Banff National park this summer?

Unfortunately, we'll be there right over the Canada Day and the US 4th of July holiday. It's when we could make it work. We already have reservations for Johnston Canyon CG in Banff and Wapiti in Jasper. Having seen many of the popular "main" attractions, we'll be focusing on taking trails that are less well know. But think of it this way. In the summer, every camping spot is probably taken every day in a "normal" year, as is every motel room. There may be a lot of early reservation activity this year, but except for the non-reservable sites, there's not many places for people to stay. So they'll have to find someplace outside the park and drive in every day.

So just how early do you think the non-resevable sites fill before July 1? Can you imagine heading into the park on Friday, June 30th and hoping to find a spot that weekend?