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Btbw123's avatar
Btbw123
Explorer
Jan 21, 2018

5th wheel access on Icefields Parkway

We are planning a trip with our 5th wheel trailer and Freightliner medium sized truck(FL60). We have reservations at Jasper and Lake Louise campgrounds in September 2018. We wanted to drive our rig from Jasper to Lake Louise on Hwlighway 93 (Icefield Parkway). Our truck weighs 6 tons and then weight of 35’ 5th wheel. We routed our trip on Good Sam Tripplanner and it routed us 400 plus miles into Alberta. So started to wonder why it didn’t route us down Highway 93. Is our truck and trailer too big to go down this road? Is it legal to drive this highway with a large truck/trailer? We don’t want to drive 400 plus miles to get to Lake Louise but also don’t want to be on highway that is not acceptable for our rig. Please advise.
  • rag-ftw's avatar
    rag-ftw
    Explorer
    Jan 21, 2018
    You will have more trouble maneuvering around the roads in Jasper and especially Lake Louise and Banff during September. We found the parking lots at Lake Louise had ample parking areas allocated for RVs but they were all filled with automobiles!

    Your rig should have no problems on the Ice Fields Parkway as all the animal crossing overpasses have 15' of road clearance.
  • pianotuna's avatar
    pianotuna
    Nomad III
    Jan 21, 2018
    Hi,

    I've driven that road with a 27 foot RV weighing 7 tons. No problems.

    Be sure to make time to do the ice field tour.
  • explorenorth's avatar
    explorenorth
    Explorer
    Jan 21, 2018
    You can take your rig down the Icefields Parkway - only commercial traffic is banned.

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