Icefields Parkway
The 230 kilometres between Banff and Jasper may be the most scenic tank of petrol on earth: turquoise lakes (Peyto is the poster child), the Athabasca Glacier grinding down almost to the road, and a fair chance of elk or a black bear in the verges.
- Best forAdventure
- Approx. flying time~2h 55m from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportCalgary (YYC)
About this place
Do it over two days with a night at a lakeside lodge, and fill up before leaving — services are scarce. June to September keeps the viewpoints open; park passes are required and checked.
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When to go
Daytime highs run from about -8°C in December to 22°C in July. Wettest in June, with rain on about 19 days.
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August21° · rain 14 daysMild and often wet.
Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Live conditions from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.
Where to stay
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Flights
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