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Jasper National Park of Canada Jasper National Park of Canada ASPER NATIONAL PARK Glacier exhibits at the Icefield MALIGNE VALLEY ROAD J 2007 is Jasper National Park’s centennial, a time to feel the power Centre. Hiking trail to the of our landscape, the experience of our past, and to commit to our Athabasca Glacier. Speed limit: 60 km/hr (37 mph) future. Glaciers are beautiful but There is no shortage of natural Jasper became Canada’s fifth national park on September 14, dangerous. Please read wonders in the Maligne Valley: 2 Mo 1907, when the Canadian government set aside 12,950 km as Snake and heed the safety signs on a 50-metre deep canyon; a lake o 2 sehorn Hinton (80 km) and Jasper Forest Park of Canada. The current size (10,878 km ) was set site. that disappears down sinkholes; Edmonton (370 km) in 1930. Parks Canada Information Desk and a stunning alpine lake that Ck you can explore on a cruise. Roche 16 780-852-6288 JASPER Indian Ronde Watch for wildlife along this YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY Athabasca Falls May 1 to June 13, 9 am - 5 pm NATIONAL 3 scenic route. Celestine 6 June 14 to Sept. 2, 9 am - 6 pm PARK Lake 1 Speed limit: 90 km/hr (55 mph) Sept. 3 to Oct. 15, 9 am - 5 pm River Roche Maligne Canyon MT. Miette Drive with care on this busy 30 km (30 min) from Jasper Oct. 16 – closed for the season 8 ROBSON PROV. PARK Jasper 7 highway. Watch for reduced This 23-metre waterfall has the Ice Explorer Tours Lake Fiddle Talbot speed limits in congested most powerful flow to be found 1-877-423-7433 11.5 km (15 min) from Jasper Lake Utopia River zones and places frequented by anywhere in the mountain Incredibly narrow and Snaring Snaring April 1 to Sept. 30, 9 am - 5 pm AL 16 Rock B y wildlife. parks. Oct. 1 to Oct. 15, 10 am - 5 pm 50 metres deep, Maligne ER Prince George T The scenic Yellowhead Canyon has confounded (363 km) and COLUMBIBRITISH A Riv Guided Ice Walks er 2 River Fort St. James Roche Highway stretches east-west THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY geologists for many years. How National 1-800-565-7547 Pyramid Bonhomme across Jasper National Park. old is it? How did it form? In Historic Site A Speed limit: 90 km/hr (55 mph) June 1 to September 30 (536 km) Look for 3 historic site plaques winter it is possible to take a Bridgeland Watch for reduced speed limits 16 Pyramid along the way: Jasper House, guided tour inside the gorge. Lake 8 in congested zones and places MIETTE ROAD M Henry House and Yellowhead Tea House open April Kamloops (439 km) 5 Miette aligne frequented by wildlife. and Vancouver River 1 JASPER Medicine9 Pass. Speed limit: 60 km/hr (37 mph) to October 30. (791 km) A spectacular 230-km drive Tekarra Lake Open May to mid-October. 3 4 1 Municipality of Jasper along the backbone of the 9 Medicine Lake The Whistlers Ri continent, this road was built 93 ALL SERVICES 6 Pocahontas Mine Wabasso v A er between 1931 and 1940 by men T Lake This friendly, picturesque Interpretive Trail 5 27 km (30 min) from Jasper HAB left unemployed in the Great AS community is the heart of Jasper C Depression and passes through This lake is drained by one of r A 10 National Park. Population: 4643 Amathyst Cavell 93A 43 km (50 min) from Jasper the largest underground river Rive Lake a remote, high-altitude terrain. Lakes a abasc The discovery of coal in 1910 Astori Ath Maligne Weather and driving conditions systems in North America. 2 3 Falls HIGHWAY Moab Kerkeslin Maligne can be severe. Chains or snow meant that for a brief time Lake Lake Maligne Lake Edith r Speed limit: 60 km/hr (37 mph) tires are required in winter. No there was a second community 10 Cavell in Jasper National Park - the Rive Brazeau This scenic route provides services November to March. ool 6 Whirlp Geraldine Fryatt 7 access to Mount Edith Cavell A park pass is required. No mining town of Pocahontas. Lakes Buck Today you can still visit its Lake in summer and Marmot Basin commercial trucks allowed. 48 km (1 hr) from Jasper Sunwaptas 4 remnants while wandering Fall Sunwap Ski Area in winter. From late The beauty of this 22-km-long 4 Sunwapta Falls through a forest that has grown Po October to mid-May a portion RIVE ta b lake is legendary. In 1908, ok er around the ruins. ta Poboktan v of the road is closed to vehicles n Ri explorer Mary Schäffer wrote, Cree Brazeau R Rive 8 and track-set for cross-country Jonas k Lake 55 km (40 min) from Jasper 7 MIETTE “There burst upon us… the Cree skiing. r The name “Sunwapta” is the HOT SPRINGS finest view any of us had ever 93 k Wooley Sunwapta 2 Mount Edith Cavell Stoney Indian term meaning beheld in the Rockies.” ley “turbulent river”. Early alpinist Chalet Brazeau 61 km (1 hr) from Jasper Stans A.P. Coleman named this river May 13 to October 1 Fall 29 km (30 min) from Jasper 1-800-767-1611 in 1892. Boat tours This peak was named after the Newly rennovated in time for From chalet opening day (as ice Kitchener WWI war heroine, Edith Cavell, 5 Columbia Icefield area Jasper National Park’s 100th 5 9 conditions permit) to June 30: ? 10 in 1916. Road open mid-June to and Icefield Centre anniversary! Snow Dome daily 10 am - 4 pm Lake Louise October as snow permits. Towels, bathing suits, lockers for COLUMBIA ICEFIE (230 km from Jasper) and July and August, LD Town of Banff Vehicles longer than 6 m are not rent; restaurant on site (288 km from Jasper) May 17 to June 22 and daily 10 am - 5 pm BANFF NATIONAL PARK recommended and trailers are September 1 to October 1, 103 km (75 min) from Jasper September 4 to October 8, not permitted. daily 10 am - 4 pm Motorized glacier tours began daily 10:30 am - 9 pm Reservations recommended: here in 1948 using a 1929 Ford June 23, 2007 to September 3, 780-852-3370 truck modified to run on half- daily 8:30 am - 10:30 pm Kilometres 0 10 20 30 tracks. Schedules are subject to change. Miles 0 5 10 15 12 Jasper Information Centre Icefield Centre Emergency: 911 www.pc.gc.ca/jasper 500 Connaught Drive Parks Canada information counter TTY: 1-866-787-6221 780-852-6176 780-852-6288 Roving Interpreters L E G E N D Parks Canada staff are often on hand at major points Park information centre of interest throughout Jasper National Park, ready to 1 Point of interest answer your questions and share interesting stories. Warden office Exhibit Mo Snake o Disabled access sehorn Hinton (80 km) and Edmonton (370 km) Viewpoint Ck Hot springs Roche 16 JASPER Indian Ronde Hiking NATIONAL Celestine 6 Biking 1 Lake Horse riding PARK River MT. Roche Miette Canoeing ROBSON PROV. PARK Jasper 7 Swimming Lake Fiddle Talbot Cross-country skiing Lake Utopia Snaring Snaring River Ski area AL 16 Rock B y ER Skating Prince George T (363 km) and COLUMBIBRITISH A Riv 1 Campground er 2 River Fort St. James Roche National Playground Pyramid Bonhomme Historic Site A (536 km) Picnic tables Bridgeland 16 Pyramid Picnic shelter Lake 8 M Hostel Kamloops (439 km) 5 Miette aligne and Vancouver River 1 JASPER Medicine9 Accommodation (791 km) Tekarra Lake Sani-dump 3 4 The Whistlers Ice tours Ri 93 Wabasso v Caution A er T Lake 5 HAB AS C r A 10 Exhibits Amathyst Cavell 93A Rive Lake a Watch for self-guided Lakes a abasc Astori Ath Maligne 2 3 Falls opportunities as you Moab Kerkeslin Maligne Lake Lake travel through Jasper Edith r Cavell National Park. You Rive Brazeau ool 6 will find a variety of Whirlp Geraldine Fryatt 7 Lakes Buck self-guided trails and Lake exhibits to explore at SunwaptaFalls 4 your own pace. Look Sunwap Po RIVE b for the symbol. ta ok er ta Poboktan v n Ri Cree Brazeau J A S P E R N A T I O N A L P A R K C A M P G R O U N D S R Rive 8 Jonas k Lake OPEN DATES # FULL ELEC FLUSH DRY SHOW SANI DIS FIRE INTERP FEES SITES H-U ONLY TOILET TOILET -ERS DUMP ACC PITS PROG r Cree 93 k 1 Pocahontas May 18 - Oct. 8 140 $20.80 Wooley Sunwapta 2 Snaring River May 18 - Sept. 17 66 $14.85 ley 3 Whistlers May 4 - Oct. 8 781 77 100 $21.75-$35.65 Stan Brazeau Falls 4 Wapiti (summer) May 18 - May 21 362 40 $25.75-$29.70 June 15 - Sept. 3 Wapiti (winter) Oct. 8- May 9, 2008 93 40 $16.80-$19.80 4 Kitchener Wabasso June 21 - Sept. 3 228 $20.80 5 9 5 ? 10 6 Mt. Kerkeslin June 21 - Sept. 3 42 $14.85 Snow Dome June 21 - Sept. 3 $14.85 Lake Louise 7 Honeymoon Lake 35 COLUMBIA ICEFIE (230 km from Jasper) and May 18 - Sept. 3 $14.85 LD Town of Banff 8 Jonas Creek 25 (288 km from Jasper) BANFF NATIONAL PARK 9*Columbia Icefield May 18 - Oct. 8 *33 $14.85 10 Wilcox Creek June 8 - Sept. 10 46 $14.85 EMERGENCY - 24 hr *Tents only Ambulance, fire Open dates are weather dependent.
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