The Canadian Rockies

Places

Seven parks, from the Bow Valley to the Atlantic coast. Each one keeps its own light, its own season, and its own way of being travelled.

The parks

01 · ALBERTA, CANADA

Banff

The Crown Jewel of the Rockies

1,884 m (6,181 ft)

Canada’s first national park is the Canadian Rockies most travellers imagine before they arrive: turquoise glacial lakes, dramatic mountain peaks, waterfalls, wildlife and some of the country’s most celebrated alpine scenery.

02 · BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Yoho

Where the Rockies Reveal Their Wild Side

1,301 m (4,268 ft)

Across the Continental Divide lies Yoho, a landscape shaped by immense waterfalls, ancient rock and emerald waters.

03 · ALBERTA, CANADA

Jasper

Wilder. Vaster. Untamed.

1,060 m (3,478 ft)

Jasper unfolds on a grander scale — immense valleys, ancient glaciers and seemingly endless wilderness.

04 · ALBERTA, CANADA

Waterton

Where Mountains Meet the Prairies

1,274 m (4,180 ft)

Where the Canadian Rockies rise abruptly from open prairie, Waterton offers a landscape unlike anywhere else.

05 · BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Kootenay

Canyons, Springs & Eternal Rivers

1,164 m (3,819 ft)

Kootenay National Park is a land of remarkable extremes. Within its boundaries you can walk through an icy glacial canyon with walls of polished marble, then soak in naturally heated mineral springs just a short drive away.

06 · BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Glacier

A World of Ancient Ice and Peaks

1,310 m (4,298 ft)

Glacier National Park is a dramatic realm of towering peaks, dense ancient rainforest, and over 400 glaciers that cling to its rugged mountainsides in the Columbia Mountains of British Columbia.

07 · NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR, CANADA

Gros Morne

Where Fjords Meet the Ocean

806 m (2,644 ft)

Gros Morne National Park is a geological masterpiece on the rugged western coast of Newfoundland.