to Town of Jasper (233 km from Lake Louise, 291 km from Banff) WHITE GOAT JASPER D. ICEFIELDS PARKWAY (#93N) NATIONAL Nigel Pass This is one of the world’s greatest mountain highroads, JASPER PARK WILDERNESS AREA (p. 20,21) named for the chain of huge icefields that roofs the Rockies. NATIONAL COLUMBIA Sixty years ago, a trip from Lake Louise to Jasper took two PARK 12 weeks by pack horse. Now you can travel the 230 km in a British Athabasca NORTH day, with time to stop at points of interest (#7-11). Be Jasper Alberta ICE- FIELDS Columbia prepared for varied weather conditions; snow can fall in the Sunset Pinto Lake high passes even in midsummer. Jasper Saskatchewan Pass Yoho Banff David Kootenay SASKATCHEWAN River Thompson 13 Highway to Amery Rocky Mountain Wilson House (174km) Alexandra 11 93 N. SASKATCHEWAN RIVER ALBERTA RIVER Saskatchewan 11 01020 30 Lyle Crossing Kilometres Erasmus SIFFLEUR Miles BANFF 0 5 10 15 BRITISH WILDERNESS COLUMBIA YOHO NATIONAL Glacier Lake 10 N.P. Howse Lake Louise Sarbach Siffleur Field AREA PARK 2 Campgrounds Banff Forbes River Chephren Points of interest Icefall Canmore 9 (p.16) Chephren Malloch Coronation Lake 12 River KOOTENAY APM Automated Howse Pass Noyes River N.P. pass machine (p.10) Dolomite Hostel Mistaya ICEFIELDS Tomahawk Clearwater Lake Clearwater Radium Accommodation Freshfield River Peyto Creek For up-to-the-minute Visitor Centre Lake 9 ? park and weather Trail Katherine information, tune in to Blaeberry Lake River the Banff Park radio Bow L. Red Deer McConnell station: 101.1FM. 8 C. BOW VALLEY PARKWAY (#1A) 11 A. LAKE Hector L. River Dormer A scenic alternative to the Trans-Canada Highway, the Bow Valley Drummond MINNEWANKA Snow Creek Parkway begins just west of Banff and includes Johnston Canyon (#6) Pass DRIVE 93 Cyclone among its attractions. Maximum speed is 60km/hr. PARKWAY Douglas Panther This scenic 14 km Sharing the Parkway Lake loop road begins at Daley the Minnewanka For most of the year, we encourage visitors to enjoy the attractions and Douglas wildlife watching opportunities that the parkway provides. To help Skoki Interchange on the to Village of Lakes protect wildlife, however, we are asking visitors to limit their travels on Field (27 km Trans-Canada High- a portion of this road, at select times -- see details below. from Lake way, and takes you to Louise,128 km The remainder of the parkway and all commercial facilities along the Bonnet Flint a number of popular from Banff) APM 1 ? Pulsatilla #1A remain open as usual. Lake attractions (#1-5). See WHERE: The 17 km stretch from Johnston Canyon east to the Trans- Louise Pass p. 17 for enlargement Canada Highway (marked as on map). L. Louise Creek Cascade of this area. WHEN: From March 01 to June 25, this portion is open between 9 am Victoria 9 10 Temple 1A and 6 pm only. Please use the TransCanada Highway alternate route YOHO Sawback in the evening, night-time, and early morning. Baker Lake GHOST NATIONAL 8 Johnston Aylmer RIVER WHY: Research indicates that wildlife are most sensitive to human pre- PARK Castle River sence in this prime valley-bottom habitat in spring, when higher altitudes Moraine L. WILDERNESS (p. 28,29) 1 AREA remain snowbound, and from dusk to dawn, when they are most active. 7 Ck Boom L. 3 Lake KOOTENAY 7 APM Minnewanka B. TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY (#1) APM 6 Cascade 5 NATIONAL Vermilion Pass 2 4 Along the eastern portion of this highway, you can see how we’re working to keep 1A 1 Banff’s highways safe for people AND wildlife. The entire twinned section is fenced, Ck 4 5 PARK 93 Storm Banff and every kilometre or so there are animal underpasses to allow wildlife to cross (p. 24,25) Pilot APM safely. Look for two NEW animal overpasses (at Redearth Creek and at Wolverine Red Earth ? to Village of 1 2 3 Creek) -- designed for underpass-wary species such as wolves, cougars, and Ball Radium (132 km Rundle bears. These overpasses are strictly for wildlife; they are off-limits to humans. from Banff, 130 km from Lake Louise) Bourgeau BOW 1 Brewster Arrive early - campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Egypt L. 6 Canmore FRONTCOUNTRY CAMPSITES Sunshine RIVER FULL ELEC FLUSH DRY SANI DIS INTERP Creek BANFF OPEN DATES # SITES H-U ONLY TOIL TOIL SHOW DUMP ACC PROG FEE* Citadel Spray Peak to Calgary 1 Tunnel Mt. Village I May 8 - Oct. 5 622 yes yes yes yes yes $16.00 The Three MOUNT Sisters (128 km A Cooperating Association ASSINIBOINE from Banff) 2 Tunnel Mt. Village II Year Round 189 all yes yes yes yes $19.00 with Parks Canada PROVINCIAL KANANASKIS River 3 Tunnel Mt. Trailer Court May 8 - Oct. 5 322 all yes yes yes yes yes PARK Allenby COUNTRY $22.00 Pass 4 Two Jack Main May 15 - Sep. 8 381 yes yes $13.00 PHONE NUMBERS Lake 5 Two Jack Lakeside May 15 - Sep. 21 80 yes yes yes $16.00 BANFF area code (403) 6 Johnson Canyon June 19 - Sep. 1 140 yes yes yes yes $16.00 Spray EMERGENCY NUMBERS 7 Castle Mountain May 15 - Sep. 8 44 yes $13.00 Marvel L. Ambulance/Fire 762-2000 8 Protection Mountain June 26 - Sep.13 89 yes yes $13.00 R.C.M.Police 762-2226 9 Lake Louis Trailer Year Round 189 all yes yes yes $18.00 WARDENS (24hr) 762-4506 Lake Louise Tent 10 May 15 - Oct. 4 220 yes yes yes $14.00 OTHER NUMBERS Spray Burstall Pass Pass 11 Mosquito Creek Year Round 32 yes $10.00 Banff Information Centre 762-1550 PETER LOUGHEED 12 Waterfowl Lakes June 12 - Sep. 20 116 yes yes $13.00 Banff Park Administration 762-1500 PROV. Warden Office (non-emergency) 762-1470 PARK 13 Rampart Creek June 19 - Sep. 6 50 yes $10.00 Palliser Pass Key: FULL H-U = full hook-up • ELEC = electricity • SHOW = showers • DIS ACC = disabled access INTERP PROG = interpretation program • *There is an additional $4 fee for firewood.