Banff/Lake Louise/Jasper
It's time for me to start bugging you kind folks again. The DW and I plan to try for Alaska this summer, and hope to spend some time in the Banff to Jasper area on the way. It's hard to narrow down th...
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cruiserjs wrote:agesilaus wrote:
We were there in July and the road between Banff and LL is a 4 lane highway and had minimal traffic. Once you get to the LL parking lot you'll hit the traffic jam. The roads close to LL are busy but were not blocked with traffic before then. But on the other hand the overflow camping area, which is on the side of that 4 lane road, was just about empty when we were there and someone reported it as being full above. That might depend on the time of week and it might fill up later in the day. From the distance it just looked like a parking lot to me.
Sorry but you ( and most other posters here) missed the best. Highway 1A (Bow River Parkway) is by far the most scenic way (and the best chances to see wildlife) between Banff and lake Louise.
Oh well - that leaves less traffic for those of us who use it!!
Thanks.
ex Banff N.P. Park Warden
We will definitely drive Highway 1A, but probably not every trip to LL.
