Parks Canada - Banff

Welcome from the staff of Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Yoho, Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks, and our partners. We invite you to discover, with us, the unique nature and culture of Canada’s mountain national parks.

A National Treasure

The idea of a Canada-wide system of protected areas took root here. Parks Canada now protects and presents 39 National Parks and 145 National Historic Sites, each representing a significant aspect of the landscape and our history. These national parks and historic sites characterize our country and define who we are as Canadians. Parks Canada holds them in trust for all time.

The National Parks of Canada are hereby dedicated to the people of Canada for their benefit, education, and enjoyment... and shall be maintained and made use of so as to leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.

Maintenance or restoration of ecological integrity, through the protection of natural resources and natural processes, shall be the first priority... when considering all aspects of the management of parks.

Canada National Parks Act, 2000

A World Heritage Site Too

Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho National Parks, together with the provincial parks of Hamber, Mount Robson and Mount Assiniboine, are

recognized internationally as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site is one of the largest protected

areas in the world.

Its big. It’s beautiful. It’s also fragile and irreplaceable. Read on to learn what makes our parks special, and how you can

help keep them that way. Visit the mountain national parks again and again - on line.

Check out our websites for: virtual tours, wildlife watching tips, things to see and do, maps, hiking, skiing and camping Information trail reports, avalanche hazards, park research.

BANFF National Park Box 900 Bantf, AB TOL OCO

Banff

JASPER National Park Box 10 Jasper, AB TOE I EO

Jasper

KOOTENAY National Park Box 220 Radium Hot Springs, BC V0A 1M0

Kootenay

YOHO National Park Box 99 Field, BC VOA 1 GO

Yoho

MOUNT REVELSTOKE & GLACIER National Parks Box 350 Revelstoke, BC VOE 2S0

Revelstoke

Glacier

Commercial Services

For accommodation, dining, retail and recreational opportunities:

Banff and Lake Louise Information Centres. (403) 762-8421

Jasper Information Centre. (780) 852-3858

Radium Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, 7556 Main Street East in

Radium Hot Springs. (250) 347-9331

Tourism Alberta & British Columbia (250) 343-6783

Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce, (250) 837-5345