The town of Banff in Banff National Park (Banff National Park)

Member Name: misswilmotsghost

Product:	Banff National Park
Date:	17/01/09 (12 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: friendly, accessible, beautiful scenery

Disadvantages: the town can be quite busy

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 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 travel through Banff National Park without passing Banff, but it's well worth stopping for a look around.

Summary: well worth stopping for a look