HI Athabasca Falls Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park
This hostel in the woods 1km down the Icefields Parkway from Athabasca Falls welcomes guests with a big alpine-style kitchen–sitting area, heated dorms in…
Must-see hotels in Banff & Jasper National Parks
Banff Town
Near the top of Tunnel Mountain, Banff's HI hostel is well away from the madness of Banff Ave. The classic mountain-lodge style buildings offer spick-and…
Jasper National Park
With 51 sites (35 reservable), Banff's northernmost campground is primitive, but makes a handy stopover along the Icefields Parkway. Mountain views are…
Sunwapta Falls Rocky Mountain Lodge
Jasper National Park
A welcome Icefields rest stop 53km south of Jasper Town, Sunwapta offers a comfortable mix of suites and lodge rooms, each with a fireplace or wood…
Banff & Jasper National Parks
This subsidized cabin complex is specially designed for visitors with disabilities, with fully accessible one- to three-bedroom cabins and 20km of trails…
Banff Town
The 1960s-vintage Bow View is older than most of the log inns lining Banff Ave, but neat and tidy all the same. The location is great, steps from downtown…
Jasper National Park
With lake access, these rustic first-come, first-served sites are fairly popular. Sites 32, 33 and 35 are right next to the water, and the remaining 32…
Jasper National Park
Tucked under Mt Hector in a wooded creekside setting, this primitive 32-site campground has no facilities beyond pit toilets and drinking water – but it’s…
Banff & Jasper National Parks
Just below Lower Kananaskis Lake is this first-come, first-served 50-site campground. Loop B is the most open, with sweeping mountain views and a kids'…
Banff Town
Yes, it’s a bit old-fashioned, but this motel complex on Banff Ave has some of the most consistent rates in town. Cheaper rooms are dowdy, so better to…
Banff Town
Three hectares of private forested grounds make this lodge on Tunnel Mountain one of Banff’s most pleasant mountain retreats. Rooms have plush rustic…
Banff National Park
This small campground has only 43 first-come, first-served sites, handily placed among pine forest near the Castle Mountain store. It’s beautifully…
Jasper National Park
Located at Jasper National Park’s southern tip on the Icefields Pkwy beside the Wilcox Pass trailhead, this woodsy campground offers 46 first-come, first…
Banff & Jasper National Parks
With more than 160 reservable sites, this campground offers privacy, lots of forest cover and good facilities, including a small camp store and an ice…
Jasper National Park
Across from its towering namesake, this often overlooked campground offers 42 sheltered sites on a first-come, first-served basis. Facilities are limited…
Parks Canada Campground Reservation Service
Banff Town
Reserve your Banff National Park campgrounds here. Most campgrounds offer reservations from June to September.
Banff Town
Half hostel, half budget hotel, this YWCA facility has an unbeatable location along the Bow River directly opposite downtown Banff, plus your overnight…
HI Beauty Creek Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park
As basic as it gets, with two small bunkrooms, a propane-powered communal kitchen and a teensy front-porch common room, Beauty Creek compensates for its…
Banff National Park
Right next door to the Castle Mountain store, these log chalets are plain inside but offer a surprising number of mod-cons, including DVD players,…
Banff Town
It's dated-looking and 4km outside town, but this half-hotel, half-time-share remains a bargain by Banff standards. Rooms range from motel-style units to…
Banff National Park
Set in a quiet glade near Baker Creek, this cabin complex has a choice of single-story chalets, deluxe twin-level loft cabins, or suites inside the main…
Lake Louise
Constructed in 1922 on a high mountain saddle (2926m), this classic stone hut administered by the Alpine Club of Canada sleeps 24 and is perched atop a…
Banff Town
It lacks the wow factor of Banff’s top-end hotels, but you can sometimes get decent deals at this spot on Banff Ave. Avoid the claustrophobic windowless…
Castle Mountain Wilderness Hostel
Banff National Park
With solar electricity, showers and flush toilets, this backcountry cabin has more amenities than your average 'wilderness hostel.' It offers a simple…
Banff Town
If the adjacent Two Jack Lakeside campground is full, Two Jack’s main campground 11km northeast of town is a very pleasant fallback. The 380 pitches, all…
Banff National Park
Mainly used by RVs, this rather exposed collection of 45 first-come, first-served sites surrounds a parking loop with no shade. The minimal facilities are…
Jasper National Park
The park’s smallest campground has 25 first-come, first-served sites. Unserviced and with no electricity or dump station, it sits near a rushing creek and…
Lake Louise
Perched at 2955 m (9700 ft), high above Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, this ACC hut is the highest habitable structure in Canada, with the…
Jasper National Park
A basic hut on the Wapta Traverse hike between Bow Lake and Peyto Lake. Sleeps 30.
Lake Louise
While this large, sprawling resort near the village is feeling rather dated, it nonetheless offers an indoor pool, three restaurants, a ski waxing and…
Protection Mountain Campground
Banff National Park
This basic campground along the Bow Valley Pkwy between Castle Mountain and Lake Louise has 72 first-come, first-served sites, but with no hookups or…
Banff Town
A marginal drop in price and quality on the upper reaches of Banff Ave lands you in Irwin's, where the rooms are clean and comfortable (but nothing fancy)…
Jasper National Park
This dull motel is one of only a handful of accommodations options on the Icefields Pkwy. The bog-standard units are arranged around a central courtyard,…
Jasper National Park
This is the northernmost hut on the Wapta Icefield, allowing adventurers to complete the so-called Wapta Traverse. Sleeps 18 in summer and 16 in winter.
Banff National Park
Little more than a tin shack, this ACC hut sleeps six and is located halfway up Castle Mountain. It’s mainly used by rock climbers.
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