A traveling tour will celebrate the repatriation of the old pole to Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, and the installation of the new pole in Jasper. Visit Parks Canada for more information about the tour this summer with VIA Rail Canada. Tags: carving, Haida, indigenous art, Jasper, jasper national park, raven totem pole, sculpture, totem pole |

JASPER, ALBERTA — Planning on a scenic drive through Banff? Arriving to Jasper National Park by car? Here are the top scenic drives to cruise with the family. Icefield Parkway. The Icefield Parkway offers some of the most breath taking and scenic views in the park. The road is easygoing and enjoyable, while the winding turns are as exciting as the wildlife and mountainous backdrop along the ...

Tweet When traveling to Jasper, use these airports as your gateway to the Canadian Rockies and beyond! Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary – Canada If you’re arriving from another country, your journey to the Canadian Rockies will likely begin with a flight. Depending on your trip itinerary you may want to book your flight to Calgary, Edmonton, […]

Jasper National Park, Alberta By Kay Barbaro Staff Writer If you’re looking for an easy way to see some wildlife in Jasper National Park, and be sure you go home with photos of Canadian Rockies fauna, you’ll probably want to check out Goat Lick.

Complete guide to vacations in Jasper National Park and Jasper Village with information about Jasper hotels, travel, tours and deals.

JASPER, ALBERTA—Canada—Tourists looking for a quieter hiking trail in Jasper National Park may be best suited by visiting Lake Edith, a short loop trail just outside of Jasper, Alberta. The Lake Edith trail is a relaxing journey for beginning hikers or families, devoid of some of the high traffic found in other trails in the Canadian Rockies.

JASPER, ALBERTA – Canada – Come enjoy Jasper National Park and take a scenic helicopter tour! High Country Helicopter Tours offers a variety of options on sightseeing flights from the (18 minute) “Rocky Mountain Odyssey” to our most popular: (1/2 hour) “Peaks & Passes”.

An actual “park pass” is a permit that allows visitors to visit any a national park in Canada during the time period in which it is valid. All visitors must buy a park pass, as the correlating fee contributes to maintenance of scenic parkways, day use areas, updating information and public safety, trails and interpretation sites.

Tweet Jasper National Park, Alberta By Caroline Shin Staff Writer The dramatic wilderness of Jasper National Park presents an abundance of wild animals in their natural habitat in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. From the biggest of nature’s creations–grizzly bears and elk–to its smallest–birds and bugs–Jasper presents numerous opportunities to watch wildlife going about its normal […]

In 1930, Canada passed the National Parks Act, and the area known as the Jasper Forest Park officially became the Jasper National Park. It also became a single entity covering more than 10,000 square kilometers, and in the next decade businessmen who saw the park as a prime skiing destination and tourists built up the area.