Banff Kiosk

Banff has also built a reputation as a popular weekend retreat destination during the warm months. In summer, walk along the park's many nature trails, hike into the backcountry or climb peaks made famous by earlier tourist-explorers. Other activities include: Golf Camping Glacier touring Boat tours River rafting Horseback riding Cycling And fishin... g More leisurely pursuits include visiting National Historical Sites, enjoying the Banff Centre for the Arts, touring museums with various themes, riding sightseeing gondolas, and bathing at the Banff Upper Hot Springs. The national park, in which the town of Banff and hamlet of Lake Louise resides, is a year-round playground, offering opportunities for mountain camping, bathing in natural hot springs, hiking excursions and wildlife viewing. In addition, there are hundreds of miles of mountain trails that can be explored on foot or skis, by canoe, raft, bus or car. Banff National Park is huge! Banff National Park was Canada's first national park, and is the third oldest in the world, established in 1885. It encompasses 2,564 square miles (6,641 square km) of land and is one of four adjoining mountain parks comprising more than 7,813 square miles (20,235 square km) of spectacular Canadian Rocky Mountain landscape. Banff National Park is a year round playground in the Canadian wilderness. It is managed by Parks Canada, part of the federal department of Canadian Heritage. The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is a United Nations designation which includes Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho national parks, plus adjacent B.C. provincial parks: Hamber, Mount Robson and Mount Assiniboine. This area helps protect over 7,700 sq. miles (20,000 sq. km) of the Rocky Mountains. There are seven National Historic Sites within Banff National Park; Skoki Lodge, Abbot Pass Hut, Howse Pass, Cave & Basin, Banff Park Museum, Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, and the Cosmic Ray Station on Sanson Peak. Banff National Park is a 90- minute drive west of Calgary in the province of ...Read More