More questions about the Canadian Rockies
Hello everyone and thank you in advance for your help, Here are some questions: 1. We would like to arrive in Jasper NP on Tuesday September 3rd, just after the US Labor Day holiday and leave Se...
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1 Labour Day is also a holiday in Canada. We just spell it different.;)
It will be quieter than the peak period but still can be quite busy, particularly if the weather is decent. This year was cool and wet.
Jasper will be an issue with Whistlers closed. As others have said you might consider Mount Robson or Hinton.
Larch trees turn colour in Sept and this can draw a lot of people to the Lake Louise area, particularly on a nice weekend.
2 Taking highway 1 to 5 leaves 2 options. Hope or Kamloops. Taking highway 5 from Hope takes you over the Coquihalla which BarabooBob described. Continuing on #1 to Kamloops avoids the big hills and adds at least 90 minutes (by car). It is not the road the
Coquihalla is, has more bends as it follows the Fraser Canyon, but is still a decent highway.
As others have said Highway 5 is less scenic overall but does make a significant time and mileage difference.
3 & 4 Jasper and Banff campground information is attached. Restricted generator hours are on the Jasper website.
If you want to stay between Jasper and Lake Louise you have can park at the Icefields parking lot or possibly you could exit the Parks on highway 11 and stay at the David Thompson Resort
I said possibly because I don't know their closing date.
It will be quieter than the peak period but still can be quite busy, particularly if the weather is decent. This year was cool and wet.
Jasper will be an issue with Whistlers closed. As others have said you might consider Mount Robson or Hinton.
Larch trees turn colour in Sept and this can draw a lot of people to the Lake Louise area, particularly on a nice weekend.
2 Taking highway 1 to 5 leaves 2 options. Hope or Kamloops. Taking highway 5 from Hope takes you over the Coquihalla which BarabooBob described. Continuing on #1 to Kamloops avoids the big hills and adds at least 90 minutes (by car). It is not the road the
Coquihalla is, has more bends as it follows the Fraser Canyon, but is still a decent highway.
As others have said Highway 5 is less scenic overall but does make a significant time and mileage difference.
3 & 4 Jasper and Banff campground information is attached. Restricted generator hours are on the Jasper website.
If you want to stay between Jasper and Lake Louise you have can park at the Icefields parking lot or possibly you could exit the Parks on highway 11 and stay at the David Thompson Resort
I said possibly because I don't know their closing date.
