September camping-Banff and Jasper
We are visiting Glacier in early Sept. Original plan was to go on to west coast. Now, needing to shorten things up a bit, the thought is to head north to Banff and Jasper. Will we need reservat...
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Call a day or so ahead maybe to double check the CG's before arriving if you can, when you have a better idea of your arrival in the areas, but second week September (not long weekends though!!!) you should be fine as everyone is back into work and school mode after summer hols have been taken.
Check out the recent latest posts on their trip through the Rockies of www.Roadslesstraveled.us Emily and Mark Fagan do an absolutely awesome job with photos and write ups you'll find very useful following their Glacier trip up into Kootney and on to Banff/Jasper etc. Just a FYI.
We love spending time in the Rockies whether it be winter, summer, spring or fall being on our doorstep and we tend to wing it, but equally we will boondock happily if necessary. Tunnel Mountain isn't anything flash but we've typically found a spot with elec hook up there for access to Banff. Lake Louise CG can be noisy with the trains going right past besides you several times during the day/night. Brewsters has parking for O/N dry camping if you are stuck where the big cats go out to the receding rapidly glacier. Canmore just east outside of Banff typically has plenty available especially if school is back in and you are not arriving on a Friday or Saturday! Peter Lougheed and Kananaskis country both nearby are also wonderful places (Spray Lakes!) to stay.
Hope some of this might be of interest to you :) Also www.GonewiththeWynns.com came through on their trip to Alaska last summer and have great write ups and how awed they were in Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper etc = worth reading up albeit they are now sailboat bound for their next life phase.
Enjoy, slow down and breath - we locals know how blessed we are to have all this on our doorsteps.
FTW.
Check out the recent latest posts on their trip through the Rockies of www.Roadslesstraveled.us Emily and Mark Fagan do an absolutely awesome job with photos and write ups you'll find very useful following their Glacier trip up into Kootney and on to Banff/Jasper etc. Just a FYI.
We love spending time in the Rockies whether it be winter, summer, spring or fall being on our doorstep and we tend to wing it, but equally we will boondock happily if necessary. Tunnel Mountain isn't anything flash but we've typically found a spot with elec hook up there for access to Banff. Lake Louise CG can be noisy with the trains going right past besides you several times during the day/night. Brewsters has parking for O/N dry camping if you are stuck where the big cats go out to the receding rapidly glacier. Canmore just east outside of Banff typically has plenty available especially if school is back in and you are not arriving on a Friday or Saturday! Peter Lougheed and Kananaskis country both nearby are also wonderful places (Spray Lakes!) to stay.
Hope some of this might be of interest to you :) Also www.GonewiththeWynns.com came through on their trip to Alaska last summer and have great write ups and how awed they were in Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper etc = worth reading up albeit they are now sailboat bound for their next life phase.
Enjoy, slow down and breath - we locals know how blessed we are to have all this on our doorsteps.
FTW.
