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Banff National Park (Canada)

Description: Country: Canada / World Region: North America / Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in ... more

Banff National Park (Canada) ... 1885, in the Canadian Rockies. The park is located 120 kilometres (80 mi) west of Calgary in the province of Alberta. The Icefields Parkway extends from Lake Louise, connecting to Jasper National Park in the north. Provincial forests and Yoho National Park are neighbours to the west, while Kootenay National Park is located to the south and Kananaskis Country to the southeast. The main commercial centre of the park is the town of Banff, in the Bow River valley.

Newest Review: ... is certainly a relatively touristy town, but these things are purely relative, and there is plenty of wilderness all around. Parking for motorhomes in the town itself is a bit tricky but there is ample space on the edge of town, with just a short walk to the friendly and informative tourist information centre, who were happy to give advice about local facilities and sell us some bells to ... more

... warn the bears that we were around. Banff made a great introduction to the Rockies for us, we could get a feel for the area, do some stocking up and browse round the fairly extensive range of shops. Due to its situation it's probably quite hard to t...more

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Banff National Park (Canada): The town of Banff in Banff National Park (171 words)
by - written on 17/01/09 (Useful, 13 readings)
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Banff National Park is easily accessed from Calgary, and we visited in a motorhome as part of a holiday touring the Rockies and British Columbia. The town of Banff is certainly a relatively touristy town, but these things are purely relative, and there is plenty of wilderness all around. Parking for motorhomes in the town itself is a bit tricky but there is ample space on the edge of town, with just a short walk to the friendly and informative tourist information centre, who were happy to give advice about local facilities and sell us some bells to warn the bears that we were around. Banff made a great introduction to the Rockies for us, we ... Read the complete review

Banff and Banff Springs Hotel (1339 words)
by - written on 03/09/02 (Very useful, 609 readings)
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I have visited Banff National Park on two occasions in the past few years, and it is a trip I highly recommend. Get yourself a hire car from Edmonton or Calgary and do the trip between Jasper and Banff - it is fantastic. Both parks have plenty to do, and is really an independent traveller's dream. Banff National Park is possibly the more tourist friendly of the two, Banff town actually being quite large compared to Jasper which is fairly compact. In Banff National Park, is the famous Lake Louise with nearly as famous Chateau Hotel (please see my review of that). This is picture postcard perfect, and as such suffers from hoards and hoards of tourists, most of ... Read the complete review

Banff National Park (Canada): Banff National Park - A Drivers Paradise (404 words)
by - written on 30/03/01 (Very useful, 173 readings)
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Have you ever liked the idea of putting on the sunglasses jumping into the convertible and driving for miles in the hot summer sun surrounded by some of the most stunning scenery in the World? Yes? then Banff National Park is for you, read on! Banff is usually associated with skiing and winter holidays, people sometimes overlook the fact that Banff also serves as a fantastic summer destination. There is only one way to explore this wonderful part of the world and that is by car (preferably open top). The roads are long straight and quiet so much so that driving actually becomes an enjoyable experience. There are many points of ... Read the complete review