Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Pyramid Lake featuring snow and mountains
Banff National Park which includes kayaking or canoeing, a sandy beach and mountains
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Jasper National Park featuring a river or creek and forests

Where to stay in Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Banff showing night scenes and street scenes

Downtown District

If you're spending some time in Downtown District, Bow River and Banff Legacy Trail are top sights worth seeing.

Downtown District
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Uptown District

While Uptown District isn't home to many top sights, Tunnel Mountain and Victoria Glacier are some notable places to visit nearby.

Uptown District
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Town Centre

5/5(2 area reviews)

While visiting Town Centre, you might make a stop by sights like Art Country Canada Canmore Gallery and Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre.

Town Centre
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Tunnel Mountain District

If you're spending some time in Tunnel Mountain District, Surprise Corner and Tunnel Mountain Trail are top sights worth seeing.

Tunnel Mountain District
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Banff Centre District

While visiting Banff Centre District, you might make a stop by sights like Bow River and Walter Phillips Gallery.

Banff Centre District
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Three Sisters Mountain Village

If you're spending some time in Three Sisters Mountain Village, Stewart Creek Golf Club and Bow River are top sights worth seeing.

Three Sisters Mountain Village
Canmore Inn & Suites

Canmore Inn & Suites

2.5 out of 5
1402 Bow Valley Trail, Canmore, AB
The price is £208 per night from 27 Aug to 28 Aug
£208
27 Aug - 28 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Canmore. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the pool and the helpful staff in ...
7.8/10 Good! (2,124 reviews)
"Our room was clean. Staff friendly Motel does have train by it. We slept with ac off and windows open."

Reviewed on 4 Aug 2025

Canmore Inn & Suites
Banff Caribou Lodge and Spa

Banff Caribou Lodge and Spa

3.5 out of 5
521 Banff Ave, Box 1070, Banff, AB
The price is £289 per night from 4 Sept to 5 Sept
£289
4 Sept - 5 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this spa hotel in Banff. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the restaurant and the helpful staff in their reviews. ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (2,750 reviews)
"Good location in Banff. Excellent breakfast menu options even for vegetarian. Only drawback, if u have full size SUV, then it won't fit in their parking garage under the hotel and so u need to find parking space on streets. The same issue for most hotels in Banff - won't fit large full size SUVs. ..."

Reviewed on 2 Aug 2025

Banff Caribou Lodge and Spa
Otter Hotel

Otter Hotel

4 out of 5
1000 600 Banff Ave, Banff, AB
The price is £426 per night from 24 Aug to 25 Aug
£426
24 Aug - 25 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star hotel in Banff. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and 2 hot tubs. Popular attractions Fairmont Banff Springs Bowling Centre and Upper Hot Springs ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (619 reviews)
"Gorgeous hotel. Outdoor sauna and hot tubs such a nice bonus. Personalized coffee for rooms was delightful. Staff very helpful even with an ac unit that didn’t work well. Clean newer hotel. Great restaurant on site and cafe next door. On bus line. A bit far from downtown."

Reviewed on 3 Aug 2025

Otter Hotel
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Hidden Ridge Resort

Hidden Ridge Resort

3.5 out of 5
901 Hidden Ridge Way, Banff, AB
Stay at this aparthotel in Banff. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and 2 hot tubs. Our guests praise the pool and the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (4,520 reviews)
"A bit smaller than I expected, but it was good for our large family."

Reviewed on 3 Aug 2025

Hidden Ridge Resort
Basecamp Resorts Canmore

Basecamp Resorts Canmore

3.5 out of 5
1102 Bow Valley Trail, Canmore, AB
Stay at this 3.5-star condo in Canmore. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a 24-hour front desk and laundry facilities. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,286 reviews)
"Condo was ok, could be cleaner. Had to open windows at night, cause Ac wasnt working great and very loud party outside so got no sleep"

Reviewed on 3 Aug 2025

Basecamp Resorts Canmore
Sundance By Basecamp

Sundance By Basecamp

2.5 out of 5
2 Sundance Rd Hwy 40, Kananaskis, AB
Stay at this campsite in Kananaskis. Enjoy free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular attractions Bronze Chair Ski Lift and ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (271 reviews)
"Great service at the lodge. Accoms were well-appointed, clean and not too close together. The surroundings were beautiful. We were very happy to have chosen Sundance by Basecamp for our time in Kananaskis!"

Reviewed on 2 Aug 2025

Sundance By Basecamp
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Popular places to visit

Banff National Park which includes a lake or waterhole, mountains and railway items

Banff National Park

Banff National Park is one of the most beautiful parts of the Canadian Rocky Mountains with an unspoilt landscape full of soaring mountain peaks, remote waterfalls, mountain lakes, pine-covered slopes and – in summer – alpine meadows full of wildflowers. It truly is one of the most stunning places in the world.

Banff National Park
Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park

5/5(30 reviews)

The dramatic, wild landscapes of Canada’s largest mountain park offer thrilling open-air adventures, hikes among nature and striking scenery.

Jasper National Park
Moraine Lake showing landscape views, mountains and forest scenes

Moraine Lake

4.5/5(35 reviews)

The view of this turquoise lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks has been immortalized on countless postcards and on the back of 20-dollar bills in Canada.

Moraine Lake
Yoho National Park showing a lake or waterhole and a bridge as well as a couple

Yoho National Park

4.5/5(11 reviews)

Find out why this national park is named after a Cree word for awe and wonder when you see its sheer rock walls, waterfalls, deep-blue lakes and wild rivers.

Yoho National Park
Banff Gondola showing a gondola, landscape views and mountains

Banff Gondola

4.5/5(42 reviews)

Ride the gondola from Banff to the top of Sulphur Mountain to enjoy snowy mountain vistas.

Banff Gondola
Lake Louise Mountain Resort which includes snow and snow skiing

Lake Louise Mountain Resort

4.5/5(12 reviews)

Enjoy summer and winter sports at this mountain resort set amid the spectacular natural beauty of Banff National Park. You may even spot a grizzly bear.

Lake Louise Mountain Resort

Cities near Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Banff National Park featuring a lake or waterhole, landscape views and snow

Lake Louise

Canmore

Canmore

Banff

Banff

Jasper

Jasper