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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Check Glacier NP campground availability before you arrive HERE. Also remember that the Going-to-the-Sun Road can close early--Sept. 14 when we tried to drive it a few years ago.
We were in Waterton NP in mid-Sept. and we were one of very few tourists in the park. We followed a herd of bighorn sheep walking right down the middle of the road into town. The historic hotel was already closed for the season, so we didn't get to visit it.
On that trip, we stayed at Johnston Canyon when we were in Banff NP. Had free firewood (needed as it was cold), great hikes to the waterfalls, a rainy visit to Lake Louise, and a weekend bike race in Banff that packed the town. The campgrounds were only filled during the weekends.
We left Johnston Canyon in a snowstorm that turned into a whiteout by the time we reached Bow Lake. We even used a photo of the snow-covered trees and mountains around Bow Lake on our Christmas card that year. The snowstorm ended before Athabasca Falls and Jasper was dry, sunny, and much warmer than Johnston Canyon.
So, you should be prepared for a little of everything during the fall in the Canadian Rockies!
We were in Waterton NP in mid-Sept. and we were one of very few tourists in the park. We followed a herd of bighorn sheep walking right down the middle of the road into town. The historic hotel was already closed for the season, so we didn't get to visit it.
On that trip, we stayed at Johnston Canyon when we were in Banff NP. Had free firewood (needed as it was cold), great hikes to the waterfalls, a rainy visit to Lake Louise, and a weekend bike race in Banff that packed the town. The campgrounds were only filled during the weekends.
We left Johnston Canyon in a snowstorm that turned into a whiteout by the time we reached Bow Lake. We even used a photo of the snow-covered trees and mountains around Bow Lake on our Christmas card that year. The snowstorm ended before Athabasca Falls and Jasper was dry, sunny, and much warmer than Johnston Canyon.
So, you should be prepared for a little of everything during the fall in the Canadian Rockies!
