Canadian Rockies

Canadian Rockies

Canadian Rockies (Canadian side of Rocky Mountains) are famous for ice-capped mountains, beautiful glacier filled lakes, magical waterfalls, wild rivers and out-of-this-world canyons. After a long planning stage, our family went on a 7-day trip to the Canadian Rockies in the summer of 2021. On this trip, we visited 3 national parks. The parks are Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, and Yoho National Park. We stayed at Banff for 4 days (5 nights), then Jasper for 2 days (3 nights). Yoho National Park is an hour drive from Banff. Therefore, We set up a base in Banff and visited Yoho National Park in a day trip.

I drove from Vancouver BC, Canada to Banff. The drive time was around 9 hours non-stop. 10 hours with lunch break, refueling and bio breaks.

If you drive from Banff National Park to Jasper Nation Park, I highly recommend you driving through Icefields Parkway. There are a lot of things to do and see on that highway.

Below is my itinerary for this trip, along with a collection of beautiful photos. I hope it helps you in planning your own trip to the Canadian Rockies.

Day 1: Moraine Lake and Lake Louise

Day 2: Yoho National Park

Day 3: Johnston Canyon

Day 4: Banff and Surrounding

Day 5: Icefields Parkway – Drive of a lifetime

Day 6: Columbia Icefield and Athabasca Glacier, Maligne Lake and Spirit Island, Medicine Lake

Day 7: Jasper and surrounding (Maligne Canyon and Pyramid Lake)

Bonus: Robson Provincial Park (Mount Robson), and Wildlife of Canadian Rockies