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JASPER

NATIONAL PARK

EXPERIENCE Canadian Rockies Big game roam freely in this larger-than-life park, including
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mountain lions, wolves, and bears. In addition to wildlife spotting,
visitors can enjoy breathtaking alpine hikes, awesome paddling, and
thrilling mountain-bike rides. The park is also the second-largest
dark-sky preserve in the world, so when the sun goes down, look up.
Established in 1907, Jasper National Park is as staggeringly
beautiful as anywhere in the Rockies. The most northerly of the
GREAT VIEW
Jasper Tramway
four Rocky Mountain national parks, it is also the most rugged
and the largest, covering a vast, remote area of 4,200 sq miles
(10,878 sq km) of high peaks and valleys dotted with glacial Only a few miles out
of Jasper town, this
lakes. Most of these areas can be reached only on foot, horseback, popular tramway takes
or by canoe. Expect to see more wildlife than in any of the visitors to a viewing
other Rockies’ parks, and keep in mind that most of the park platform near the top
services are closed between October and April. During this of Whistlers Mountain,
time, visitors who can brave the winter season have an with panoramic views
opportunity to cross-country ski on stunning trails that skirt across the park.
icy lakes. In addition, they can go ice fishing, snowshoeing, or
on guided walking tours on frozen rivers. In the summertime,
there are a range of day trips that are easily accessible from
the park’s main town of Jasper.

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