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TenOC
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Jul 08, 2017

Revelstoke NP Camping?? How long

Is Revelstoke Park worth more than a few hours for lunch on our way to Jasper and Lake Louise?

We are think about dropping the trailer and driving part of the park since I do not think we want to pull the trailer in the park.
  • Drive up Mount Revelstoke into maountain alpine

    http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/revelstoke
  • I thought the dam tour just north of town was pretty cool and cheap, also the museum in town is good imo. There's a KOA in town that we've stayed at or Blanket creek to the south and another campground a bit north of Revy. Definitly need to drop the trailer to drive up to the park, a few lookouts on the way up.

    IMO I don't think you'd do it all in just a stop during the day, may be better to stay a night.
  • The campground by Lake Revelstoke is beautiful. We didn't stay there last fall but we wish we had. The drive in Revelstoke National Park is very scenic but I don't recall a campground in the park.
  • Some years ago we passed through in early June. We came from the south (Nakusp hot springs), spent a night at a prov. park south of town (Rabbit Blanket?). Then drove into town and bought a park pass, and did some grocery shopping. Then drove up the mountain as far as snow would allow. (this was in an suv so the mountain road was not problem).

    Then back to town, and north to another Prov. park on a Columbia River reservoir. I don't think there was any car camping in Revelstoke NP itself. There's a private campground off of Hwy1 with a hot springs, but I was told is was pricey for what it offered.

    The next day we had breakfast in town, and headed east on Hwy 1, stopping at all the day hikes along the way to Rogers Pass. We got to the pass in time to share our lunch (not) with the ground squirrels.

    Then nonstop to Yoho NP. Kickinghorse campground was full (except for the overflow), so we drove on to Lake Louise and got a spot in in the fenced in car camping area.

    On a later trip we visited Yoho from the Banff side, and stayed in the Kickinghorse overflow, and were happy with the time. There's a enough hiking there. And if your RV or tow/toad is small enough the drive to Takakkaw Falls is well worth the time. This has the only true switch backs on a paved road that I've seen (vehicles longer than 7m have to back up the middle leg).