Parkway the Ice on Summer ! elds Également offert en français Parker Ridge Trail Parker P. Zizka Wilcox Pass Athabasca Falls Bow Lake an ideal place for a picnic stop. provides The picnic area including Mount Temple. re a perfect panoramic of Herbert Lake provide favourite. The still waters A photographer’s LAKE HERBERT disappearing. one toe has melted, and the middle is slowly Since then, crowsfoot. looked like a three-toed When this glacier was named a century ago, it CROWFOOT GLACIER can be deadly. and other hazards crevasses a special bus tour. guide or visited on with a commercial explored the road, that can be seen from A magical area ATHABASCA GLACIER attractions: Check out these roadside the edge? Looking for a view from along the way. scenic stops, picnic spots, and hiking trails your time to experience the many Take ! sweeping valleys to ancient glaciers broad waterfalls, pristine lakes, and wonders – from fresh offers the route every corner, Around most scenic drives. of the world’s the Ice national parks, heart of Jasper and Banff the through glorious kilometres 232 Winding Explore! owing down from the rugged mountains. owing down from ! ection of the stunning Main Range peaks, ! A. ZierVogelA. ZierVogelA. Zizka P. elds Parkway has been called one Do not walk on the glacier; Grizzly bear Never approach or feed wildlife. Never approach especially early morning and evening. keep your eyes open and drive slowly, – often spotted on the roadsides caribou are Bears, sheep, wolves, and even elusive the best drives in world. the Ice one of many reasons Wildlife sightings are Wildlife scenic and accessible lakes for the more is one of of the Bow River, Bow Lake, the source BOW LAKE AND GLACIER power of water sculpting the limestone gorge. the bridge. Witness Mistaya Canyon from Enjoy a short downhill walk and peer down into CANYON MISTAYA by hanging valleys. waterfalls in Jasper created Sunwapta Falls is just one of the many highway, the of plunging water not far from A torrent FALLS SUNWAPTA beyond is slippery and dangerous. railings and on designated trails. The rock Stay behind thunders into the canyon below. Feel the spray of Athabasca River as it ATHABASCA FALLS one of these short strolls: Try your legs? Need to stretch " elds Parkway is known as one of M. BradleyM. Gruys R. Gruys R. Bighorn sheep Coyote " shing. Icefields slowly it compacts into dense glacial ice that heavier, As the snow gets thicker and melts each summer. snow falls in winter than more Glaciers form where A GLACIER? WHAT’S and the Saskatchewan. glaciers, including the Athabasca, Columbia, the Canadian Rockies. It feeds several large Ice With a total area of 200 km With a total area About the Columbia Ice Ridge Parker N ! or th eld is the largest mass of glacial ice in S a s ! Parkway k atch e ows downhill, like a river of taffy. w a n R iv e r Saskatchewan 3083 (1.6 km) Nigel Pass Hilda Creek Glacier Mountain Castleguard Athabasca Sunwapta Peak Hilda Mount (2035 m) Pass BRITISH COLUMBIA BRITISH ALBERTA 2 , the Columbia Andromeda 3058 012345 3491 C o l u m b i a I c e f d ! Mount Wilcox eld 3450 3211 W i l Access Peak Nigel c Icefield Restricted o x P Athabasca Glacier Athabasca a s s T Icefield Centre r PARK NATIONAL BANFF Lake Sunwapta a i l Lake Wilcox (2000 m) Km Wilcox (2375 m) Pass S Snow Dome u PARK NATIONAL JASPER n 2884 w Dome Glacier (3451 m) a BRITISH COL p t Peak Wilcox a R known as a area, Water GLACIERS AND RIVERS protected in a national park. protected is why their source countless ecosystems. That’s and crucial to agriculture millions of people, and are drinking water for fresh These rivers provide oceans, respectively. into the Atlantic and Arctic the North Saskatchewan and Athabasca rivers feed River and the Paci Columbia side, meltwater 3741 i v e r Columbia Mount 3505 ! ows to three different oceans from this oceans from different ows to three Kitchener Mount Falls Tangle hydrological apex. " c Ocean. On the Alberta side, u t t S f ie l d C r ! e e 3000 k ows into the Columbia 3580 I c Beauty Creek e fi Twin South e North 3450 l S d Twin u s n w On the British A Peak Stutfield a t 3731 h p t a Parkway a b 3627 a s c Tower Twins a River (8 J 4 km 4 as p R er er © mmcartographics ) 1560 i v e r 93 © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada R64-442/2019E-PDF Catalogue No: treasures. extraordinary Canada’s Discovery Pass for unlimited access to many of a Parks Canada and historic sites, consider purchasing national parks visitor to Canada’s a frequent If you’re maintenance, plowing, sanding, and avalanche control. Ice to drive the valid national parks pass is required national parks. A landscape of Jasper and Banff as a scenic drive to showcase the powerful natural The Ice Supporting parks information More parkscanada.gc.ca/banfftrails parkscanada.gc.ca/jaspertrails TRAIL REPORTS parkscanada.gc.ca/banff-backcountry parkscanada.gc.ca/jasperbackcountry conditions, and mandatory backcountry permits. avalanche and closures, potential trail restrictions and plan overnight trips, including Research INFORMATION BACKCOUNTRY parkscanada.gc.ca/banff parkscanada.gc.ca/jasper Visitor Centre: Banff Lake Louise Visitor Centre: Jasper Information Centre: Visit an information centre weather.gc.ca Jasper National Park: 780-852-3185 National Park: 403-762-2088 Banff FORECAST WEATHER alberta511.ca Call 511 ROAD CONDITIONS you leave town: before weather forecast conditions and the Check the road " elds Parkway. Revenues from pass sales support Revenues from elds Parkway. " elds Parkway was built by Parks Canada but if you are are welcome to take this brochure home as a souvenir You information centre where it can be used again. ! nished with it, please drop it off at any park nished with it, 403-762-1550 780-852-6176 403-522-3833 ISBN: 978-0-660-29270-0 ISBN: THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY DRIVING GUIDE PRINCE GEORGE PYRAMID VANCOUVER KM FROM JASPER KM FROM LAKE LOUISE 2762 m 1000 m 1200 m 1400 m 1600 m 1800 m 2000 m 2100 m Pyramid Lake JASPER 16 16 KM FROM JASPER KM FROM LAKE LOUISE 233 228 223 218 213 208 203 198 193 188 183 178 173 168 163 158 153 148 143 138 133 128 123 118 113 108 103 98 93 88 83 78 73 68 63 58 53 48 43 38 33 28 23 EDMONTON r ive RCMP JASPER TOWNSITE 0 233 ELE ICE R Junction with 93A Whistlers a sc a b Whistlers a F 50 h VA Wapiti t M Whistlers Closed for construction in 2019. 2 231 IELDS WHISTLERS A a li parkscanada.gc.ca/jasper-construction 2469 m g TI Wapiti n Valley of Five Lakes e R O Jasper International Hostel 1 iv e N Valley of the ek r P a e Five Lakes Jasper Skytram (April to Oct.) P ort l Cr Jacques ARK P RO 2 Lake TEKARRA F 2693 m 229 WAY AQUILA Wapiti (Summer and Winter) 4 IL 2880 m Ast E o ri er a Riv 1 Wabasso Junction with Highway 93A Wabasso Beaver 6 227 Lake Lake Medicine Access to Cavell Road. Lake Athabasca Falls Wabasso (May to early Oct.) EDITH CAVELL CURATOR 3367 m 2624 m Moab Highway 93A rejoins the parkway at Athabasca Falls. Lake 93 A Whirlpool River 2 Valley of the Five Lakes 9 224 3 HARDISTY Athabasca Falls 2715 m Mount Kerkeslin Wabasso Lake 14 219 Mount KERKESLIN A 2955 m aldine LakesKerkeslin t r h Ge a Athabasca Pass Lookout 208 b 25 a JASPER s c Maligne a FRYATT NATIONAL Lake 3 3360 m Athabasca Falls 30 203 R i v PARK e r Junction with Hwy 93A Lake Honeymoon Honeymoon er CHRISTIE v Sunwapta Falls Lake SAMSON BRUSSELS 3102 m 3076 m Athabasca Falls Hostel 32 201 3160 m Maligne Ri Osprey Lake Buck Lake UNWIN Kerkeslin (mid-May to late Sept.) 34 199 3300 m CHARLTON MAX 25 FT 3260 m Sunwapta Falls 4 ENDLESS CHAIN RIDGE MALIGNE Goats and Glaciers 196 3200 m 37 MONKHEAD Mount Christie 3211 m 41 192 93 Honeymoon Lake (mid-May to late Sept.) 50 183 MAX 25 FT ba BRAZEAU ha r 3525 m C ive R 4 Sunwapta Falls 54 179 Gong Lake Sunwapta Falls Resort (mid-May to mid-Oct.) Jonas Poboktan r e Poboktan Creek 72 161 iv Creek R a GONG c r s 3121 m e Jonas Jonas (mid-May to late Sept.) 77 156 v a i MAX 25 FT b NELSON R a a h 3150 m t Jonas Creek t p A GEC a w Mushroom and Diadem Peaks 84 149 3130 m n u MUSHROOM S 3622 m Beauty Creek Hostel 85 148 POBOKTAN ALBERTA WOOLEY 3405 m SUNWAPTA 3622 m 3317 m JASPER Beauty Creek 87 146 B STUTFIELD e Ice 3453 m a u Stut!eld Glacier 139 ty 94 C Brazeau ! r Ice THE TWINS e Lake eld Centre 3561 m /3686 m Tangle e C k ! r e eld RV COLUMBIA e Tangle Falls. Watch for sheep! 96 137 KITCHENER k 3750 m Wilcox Pass 3505 m ICEFIELD CENTRE SNOWDOME 5 ICEFIELD CENTRE (mid-April to mid-Oct.) 3459 m 5 103 130 Parker Ridge Ice Ice!eld Parks Canada information (May-Sept.) ! 6 Ice!eld RV Glacier View Inn eld Tent Wilcox COLUMBIA Wilcox ICEFIELD SUNWAPTA PASS Ice!eld Tent (June to mid-Oct.) 104 129 2030 m BANFF ATHABASCA 3493 m Creek Nigel 6 Wilcox Pass 127 NATIONAL 7 106 Wilcox (early June to late Sept.) PARK Parker Ridge MAX 25 FT SUNWAPTA PASS (Banff and Jasper boundary) 108 125 CIRRUS 3270 m Weeping Wall Coleman Creek Hilda Creek Hostel 111 122 SASKATCHEWAN 3344 m 7 Parker Ridge 112 121 Alexandra Coleman River Creek 8 COLEMAN Nigel Pass 116 117 3135 m AMERY Pinto 3329 m Lake Rampart Creek Bridal Veil Falls 117 120 art Rampart C amp r Creek R e e Weeping Wall 124 109 Arctomys Creek k WILSON ICEFIELD 8 Coleman Creek 131 102 ERASMUS 3265 m WILSON 3261 m Sunset Pass and Sunset Lookout 137 96 Glacier Saskatchewan Lake River Crossing Rampart Creek Hostel (year-round) 142 91 er iv Red Deer Rampart Creek (early June to mid-Oct.) FORBES R North e S MAX 25 FT 3612 m s as ka w t Glacier Lake 81 c 152 o h H SARBACH e w 3127 m a r n e R KAUFMANN v i MURCHISON iv 11 Saskatchewan River Crossing 153 80 3109 m R e 3333 m r a y Junction: David Thompson Highway (#11) EPAULETTE a t 3095 m s Waterfowl Lakes i TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE M NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (175 km) The Crossing Resort (mid-Mar.