mo5 PARK berry River Bow Lake described here. It is always possible to add Mo Red Deer uito C Mount Backcountry Lodges Blae q k 18 s McConnell more days to your trip in any given area too Ð Wapta o

M Random Camping Areas the number of nights indicated is really a Fish I Lakes Icefield C Glacier minimum. There are several excellent E Dormer F Molar Drummond He 5 I Mo16 Mt. guidebooks available, including The Canadian E Glacier River Mountain Peak L

D Mount Rockies Trail Guide by Brian Patton and Bart River Snow Creek Pass Hector S Drummond Snow Creek Lake Robinson, and Graeme Pole’s Classic Hikes in Waputik Cyclone 93 Mt. Panther the Canadian Rockies. Visitor Centre staff PARKW Sk18 Creek Icefield Sk19 would also be pleased to advise you on your Douglas Three Day Trips Lake Mount trip selection. Interested in day hikes? Some AY Daley of the 2-day hikes can be done in a single day, Bryant Creek area 45 km +; Merlin MountSk11 Lake Douglas or pick up a copy of Parks Canada’s Drives elevation gain: 455 m Pipestone SkokiSk 5 and Walks brochure at a Park Visitor Centre. Beginning at the Mt. Shark trailhead in Lakes Kananaskis Country, Alberta, this trail Lake Ba15 Louise Ck brings hikers to a meadow campsite (or Ski Area Flints Cr31 Two Day Trips trail shelter). Day trips can then be Bonnet Peak Corral Peak Cr37 made to Wonder, Allenby or Lake Jo29 Lake Minnewanka 8 km one way; elevation Assiniboine Passes. Be prepared for YOHO Lake Louise Pulsatilla Louise Pass Badger gain: nil Pass intermittent noise from helicopters. Fm 29 GHOST Field Creek A good early or late season hike along the Campsite: 2 nights at Br14 McBride’s Ck TRANS Jo18 Mount e Jo19 Cascade Cr15 RIVER s Victoria VictoriaPa8i lakeshore. The trail departs from the trailhead Camp, Br13 Marvel Lake or Bryant d WILDERNESS Glacier ra Mount at the Minnewanka day use area and returns Creek trail shelter. Topographic maps: Pa Baker 1 Lake Temple Sawback AREA 82 J/14, 82 J/13 O'Hara CANADA Lake by the same route. Stay an extra night and Ta 6 Luellen Fm19 Mount Lm9 explore Aylmer Pass or Aylmer Lookout. NATIONAL Lake Jo9 AylmerCr 6 Ghost River Castle Elk Summit-Cascade Mountain Moraine Rockbound Johnston Ek13 Lm8 Lm22 Campsite: Lm8 Aylmer Pass Junction. 1 Mt. Lm11 Loop 35.8 km; elevation gain: 610 m Lake Lake Ml 22 River Lm20 Topographic map: 82 O/6 Taylor HIGHWAY BOW Elk Lm31

The Upper Bankhead picnic area on Lake Creek Bo1c Lake the Lake Minnewanka road serves as Forty Fm10 Boom L. Paradise Valley 9.7 km one way; elevation VALLEY the trailhead for this trip, which begins Lake gain: 291 m KOOTENAY 93 Mile with a hike up the old Cascade fire PARK Tw 7 Cascade Minnewanka Re 6 Mt. The trailhead is located on the Moraine Lake road. At Stony Creek, the trail heads Creek access road. A more strenuous option for the over Elk Summit to Elk Lake and PARKWAY return route is to arrange a vehicle or pick-up exits at the Mt. Norquay Ski area. Ck Mt. NATIONAL Storm Re14 Norquay Mt. Ski at Moraine Lake and return via dramatic Campsites: Cr15 Stony Creek (Night Twin Earth 1a Re 21 PilotRe16 Area 1) Ek13 Elk Lake Summit (Night 2), . Lakes Red Sp6 Sentinel Pass and Larch Valley. Campsite: Pharaoh Mt. Topographic maps: 82 O/4, 82 O/5 E13 Banff Pa8 Paradise Valley. Topographic map: 1 Shadow E5 82 N/8 PARK Mount L. Mount Palliser Pass 54.4 km; elevation gain: Ball Bw10Rundle Mount 400 m Ck Bourgeau Sp16Bow Egypt Lake 12.4 km one way; elevation Departing from the Mt. Shark trailhead Creek BrewsterSu8 gain: 655 m Healy in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, this Egypt L. A 2-day trip can be made from the Sunshine Sunshine trip follows the upper reaches of the Ski Area Canmore Village ski area gondola base to the Egypt Spray River, through subalpine Four Day Trips River Fatigue Sp23 Lake campsite or trail shelter and back. Stay Creek meadows to Palliser Pass (at the TRANS 2 nights if possible, to further explore the extreme southern tip of Banff National Assiniboine Loop 55 km Spray wonders of the area. Park). Enjoy Palliser Pass as a day The trail begins and ends at the Mt. Shark 1 Ck HIGHWAY Campsite: E13 Egypt Lake or Egypt Lake trail hike, and return via the same route to trailhead in Kananaskis Country, Alberta. CANADA 93 Citadel shelter. Topographic map: 82 O/4 Mt. Shark. Travel through two parks, two provinces and Peak Sp35KANANASKIS Campsite: Us18 Burstall (2 nights). behold the beauty of the sixth highest mountain Br17 Br 14 Glacier Lake 8.9 km one way; elevation Topographic map: 82 J/14 in the Canadian Rockies. Campsites: Br14 Five Days Plus COUNTRY River gain: 210 m McBride’s Camp (Night 1); Lake Magog MOUNT Allenby This trail departs from a trailhead north of Mystic Pass 36.8 km; elevation gain: campground, Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park Sawback Trail 73.5 km Pass

Saskatchewan Crossing on the Icefields 395 m (Night 2), where a separate B.C. Parks This trip takes you over three spectacular ASSINIBOINE Resevoir Bryant Parkway and brings travellers to a campsite at From the trailhead at the Mt. Norquay campground fee will be collected on-site; Br13 mountain passes. The trail traverses a PROVINCIAL one of the largest backcountry lakes in Banff ski area, the first part of this trail Marvel Lake (Night 3) Topographic maps: good portion of Banff National Park, Lake 00 C

k Bourgeau k Egypt Lake 12.4 km one way; elevation Brewster Bow Departing from the Mt. Shark trailhead E13 Cree gain: 655 m Healy in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, this Egypt L. E5 A 2-day trip can be made from the Sunshine Sunshine trip follows the upper reaches of the Ski Area Canmore Village ski area gondola base to the Egypt Spray River, through subalpine Four Day Trips Bw10 River Fatigue Creek Lake campsite or trail shelter and back. Stay meadows to Palliser Pass (at the Sp16 Su8 TRANS 2 nights if possible, to further explore the extreme southern tip of Banff National Assiniboine Loop 55 km Spray wonders of the area. Park). Enjoy Palliser Pass as a day The trail begins and ends at the Mt. Shark 1 Ck HIGHWAY Campsite: E13 Egypt Lake or Egypt Lake trail hike, and return via the same route to trailhead in Kananaskis Country, Alberta. CANADA shelter. Topographic map: 82 O/4 Mt. Shark. Travel through two parks, two provinces and 93 Citadel Sp23 Peak KANANASKIS Campsite: Us18 Burstall (2 nights). behold the beauty of the sixth highest mountain Glacier Lake 8.9 km one way; elevation Topographic map: 82 J/14 in the Canadian Rockies. Campsites: Br14 Five Days Plus COUNTRY River gain: 210 m McBride’s Camp (Night 1); Lake Magog MOUNT Allenby This trail departs from a trailhead north of Mystic Pass 36.8 km; elevation gain: campground, Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park Sawback Trail 73.5 km Pass ASSINIBOINE Saskatchewan Crossing on the Icefields 395 m (Night 2), where a separate B.C. Parks This trip takes you over three spectacular Resevoir Bryant Sp35 Parkway and brings travellers to a campsite at From the trailhead at the Mt. Norquay campground fee will be collected on-site; Br13 mountain passes. The trail traverses a Br17 Br 14 PROVINCIAL one of the largest backcountry lakes in Banff ski area, the first part of this trail Marvel Lake (Night 3). Topographic maps: good portion of Banff National Park, Br13 Lake Br 9 National Park. Campsite: Gl9 Glacier Lake. follows the rushing waters of Forty 82 J/14, 82 J/13 linking the town of Banff with Lake PARK Topographic map: 82 N/15 Mile creek. On the second day, pass by Louise. Trailheads are located at Spray Mystic Lake and ascend toward the Sunshine Ð Assiniboine Ð Bryant Creek the Mt. Norquay and the Lake Louise Mount Lake Creek Assiniboine Marvel Owl Twin Lakes 8.7 km one way; elevation gain: open alpine country of Mystic Pass. 55.7 km ski areas. There are many camping Gloria Lake Lake Mt Shark 40 605 m After joining the Johnston Creek trail, Mt. Assiniboine can also be reached from the options - a possible 7-day itinerary is Trailhead Marvel ALBERTA Spray Twin Lakes can be reached by two trails. The enjoy a relatively easy hike out to Sunshine Village ski area via the rambling provided here. Campsites: Fm19 Pass first departs from the Vista Lake viewpoint on Johnston Canyon on the Bow Valley Mystic Junction (Night 1); Jo9 Larry’s alpine meadows of Citadel Pass. Take the COLUMBIABRITISH Highway 93, while the second begins at Parkway, via the Ink Pots. Campsites: Camp (Night 2); Jo18 Johnston Creek or 762 privately run shuttle bus up the limited access Us15 Altrude Creek on the Trans Canada Highway Fm19 Mystic Junction (Night 1), Jo9 ski area road to avoid a 6.5 km walk. The trip Jo19 Luellen Lake (Night 3); Jo29 Badger River and follows a less strenuous route. Campsite: Larry’s Camp (Night 2). Topographic exits via Bryant Creek at the Mt. Shark Pass (Night 4); Ba15 Wildflower Creek Us18 Tw7 Twin Lakes. Topographic maps: 82 O/4, maps: 82 O/4, 82 O/5 trailhead in Kananaskis Country, Alberta. (Night 5); Sk11 Baker Lake (Night 6). Burstall Pass PETER 82 O/5 Campsites: Porcupine campground, Mt. Topographic maps: 82 O/4, 82 O/5, Leman Skoki Loop 34.3 km; elevation gain: Assiniboine Provincial Park (Night 1); Lake 82 N/8 Lake LOUGHEED Elk Lake 11.5 km one way; elevation gain: 1,136 m Magog campground, Mt. Assiniboine PROVINCIAL 610 m Beginning at the Fish Creek trailhead Provincial Park (Night 2), where a separate Mystic Pass – Flint’s Park - Badger Pass Dolomite Ð Isabella - Siffleur Ð Palliser HEIGHT- Pass PARK Departing from the Mt. Norquay ski area, the (next to the Lake Louise ski area), this campground fee will be collected on-site; Br13 76.4 km Fish Lakes Loop 67.6 km OF-THE- first few km of the trail climbs through dense trip starts with a 4 km hike up the Marvel Lake (Night 3). Topographic maps: Allow about 7 days for this journey, which This trip, which takes about 5 days, begins at ROCKIES forest. The campsite is located in the open Temple access road. Climb over aptly- 82 O/4, 82 J/14, 82 J/13 begins and ends at Johnston Canyon. the Helen Lake trailhead on the Icefields PROVINCIAL subalpine meadows of Elk Pass, about 2 km named Boulder Pass and pass by Explore the subalpine meadowland of Parkway and ends at the Mosquito Creek PARK from Elk Lake. Campsite: Ek13 Elk Lake Ptarmigan Lake before descending to Sunshine Ð Vista Lake 40.4 km Flint’s Park and climb over remote Mystic trailhead. In between the trail passes Kilometres Summit. Topographic maps: 82 O/4, 82 O/5 Baker Lake. The second day involves A series of high country trails links the and Badger Passes. Badger Pass can be through long stretches of open alpine tundra, 0 4 8 12 16 20 travelling around Fossil Mountain and Sunshine Village ski area (access on foot or via blocked by a snow cornice well into the braided rivers and past craggy summits. Fish Lakes 14.8 km one way; elevation gain: past historic Skoki Lodge to Merlin a privately run shuttle bus) to the Vista Lake summer months. Campsites: Jo9 Larry’s Hikers must be able to ford streams, find 760 m their own routes and make their own 05102 Meadows. After climbing Deception viewpoint on Highway 93. Explore the Egypt Camp (Night 1), MI22 Mystic Valley Miles This trail begins at the Mosquito Creek Pass, re-join the access trail at Lake area en route. After climbing over (Night 2), Cr31 Flint’s Park (Night 3), Cr37 minimal impact camps. Use restrictions may trailhead (off the Icefields Parkway) and Ptarmigan Lake. Campsites: Sk11 Gibbon Pass, the trail meanders past a series of Block Lakes Junction (Night 4), Jo29 apply. Campsites: Mostly random camping. climbs over North Molar Pass through some Baker Lake (Night 1), Sk18 Merlin scenic lakes before final descent to the high- Badger Pass Junction (Night 5), Jo18 One designated campsite near the Dolomite of the most extensive alpine meadows in Meadows (Night 2). Topographic way. Campsites: E13 Egypt Lake (Night 1); Johnston Creek (Night 6), Jo9 Larry’s Creek/Siffleur River junction. Last night at THIS IS NOT A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP AND Banff National Park. Campsite: Mo18 Fish maps: 82 N/8, 82 N/9, 82 O/5, Re14 Shadow Lake (Night 2); Tw7 Twin Lakes Camp (Night 7). Topographic maps: Mo18 Fish Lakes campsite. Topographic IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ROUTE FINDING Lakes. Topographic map: 82 N/9 82 O/12 (Night 3). Topographic maps: 82 O/4, 82 N/1 82 O/4, 82 O/5. maps: 82 N/9, 82 N/16.