Trip to Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper: advice?
We are planning a trip to Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper traveling from the Northwest USA. Looking for the best time to visit and places to stay. It also sounds like it would be best to get a an...
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Our Class C is 27 feet and we have not had a problem finding parking or getting around with it in the Rockies. There is an RV only parking lot in Banff that may not be big enough for a big rig but is plenty big enough for us. We travel without a toad and manage just fine. We live on Vancouver Island and are well aware of the costs of BC ferries.
It is possible to walk from the campground in the Village at Lake Louise to the Lake, but it is a couple miles and quite a change in elevation. You would be exhausted by the time you get to the hotel if you plan to walk up the hill. But you may be in phenomenal physical shape and be up to the hike up from the village.
Electric heat can be nice, but we have tent camped in Banff and been plenty warm enough. We have never needed to run the heat when RVing there. But it can get cold at any time of year. We prefer to have a camp fire.
There is a tour bus company in Banff http://www.banfftours.com/banff-activities-and-tours/summer/Banff%20Tours that operates tours to many of the sights you will want to see.
On your trip down to the BC Coast, try to either stay on the Tans Canada Highway (TCH) through the Fraser Canyon for the spectacular scenery or for the road less travelled take Highway 99 from Lillooet to Pemberton and down through Whistler.
Or when you leave Jasper, you can head West to Prince George and come down Highway 97 through Cariboo Country and stop at places like Barkerville a Provincial Park that was a gold mining town. The centre of the BC Gold Rush.
You will have a great trip.
It is possible to walk from the campground in the Village at Lake Louise to the Lake, but it is a couple miles and quite a change in elevation. You would be exhausted by the time you get to the hotel if you plan to walk up the hill. But you may be in phenomenal physical shape and be up to the hike up from the village.
Electric heat can be nice, but we have tent camped in Banff and been plenty warm enough. We have never needed to run the heat when RVing there. But it can get cold at any time of year. We prefer to have a camp fire.
There is a tour bus company in Banff http://www.banfftours.com/banff-activities-and-tours/summer/Banff%20Tours that operates tours to many of the sights you will want to see.
On your trip down to the BC Coast, try to either stay on the Tans Canada Highway (TCH) through the Fraser Canyon for the spectacular scenery or for the road less travelled take Highway 99 from Lillooet to Pemberton and down through Whistler.
Or when you leave Jasper, you can head West to Prince George and come down Highway 97 through Cariboo Country and stop at places like Barkerville a Provincial Park that was a gold mining town. The centre of the BC Gold Rush.
You will have a great trip.
