Canada

Overview — Daily Itinerary — Places to Stay

Overview

A summer trip to Canada’s Rocky Mountains area. Starting and ending in Edmonton, we drove along the Icefields Parkway and visited Jasper, Banff, Yoho, Glacier, Mount Revelstoke and Elk Island national parks.

Google Map Itinerary.

eBird trip report.

Daily Itinerary

Fri, August 12 — Arrival in Edmonton

• Fly to Edmonton

Stay: Best Western Plus Edmonton Airport

Sat, August 13 — Jasper National Park

• Drive to Jasper National Park (4 hours)
• Jasper National Park
  • Pyramid Lake
  • Edith Cavell

Stay: Chateau Jasper

Sun, August 14 — Jasper National Park

• Jasper National Park
  • Valley of the Five Lakes
  • 1:45pm: Maligne Lake Cruise

Stay: Chateau Jasper

Mon, August 15 — Icefields Parkway

• Drive to Banff National Park via Icefields Parkway
  • Athabasca Falls
  • Sunwapta Falls
  • 10:15am: Columbia Icefield Tour
  • Peyto Lake

Stay: Winston Lodge

Tue, August 16 — Yoho National Park

• Yoho National Park
  • Emerald Lake Trail
  • Natural Bridge
  • Spiral Tunnels
  • Wapta Falls

Stay: Winston Lodge

Wed, August 17 — Glacier & Mount Revelstoke

• Drive to Mount Revelstoke National Park (2 hours)
• Glacier National Park
  • Rogers Pass Discovery Centre
  • Hemlock Grove Boardwalk
  • Glacier House
• Mount Revelstoke National Park
  • Giant Cedars
  • Skunk Cabbage Boardwalks
  • Meadows in the Sky Parkway

Stay: Boulder Mountain Resort

Thu, August 18 — Banff National Park

• Drive to Banff National Park (3 hours)
• Banff National Park
  • 11:00am: Shuttle at 1 Whitehorn Rd, Lake Louise, AB T0L 1E0, Canada
  • Lake Louise
  • Moraine Lake

Stay: Tunnel Mountain Resort

Fri, August 19 — Banff Town

• Banff National Park
  • 8:50am–10:30am: Banff Gondola
  • Birding at Fenland Trail
  • Bow Fall
  • Cascades Garden
  • Surprise Corner
  • Hoodoos Viewpoint
  • Vermilion Lakes
  • Cave and Basin National Historic Site

Stay: Tunnel Mountain Resort

Sat, August 20 — Elk Island

• Drive to Edmonton (4 hours)
• Elk Island National Park
  • Elk Island Parkway
  • Bison Loop Road
  • Astotin Lake
  • Lakeview Trail
  • Shoreline Trail

Stay: Wyndham Garden Edmonton Airport

Sun, August 21 — Return to Pittsburgh

• Fly back to Pittsburgh

Places to Stay

• August 12: Best Western Plus Edmonton Airport
• August 13–14: Chateau Jasper
• August 15–16: Winston Lodge
• August 17: Boulder Mountain Resort
• August 18–19: Tunnel Mountain Resort
• August 20: Wyndham Garden Edmonton Airport