#Jasper jeep festival 2017 free#
We opted for the free activity known as hiking and hit the trails along the parkway.īoth trails we completed were recommended by a Visitor’s Center employee, and after hiking them, we’d highly recommend them as well. If you spend some time on the parkway, we’d recommend budgeting for some of these more touristy activities, although there’s plenty of free ways to explore the area as well. Our first stop was the Icefields Parkway Visitor’s Center, where we quickly learned that glacier tours, the famous skywalk, and an ATV ride onto the ice were far outside our traveler’s budget. Activities on the Icefields Parkway can take a day or two on their own, so we decided to explore the area on our way up to Jasper.
Once you cross the border from Banff National Park to Jasper (about one hour north of where we were camping), Highway 93 then becomes known as “The Icefields Parkway,” aptly named thanks to the hundreds of glaciers that surround the road and valley. The next morning, we said a very sad goodbye to our campsite and headed further north toward Jasper. Since most of our road trip has been spent house-sitting or camping, the hotel was a relaxing and luxurious way to spend our first anniversary. Our anniversary fell on a Sunday so that Friday we headed (way) south of Jasper to a hot springs hotel to celebrate. With a variety of restaurants, shops, and hotels located downtown, visitors to the National Park make the town of Jasper their gateway to the many outdoor activities that the park offers.ĭerrick and I headed to Jasper on the weekend of our first wedding anniversary, which made our visit to the park that much more special. In our Banff Trip Report, we briefly discussed our surprise when we discovered various towns located in Canada’s National Parks. The two famous parks border one another with many of their touristy spots located along the highway that connects them. Jasper is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies and is located to the north of Banff National Park in the province of Alberta.
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