ACCOMMODATION DETAILS VISITORS GUIDE I 5AILY RATES NAME LOCATION CAPACITY SINGLE DOUBLE FOREWORD Location and Description 'Banff Springs Hotel Banff 600 rooms $9 $12 up (E) Cascade Hotel Banff 63 rooms $4 up (E) The National Parks of Canada are areas of natural beauty Banff National Park in Alberta contains an area of 2,564 'Homestead Hotel Banff 50 rooms $2.50 up $3.50 up (E) and special interest that have been "dedicated to the people of square miles and is the oldest of Canada's national play­ Hot Springs Hotel Banff (2V2 miles) 22 rooms $6 $5.50 each (A) grounds. The original reservation of ten square miles was $2.50 $4 (E) Canada for their benefit, education, and enjoyment." Established set apart in 1885, to preserve as a public possession the hot primarily for the preservation of the unspoiled natural landscape King Edward Hotel Banff 60 rooms $5.50 up $9.75 up (A) mineral sprinqs discovered on the slopes of Sulphur Mountain $2.50 up $3.75 up (E) and for the protection of the native wildlife, they are to be "main­ by engineers engaged in the construction of the trans­ tained and made use of so as to leave them unimpaired for the Mount Royal Hotel and Annexes Banff 115 rooms $2.50" up $4 up (E) continental line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The park 'Y.W.C.A. Banff 45 rooms $1.75-$2.50 (E) $3.75-$4.50 (A) enjoyment of future generations." includes the main ranges of the Canadian Rockies east of the $22.50427.00 weekly (A) Continental Divide for a distance of some 125 miles. On the 'Becker's Bungalows No. 1 Banff 196 persons $4.00 up for 2 (E) The discovery of mineral hot springs bubbling from the north it adjoins Jasper National Park and on the west its slopes of Sulphur Mountain, by engineers exploring the route Each extra person $1 boundaries are contiguous for many miles with those of 'Becker's Bungalows No. 2 Banff 80 persons $6 for 2 persons, $10 for 4 persons (E) for Canada's first transcontinental railway led to the establish­ Kootenay and Yoho National Parks. ' ment of Canada's first national park. From this small area of 'Scratch's Banff Bungalows Banff 140 persons $2.50 up for 2 persons ten square miles at Banff, Alberta, set apart in 1885, the national Banff Park contains regions of majestic alpine grandeur. 50tf for each extra person (E) Mountainholme Lodge Banff 18 rooms and parks system has been extended until it embraces 26 separate It embraces a veritable "sea of mountains", the ranges of which rise one behind the other in parallel lines, running 5 suites $1.50-$2 up $2.5043.00 up (E) areas totalling more than 29,000 square miles. generally from southeast to northwest. In the northern section Mountview Bungalows Banff 62 persons $6411 for 4 persons Although a few parks have been devoted chiefly to the con­ of the park, straddling the great divide and extending into $141.25 for each extra person (E) servation of certain species of big game animals once threatened Jasper Park, is the vast Columbia Ice-field—more than 100 'Pinewood Bungalows Banff 50 persons $9411 for 4 persons (E) $7410 for 4 persons (E) with extinction, some contain sites memorable in the early square miles in extent—a remnant of the Ice Age. This is 'Fairholme Bungalows Banff 54 persons $1 for each extra person history of Canada. Others have been developed so that park only one of several ice-fields in the park. Rundle Cabin Camp Banff 162 persons $242.50 (E) visitors may more conveniently view the magnificent scenery and Banff Park also contains the two world-famous resorts, relax in the enjoyment of the inspirational and peaceful environ­ Banff and Lake Louise, as well as many other beauty spots. Sunshine Lodge Sunshine Valley 108 persons $6.5047.50 (A) ment. From the sea-girt hills on the Atlantic Coast across the Numerous motor roads and an extensive trail system radiating (14 miles from Banff) rivers and lakes of Central Canada to the alpine vistas of the from Banff and Lake Louise provide access to some of the 'Johnston Canyon Bungalow Camp 16 miles west Banff 202 persons $4 up for 2, 50^ up for extra Rockies and Selkirks, these national playgrounds provide ideal most exquisite scenery to be found anywhere in the Canadian persons (E) areas for nature study and for recreation. Rockies. 'Mount Eisenhower Bungalow Camp Eisenhower Forks 82 persons $3 up for 2 (E) (19.7 miles west of Banff) $1 each extra person It is the responsibility of the National Parks Service of the 'Eisenhower Lodge Banff-Windermere Highway 60 persons $5 per cabin, up to 4 persons (E) Lands and Development Services Branch, Department of Mines (23.7 miles from Banff) and Resources, to administer these natural areas for the enjoy­ HOW TO REACH THE PARK 'Mountain Inn Lake Louise Station 10 rooms $3 (E) $5 (E) ment of Canada's present and future generations. By progressive Visitors to Banff National Park are well served by all 'Temple View Bungalow Camp Near Lake Louise Station 76 persons $3 up for 2 persons (E) stages the parks have been made more easily accessible, wildlife up-to-date methods of transportation—rail, highway, and air. $1 for each extra person scientifically managed, public services provided, and accom­ Lake Louise Ski Lodge Lake Louise Station vicinity 40 persons $4 up (E) $6.50 up (E) modation and recreational facilities expanded. A staff of Both the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada 'Chateau Lake Louise Lake Louise 386 rooms $9 up (E) $12 up (E) Highway run through the park and there is a landing field experienced wardens keeps constant vigilance throughout these 'Deer Lodge Lake Louise 75 rooms $3 up (E) $5 up (E) for light aircraft three miles from the town of Banff. All park areas to ensure the protection of the flora and fauna, as well $3 extra (A) necessary connections can be made conveniently through the 7 rooms as the safety and convenience of park visitors. Conservation of 'Triangle Inn Lake Louise $2 up (E) $3 up (E) principal railway, bus, or air lines, which provide detailed 6 cabins the forests, the flowers, and the natural wildlife is their chief $4.50 for 2 persons (E) information and prompt service. 'Paradise Bungalow Camp Lake Louise 60 persons $4.50 up for 2 persons concent, and the co-operation of all visitors in this important 50^ each extra person (E) work is greatly appreciated. There are four highway approaches to Banff Park. As it is traversed by the Trans-Canada Highway (No. 1), the motorist Mount Temple Chalet Ptarmigan Valley 20 persons $7.50-$8.50 (A) In marking, preserving, and restoring sites of national may arrive from the west via the Big Bend Highway or from 5 miles north Lake Louise Stn. 6 miles north Mt. Temple Chalet 35 persons $7.50-$8.50 (A) historic importance the National Parks Service is advised by the the east via a hard-surfaced section from Calgary. From Skoki Lodge Glacier Park in Montana hard-surfaced connections may be 'Moraine Lake Lodge and Cabins Moraine Lake 12 persons $7.50 up (A) $12 up (A) Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, an honorary *Num-ti-jah Lodge Bow Lake, Banff-Jasper 30 persons $8.50 (A) body of recognized historians representing various parts of the made via this route. Visitors may also drive from Idaho via Kingsgate through southeastern British Columbia on a hard- Highway country. From the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia to surfaced highway to Kootenay National Park, and thence 'Saskatchewan River Bungalow Camp Banff-Jasper Highway 30 persons $4 up for 2 persons Fort Prince of Wales on Hudson Bay, nine such sites are over the Banff-Windermere Highway to Banff Park. From $1 for each extra person administered as National Historic Parks, and many other places Edmonton and other central Alberta points visitors use the (E) indicates European Plan (without meals) (A) indicates American Plan (with meals) ( ) indicates summer season only. of historical importance have been suitably commemorated. Edmonton-Jasper and Banff-Jasper Highways. NOTE: Rates quoted are latest available, but may be subject to minor revision from time to time. Also of historical significance was the act of linking two great CAMPING A new modern camp-ground being developed at Two Jack national parks in Alberta and Montana to be known as Waterton- Lake, seven miles northeast of Banff, will accommodate 200 Glacier International Peace Park. Commemorating the. peace For those carrying their own camping equipment or travel­ ling with cabin trailers, public camp-grounds are laid out in persons. Other public camp-grounds are located at Sundance that has existed for over 130 years between adjoining nations, Accommodation delightful settings throughout the park. The main one is at Canyon, Lake Minnewanka, Johnston Canyon, Mount Eisen­ this unspoiled area of natural beauty is symbolic of the goodwill Accommodation in this park ranges from luxury hotels to Tunnel Mountain near the eastern gate of Banff. It provides hower, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake; on the Banff-Jasper High­ enjoyed by these two peoples. bungalows, chalets, and cabins. Unless visitors are carrying shelters, camp-stoves, tables, electric light, running water, way at Mosquito Creek (Mile 53 from Banff), Bow Pass (Mile The National Parks of Canada are part of a great national their own camping equipment it is advisable to arrange and sanitary conveniences for the use of visitors with their 62), Waterfowl Lakes (Mile 75), and the Castelets (Mile 103 heritage, and under careful administration will continue as a accommodation in advance.