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.