Canadian Rockies summer 2020

[rvshrinker]

Hi all

Thinking ahead about a 2-3 week trip through the Canadian Rockies. We are interested in serious hiking as well as the usual sights. We might throw in a backpack of up to three nights if the situation is right.

What is a good resource for starting to plan? Where to go, where to stay? Cost of fuel, and legalities of driving in Canada and crossing the border?

We are coming from the Pacific Northwest so Google maps is saying it's thirteen hours to Calgary, just as a point of reference.

[romore]

This is a good time to plan and get your reservations made. Entering Canada is as easy as stopping at the booth, showing your passport and answering a few questions unless you have a criminal record. Leave firearms at home. Gas prices 18 months from now? Who knows? BTW, the speed limit of 120 is kilometers per hour not miles.:B

[Powder_pig]

You could start by looking up campgrounds on the Canadian National Parks website. National Parks you could explore during your trip if starting in the PNW would be Waterton (hiking seriously effected by wildfires last year), Kootenay (the Rockwall is an excellent backpack which goes over several high passes above the tree line), Banff (busy but some nice hiking), Yoho (in my opinion the best day hiking National Park), Glacier (smaller, hikes are more demanding due to steep trails), and Jasper. Many nice hikes along the Icefields Parkway between Lake Louise and Jasper.

AN additional couple of hiking destinations would be Assiniboine Provincial Park and both Height of the Rockies and Top of the World provincial parks. The Top of the world is easier to access though it is possible to helicopter in to Assiniboine if you don't have time for the full day hike in.

You can PM me if you want more hiking information.