Parque nacional Banff

Camping en el Parque nacional Banff

Alpine Camps & Huts

This collection features a range of accommodations within Banff National Park, from vehicle-accessible campgrounds to remote mountaineering huts. High-altitude shelters like the Neil Colgan Hut—Canada’s highest—serve the Wapta Icefield traverse, while historic sites like Shadow Lake Lodge offer backcountry comfort. Campgrounds near Lake Louise and the Icefields Parkway provide specific amenities, including electric fencing for bear safety at soft-sided sites and dedicated loops for hard-sided trailers.

Alpine Camps & Huts — Mapa

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Lake Louise Trailer Campground

Hard-sided units only (RVs and trailers) due to bear activity. Features 188 sites with electrical hookups near the Lake Louise village.

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B

Two Jack Lakeside

Waterfront camping on the shores of Two Jack Lake. Includes walk-in tent sites and oTENTik units along the Minnewanka Loop.

C

Wilcox Campground

High-elevation campground near the Columbia Icefield. Provides direct access to the Wilcox Pass trailhead and views of Mount Athabasca.

D

Lake Louise Campground

Enclosed by an electric fence for bear protection. Accommodates tents and soft-sided trailers in a forested area near the Bow River.

E

Waterfowl Lakes Campground

Situated on the Icefields Parkway between the Waterfowl Lakes. Offers access to the Chephren Lake and Cirque Lake hiking trails.

F

Skoki Lodge

The Skoki Ski Lodge National Historic Site of Canada was built in 1930-31 in the Skoki Valley of Canada's Banff National Park.

G

Scott Duncan Hut

High-altitude mountaineering hut on the Wapta Icefield. Managed by the Alpine Club of Canada as the southernmost hut on the traverse.

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Lyell Hut

Also known as the Christian Hasler Memorial Hut. Remote shelter situated on the Lyell Icefield at an elevation of 2,865 meters.

I

Egypt Lake Shelter

Backcountry shelter at the junction of several trails near Egypt Lake. Used by hikers on multi-day routes through the Pharaoh Peaks area.

J

Balfour/Rob Ritchie Hut

Located at the base of Mount Balfour. Serves as a key staging point for mountaineers navigating the Wapta Icefield glacier traverse.

K

Shadow Lake Lodge

Backcountry lodge featuring private cabins and a central dining hall. Originally constructed by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1928.

L

Stoney Creek Wardens Cabin

Historic backcountry facility located in the Cascade Valley. Historically used by park wardens for wilderness management and patrol.

M

Bryant Creek Shelter

Backcountry shelter on the Bryant Creek trail. Provides a staging point for hikers traveling toward Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park.

N

Neil Colgan Hut

Canada's highest permanent habitable structure at 2,957 meters. Situated on the col between Mount Little and Mount Fay.

O

Peyto Hut

Also known as the Peter and Catharine Whyte Hut. Primary base for glacier research and ski touring on the Peyto Glacier.

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No5 - Norman Creek

Backcountry campsite located near Norman Creek along the Icefields Parkway. Features designated tent pads and communal fire pits.