Hello General question How important is it to have park passes for Alberta and British Columbia? Our group is taking a little trip out west soon and will be stopping for the odd hike here and there or dinner north of Banff Thanks in advance Barry
Not sure about Alberta. But here my closest BC Park only charges $5 per day for parking. I go there every day with the dogs. So I'm getting a season pass for $25. Not sure about other BC parks. The one near me starts charging on the 23rd of this month. Currently free.
Banff national park should now be free as of June 20th. All national parks will be free. No pass required.
Good day Barry, Just a heads up that the town of Banff and Canmore could be extremely busy and so plan accordingly. I was just there about 2 weeks ago and it was complete chaos... we promptly left (drove in and out as fast as we could), as it was simply too overwhelming and continued onwards to BC (Radium Hot Springs)... which was much more to our liking along with being much less commercialized. Cheers, Sam
Thanks Sam We have a few drives planned out of the area so should be livable. Looking at the weather though there should be no crowds. High of 8, up to 75mm or 3” of rain, possible snow, low of zero! Nice weather now, nice weather after we leave. Fingers crossed. The forecast is correct less than 50% of the time Cheers Barry
Sadly this is the case for much of the area now. I grew up in Calgary so trips to Banff/Lake Louise were done frequently, and every year it just got busier and busier to the point that we stopped going. Lots of other places to explore, Kananaskis Country etc. BC Kootenays offer alot of wonder in small towns as well. Enjoy the drive and scenery
