April 2021 GDT Campgrounds & Resupply Locations

❶ = Developed, vehicle-accessed, frontcountry campground * = Campground is off route (+additional distance) GDT Hikers must stay in designated campgrounds in most national and provincial ❷ = Developed backcountry campground BP = National Park Backcountry Permit required ($10.02) parks so it is recommended you reserve all park permits in advance. Outside ❸ = Primitive backcountry campground RCP = National Park Random Camping Permit required ($10.02) of national and provincial parks, permits and reservations are not required. ❹ = A flat spot suitable for camping Random Camping allowed Campground or Resupply Location Nearest Kilometre Type Sites Water Firepit Food Cache Toilet Permit/Fee Additional information Waypoint S→N SECTION A - International Boundary to Crowsnest Pass 144.6 km Boundary Bay (Waterton Lakes NP) a1 0.0 ❷ 3     BP Bertha Bay (Waterton Lakes NP) a2 3.9 ❷ 4     BP Townsite (Waterton Lakes NP) a2 6.2 ❶ 200  Wood Stove   $23.00 RESUPPLY: Waterton Lakes Townsite a2 Waterton townsite has several hotels, restaurants, a small grocery store, a laundromat, an outdoor gear shop, a Parks Canada office, a shuttle service office, and a post office. Alderson Lake (Waterton Lakes NP) a4 12.9 ❷ 4    BP Akamina Creek* (Akamina PP) a8 25.3* ❷ 10     $5.00 +2.4 km off route Lone Lake (Waterton Lakes NP) a14 45.6 ❷ 4     BP Twin Lakes (Waterton Lakes NP) a16 52.2 ❷ 4     BP Sage Pass a17 54.4 ❹  Fire damaged Font Creek (Castle Wildland PP) a19 60.4 ❸   Jutland Creek (Castle Wildland PP) a22 66.0 ❸   Scarpe Pass (Castle Wildland PP) a24 68.0 ❹ Nearby Grizzly Lake* (Castle Wildland PP) a26 72.5* ❸    No fee +7 km on Barnaby Ridge alternate Barnaby Lake* (Castle Wildland PP) a31 72.5* ❸    No fee +20 km on Barnaby Ridge alternate West Castle Road (Castle Wildland PP) a28 80.4 ❹  Castle Mountain campground a30 92.8 ❶    No fee Unserviced recreation site RESUPPLY: Castle Mountain Ski Resort a30 93.0 Hostel 10 rooms  Kitchen  $35.00 Limited office hours, call in advance Lynx Creek (Castle PP) a36 113.0 ❶ 18     $23.00 Willoughby Ridge (Castle PP) a38 121.7 ❹ No water No fires RESUPPLY: Coleman a48 144.6 Coleman has two motels, a few B&Bs, several restaurants, a convenience store and post office. Nearby Blairmore (+5 km) has a supermarket, campground and post office. SECTION B - Crowsnest Pass to Kananaskis 193.1 km McGillivray Creek b2 150.0 ❸    ATV staging area Atlas Staging Area b3 154.8 ❶    No fee Window Mountain Lake* b7 170.2 ❷     No fee On High Rock Trail North Racehorse Creek* b11 186.7 ❸   On High Rock Trail Dutch Creek HRT* b12 194.8 ❸   On High Rock Trail, near Road junction waypoint Dutch Creek b15 208.7 ❸   South Hidden Creek b18 218.2 ❹   Hidden Creek b19 221.7 ❸   Cache Creek (Beehive Natural Area) b21 231.2 ❸   Soda Creek* (Beehive Natural Area) b22 236.9* ❸   +500 m off route Lyall Creek b23 239.9 ❹  Oldman/Memory Lake b24 245.3 ❸   Campground or Resupply Location Nearest Kilometre Type Sites Water Firepit Food Cache Toilet Permit/Fee Additional information Waypoint S→N High Rock (Don Getty Wildland PP) b25 250.2 ❸   Lost Creek b27 261.3 ❸   Cataract Creek b28 269.3 ❸   Etherington Creek b29 275.8 ❹  James Lake (Don Getty Wildland PP) b30 281.5 ❸   Upper Baril Creek (Don Getty Wildland PP) b31 284.1 ❸   Fording River Pass b31 287.9* ❹   Next to a small lake +150 m north of the trail Aldridge Creek b32 297.7 ❸   Weary Creek* b33 305.4* ❶ 2    No fee +1 km off route; Unserviced recreation site Riverside b38 315.5 ❶ 3    No fee Unserviced recreation site Tobermory Creek b38 321.8 ❶ 5    No fee Unserviced recreation site Lower Elk Lake (Elk Lakes PP) b38 328.4 ❷ 10     $5.00 Boulton Creek* (Peter Lougheed PP) b40 337.7* ❶ 92     $31.00 +2.5 km off route; Small store and concession, showers $2 SECTION C - Kananaskis to Field 202.6 km Mt. Sarrail (Peter Lougheed PP) b40 338.4 ❶ 44     $31.00 Point* (Peter Lougheed PP) c1 344.2* ❷ 20     $12.00 +1.4 km off route; Reservation recommended (+$12) Forks (Peter Lougheed PP) c2 349.6 ❷ 15     $12.00 Reservation recommended (+$12) Turbine Canyon (Peter Lougheed PP) c3 357.0 ❷ 12  No fires   $12.00 Reservation recommended (+$12) Palliser River (Height of the Rockies PP) c4 364.4 ❹   Palliser Pass (Height of the Rockies PP) c5 368.9 ❹   Burstall (Banff NP) c5 377.6 ❷ 5     BP Birdwood (Banff NP) c6 381.3 ❷ 5     BP RESUPPLY: Mount Engadine Lodge* c7 389.9 Mount Engadine Lodge (+10.8 km off route) has accommodation (reservations required), meals (for lodge guests only) and accepts resupply packages for $25. Big Springs (Banff NP) c8 393.1 ❷ 5  No fires   BP Bryant Creek Shelter* (Banff NP) c8 396.4* Shelter 12  Wood Stove   BP + $6.95 +650 m on Assiniboine Pass alternate route McBride's Camp* (Banff NP) c8 396.4* ❷ 10  No fires   BP +1 km on Assiniboine Pass alternate route Marvel Lake (Banff NP) c8 396.9 ❷ 10  No fires   BP Naiset Huts (Mount Assiniboine PP) c10 408.7 Huts 5 huts  Wood Stove   $25.00 Reservation required Mount Assiniboine Lodge c10 409.2 Lodge/cabins 30  Wood Stove   $380+ Reservation required Lake Magog* (Mount Assiniboine PP) c10 409.2* ❷ 40  No fires   $16.00 +1.5 km off route; Reservation required Og Lake (Mount Assiniboine PP) c11 414.3 ❷ 10  No fires   $16.00 Reservation required Porcupine* (Mount Assiniboine PP) c12 419.2* ❷ 10     No fee +3 km on Porcupine Campground alternate route Howard Douglas Lake (Banff NP) c14 429.3 ❷ 5  No fires   BP RESUPPLY: Sunshine Village* c15 433.8* Sunshine Village (+1.3 km off route) is closed in 2021, but Banff can be reached on foot from there (+23 km). Healy Creek* (Banff NP) c17 440.4* ❷ 5  No fires   BP +2 km off route Egypt Lake Shelter (Banff NP) c19 447.6 Shelter 12  Wood Stove   BP + $6.95 Egypt Lake (Banff NP) c19 447.8 ❷ 15  No fires   BP Ball Pass Junction (Banff NP) c21 455.8 ❷ 5  No fires   BP Floe Lake (Kootenay NP) c26 476.6 ❷ 18  No fires   BP Numa Creek (Kootenay NP) c29 485.5 ❷ 18     BP Campground or Resupply Location Nearest Kilometre Type Sites Water Firepit Food Cache Toilet Permit/Fee Additional information Waypoint S→N Tumbling Creek (Kootenay NP) c31 493.0 ❷ 18  No fires   BP Wolverine Pass* c32 495.6* ❹ No water No fires West of the pass outside Kootenay NP (+200 m) Helmet Falls (Kootenay NP) c36 504.2 ❷ 18  No fires   BP McArthur Creek (Yoho NP) c37 517.4 ❷ 10  No fires   BP RESUPPLY: Field c39 540.3 Field has a hotel, several B&Bs, two restaurants, a small grocery store, a Parks Canada office, and a post office. SECTION D - Field to North Saskatchewan River Crossing 105.8 km Yoho Lake (Yoho NP) c39 541.0* ❷ 8  No fires   BP +12.7 km on Kiwetinok alternate route Little Yoho (Yoho NP) c39 541.0* ❷ 10  No fires   BP +22.5 km on Kiwetinok alternate route Amiskwi River (Yoho NP) d3 569.8 ❹  No fires RCP Several random camping opportunities exist along the river Amiskwi Pass d6 581.1 ❹  North of the pass outside Yoho NP Cairnes Creek d9 604.2 ❶   No fee Unserviced recreation site Lambe Creek d10 611.2 ❸    Conway Creek (Banff NP) d12 618.5 ❸  No fires RCP Random camping Howse Floodplain (Banff NP) d13 623.3 ❸  No fires RCP Random camping Howse River (Banff NP) d15 636.4 ❹  No fires RCP Random camping RESUPPLY: The Crossing Resort* d17 646.1* The Crossing Resort (+1.5 km off route) has accommodation, a restaurant, a pub, a small store and accepts packages for a $25 fee. SECTION E - North Saskatchewan River Crossing to Jasper 188.9 km Owen Creek (Banff NP) e2 659.1 ❹  No fires RCP Random camping Michele Lakes e3 663.5 ❹  No fires Exposed camping next to upper Michele Lake Waterfalls Creek e4 667.1 ❸   Horse camp near Waterfalls Creek Pinto Creek e5 672.0 ❸   2 horse camps 300 m apart Pinto Lake East e6 675.6 ❸   Horse camp on the east shore of Pinto Lake Pinto Lake North e6 676.9 ❷     No fee Main campground on the north shore of Pinto Lake Cataract Creek (White Goat Wilderness Area) e11 689.8 ❹  No fires Several camping opportunities exist along the creek Cataract Pass (White Goat Wilderness Area) e11 693.1 ❹  No fires Boulder Creek (Jasper NP) e14 704.5 ❷ 4     BP Four Point (Jasper NP) e15 707.6 ❷ 8     BP Cline* (Jasper NP) e15 707.7* ❷     BP +2 km off route; not available online, call Jasper Park Office Jonas Cutoff (Jasper NP) e18 725.2 ❷ 8  No fires   BP McCready Horse Camp (Jasper NP) e18 726.9 ❷     BP Not available online, call Jasper Park Office Waterfalls (Jasper NP) e19 734.2 ❷ 4     BP Poboktan Creek (Jasper NP) e20 738.6 ❷ 4     BP Avalanche (Jasper NP) e21 744.3 ❷ 1     BP Limited use, unmaintained campground Mary Vaux (Jasper NP) e22 752.4 ❷ 1     BP Limited use, unmaintained campground; reserve as "Maligne Pass North" Old Horse Camp (Jasper NP) e22 754.8 ❷ 1     BP Limited use, unmaintained campground; reserve as "Maligne Pass North" Mary Schaffer (Jasper NP) e23 762.7 ❷ 1     BP Limited use, unmaintained campground; reserve as "Maligne Pass North" Trapper Creek (Jasper NP) e24 773.4 ❷ 1     BP Limited use, unmaintained campground; reserve as "Maligne Pass North" Evelyn Creek (Jasper NP) e26 783.7 ❷ 4  No fires   BP Little Shovel (Jasper NP) e27 786.2 ❷ 8  No fires   BP Snowbowl (Jasper NP) e27 790.5 ❷ 8  No fires   BP Campground or Resupply Location Nearest Kilometre Type Sites Water Firepit Food Cache Toilet Permit/Fee Additional information Waypoint S→N Watchtower* (Jasper NP) e27 796.7* ❷ 4  No fires   BP +3.5 km off route Curator* (Jasper NP) e28 798.4* ❷ 8  No fires   BP +800 m off route Tekarra (Jasper NP) e30 809.4 ❷ 8  No fires   BP Signal Mountain (Jasper NP) e31 815.2 ❷ 4  No fires   BP Maligne Canyon Hostel* e32 823.6* Hostel 24 beds     $31.42 +1 km off route; Rustic hostel (no showers or flush toilets) RESUPPLY: Jasper e34 835.0 Jasper has several hotels, B&Bs, restaurants, 2 supermarkets, a laundromat, a few outdoor gear shops, a Parks Canada office, a post office, and nearby campground. SECTION F - Jasper to Mount Robson Trail Junction 102.0 km Minnow Lake* (Jasper NP) e34 836.1* ❷ 4     BP +10 km on Marjorie-Dorothy Lakes alternate route Miette River (Jasper NP) f3 871.8 ❹  No fires RCP Random camping Miette Lake* (Jasper NP) f5 883.4* ❸  No fires RCP Random camping; +200 m off route Colonel Pass (Jasper NP) f9 897.0 ❸  No fires RCP Random camping; horse camp Trio* (Mount Robson PP) f12 903.5* ❸   No fee +2.5 km on Moose River West alternate Colonel Creek (Mount Robson PP) f11 905.0 ❸   No fee Steppe Creek (Mount Robson PP) f13 918.4 ❸     No fee Slide (Mount Robson PP) f14 923.5 ❸   No fee Calumet (Jasper NP) f15 931.6 ❸  No fires RCP Random camping Mount Robson Trail Junction (Jasper NP) f16 937.0 ❹  No fires RCP Exit on Berg Lake Trail for Original Northern Terminus Adolphus* (Jasper NP) f16 937.0* ❷ 4     BP +3 km; 2 campgrounds, hiker & horse 500m apart Robson Pass* (Mount Robson PP) f16 937.0* ❷ 15  No fires   $16.00 +5.5 km on Berg Lake Trail; Reservation required Rearguard* (Mount Robson PP) f16 937.0* ❷ 5  No fires   $16.00 +6.5 km on Berg Lake Trail; Reservation required Berg Lake* (Mount Robson PP) f16 937.0* ❷ 26  No fires   $16.00 +7.5 km on Berg Lake Trail; Reservation required Marmot* (Mount Robson PP) f16 937.0* ❷ 7  No fires   $16.00 +9.5 km on Berg Lake Trail; Reservation required Emperor Falls* (Mount Robson PP) f16 937.0* ❷ 9  No fires   $16.00 +12.5 km on Berg Lake Trail; Reservation required Whitehorn* (Mount Robson PP) f16 937.0* ❷ 22  No fires   $16.00 +17 km on Berg Lake Trail; Reservation required Kinney Lake* (Mount Robson PP) f16 937.0* ❷ 14  No fires   $16.00 +20.5 km on Berg Lake Trail; Reservation required RESUPPLY: Mount Robson Visitor Centre* f16 937.0* The Visitor Centre (+28 km off route via the Berg Lake Trail) accepts packages and is near a cafe, a small convenience store, a campground, and Highway 16. SECTION G - Mount Robson Trail Junction to Kakwa Lake Trailhead 182.7 km Wolverine North (Jasper NP) g1 945.1 ❷ 4     BP Campground floods regularly, only recommended in September Timothy Slides* (Jasper NP) g2 954.5* ❷     BP +300 m off route; not available online, call Jasper Park Office Chown Creek (Jasper NP) g2 957.7 ❷ 4     BP 2 campgrounds, hiker & horse 200 m apart Jackpine Pass g5 969.6 ❸   Blueberry Lake g6 982.3 ❸    2 campgrounds, hiker & horse 500m apart Jackpine Vintage (Willmore Wilderness Park) g8 992.1 ❹   Jackpine Horse Camp (Willmore Wilderness Park) g8 997.5 ❹   Jackpine River (Willmore Wilderness Park) g9 1008.4 ❹  Pauline Creek (Willmore Wilderness Park) g12 1018.1 ❸   Morkill Pass g15 1034.5 ❸   Casket Creek (Willmore Wilderness Park) g19 1053.7 ❸   Sheep Creek (Willmore Wilderness Park) g21 1060.6 ❸   Broadview Lake (Kakwa PP) g26 1081.3 ❸   Campground or Resupply Location Nearest Kilometre Type Sites Water Firepit Food Cache Toilet Permit/Fee Additional information Waypoint S→N Kakwa Lake (Kakwa PP) g28 1090.3 ❷ 12     No fee Kakwa Lake cabin (Kakwa PP) g28 1090.5 cabin 10     $5.00 Buchanan Creek g29 1107.2 ❹  Kakwa Lake Trailhead - Northern Terminus g29 1118.6 ❹   The Kakwa Lake trailhead is a 75 km road walk from Highway 16.

RESUPPLY LOCATION ADDRESSES: Waterton Lakes Post Office Castle Mountain Ski Resort Coleman Remedy’s Rx Postal Services Blairmore Post Office A Safe Haven B&B General Delivery Box 2721 8335 – 20th Avenue General Delivery PO Box 1209 102A Windflower Avenue Pincher Creek AB, T0K 1W0 Box 550 12537 20th Ave Coleman AB, T0K 0M0 Waterton Lakes AB, T0K 2M0 Tel: 403-627-5101 Coleman AB, T0K 0M0 Blairmore AB, T0K 0E0 Tel: 1-800-290-0860 Tel: 403-859-2294 Office hours M-F 10am-3pm Tel: 403-563-3242 Tel: 403-562-2977 Email: [email protected] M-F 8:30am-4:30pm Pub Fri 3-11pm, Sa 11am-11pm, Su 9am-5pm M-F 9am-6pm, Sa 10am-4pm M-F 9am-5pm Daily 10am-10pm (except first week of July) Mount Engadine Lodge Sunshine Village Banff Post Office Field Post Office The Crossing Resort Box 8643 CLOSED in 2021 General Delivery General Delivery Mail bag 333 Canmore AB, T1W 0B9 204 Buffalo Street 312 Stephen Avenue Lake Louise AB, T0L 1E0 Tel: 587-807-0580 Banff AB, T1L 1A0 Field BC, V0A 1G0 Tel: 403-761-7000 Email: [email protected] Tel: 403-762-2586 Tel: 1-800-267-1177 Email: [email protected] Daily 9am-5pm M-F 9am-5pm, Sa 11am-3pm M-F 9:30am-1:30pm $25 fee; Open daily 9am-8pm Jasper Post Office Mount Robson Visitor Centre Resupply Guidelines: Write “Please hold for Great Divide Trail hiker” with anticipated pickup date. General Delivery Box 605 Allow plenty of time for shipping as some remote locations may take up to 2 weeks to receive a package. 502 Patricia Street Valemount BC, V0E 2Z0 Large heavy packages might not be accepted. A good rule is maximum 11 kg (25 lbs) per package. Jasper AB, T0E 1E0 Tel: 250-566-4038 If using a courier, only prepaid couriered packages will be accepted. Tel: 780-852-3041 Email: [email protected] Ensure your resupply package is tightly sealed (mouse-proof) and contains no perishable or hazardous items. M-F 9am-5pm Daily 8am-7pm Call or email in advance to confirm that the resupply location will accept your resupply package.

NATIONAL PARK (NP) RESERVATIONS: • Thru-hikers planning a long-distance trek through multiple national parks are recommended to reserve campgrounds online where available and then if necessary, call each applicable NP office to complete other required campground reservations, including random camping locations. Online reservations cost $11.50; telephone reservations cost $13.50 (in addition to Backcountry Permit fees). All national parks along the GDT now accept online backcountry reservations (reservation.pc.gc.ca) with the exception of Waterton Lakes NP. • Click here for detailed instructions on how to use the Parks Canada Online Reservation Service. • Banff: online or 403-762-1556; [email protected] • Jasper: online or 780-852-6177 ext 2; [email protected] • Kootenay: online or 250-347-9505; [email protected] • Waterton Lakes: 403-859-5133; [email protected]; online reservations only for Waterton Townsite campground • Yoho: online or 250-343-6783; [email protected]

PROVINCIAL PARK (PP) RESERVATIONS: • Three provincial parks require backcountry campground reservations. Hikers planning a long-distance trek through multiple parks will have to make all required campground reservations separately. • Peter Lougheed: 1-877-537-2757 or online • Mount Assiniboine: BC Parks Discover Camping • Mt. Robson: BC Parks Discover Camping