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Jasper National Park

Description: Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² (4200 mi²). It is ... more

Jasper National Park ... located in the province of Alberta, to the north of Banff National Park and west of the city of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and, of course, mountains. Wildlife in the park include elk, moose, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, grizzly bear, black bear, beaver, Rocky Mountain pika, hoary marmot and caribou.

Newest Review: ... vehicle which takes you onto the glacier where you can actually get out and walk on the ice - it's amazing. On to Jasper, a pleasant small town with a helpful and informative tourist information office. Jasper has lots of companies offering trips and activities, we opted to use a booking agent based in the cinema on the main street and were very happy with our choices. We went on a very ... more

... enjoyable rafting trip for wimps (more exhilerating options were available) where we got to see nesting bald eagles as well as white water), and we also chose a nature walk. It has to be said that the nature was a bit thin on the ground (we had better ...more

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Jasper, in the Jasper National Park (323 words)
by - written on 17/01/09 (Very useful, 14 readings)
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We drove up the Icefields Parkway from Banff, and I was glad that we were in a motorhome, rather than one of the surprising number of cyclists that we passed. The Icefields Parkway, as its name suggests takes you past several glaciers as you travel along the Rockies, and the information centre is well worth stopping at. Here you can board a specially constructed vehicle which takes you onto the glacier where you can actually get out and walk on the ice - it's amazing. On to Jasper, a pleasant small town with a helpful and informative tourist information office. Jasper has lots of companies offering trips and activities, we opted to use a booking agent based ... Read the complete review

Jasper and Jasper Park Lodge (1748 words)
by - written on 04/09/02 (Useful, 261 readings)
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Jasper is often the first stop on a Rockies trip, a lot of people coming off the trains from Vancouver - the tourist orientated Rocky Mountaineer or the legendary transcontinental train The Canadian. The location of Jasper is magnificent with mountains looming all around, and a quaint couple of main streets which more or less are the main focus of the town. There are a few shops, and increasing numbers of restaurants, a lot catering for the tourist crowd. A short distance out of town are a multitude of lakes, all turquoise green beauties, my favourite being Pyramid Lake with the stunning backdrop of Pyramid Mountain. A lot of people make the ... Read the complete review