Banff National Park
You can soak up the rugged alpine scenery, hike on more than 1,000 mi of trails, tour the region by automobile or tour bus, watch wildlife, soak in hot springs, visit historic sites, and enjoy fine dining...
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Fairmont Hot Springs
Fairmont Hot Springs is named for the hot springs and the resort that has sprouted around it. The "town" is little more than a service strip along the highway, but turn in at the resort and things become...
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Fernie
Fernie is primarily a winter destination, serving skiers at the Fernie Alpine Resort ski area, though mountain biking is a popular summer attraction. As one of the largest towns between Cranbrook and Calgary...
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Fort Steele
Many German and Swiss immigrants who arrived in the late 19th century settled in Fort Steele and nearby Kimberley to work as miners and loggers. Southeastern British Columbia was not unlike the Tyrol region...
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Golden
Little more than a truck stop in the early 1990s, Golden, a town of 4,000 residents that serves a regional population of about 7,000 people, today has hotels, restaurants, and tour operators. While the...
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Invermere
Invermere, one of the many highway service towns in the British Columbia Rockies, is the central access point for Windermere Lake, the Purcell Wilderness Area, a remote backcountry region encompassing...
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Jasper National Park
Jagged mountain peaks, shimmering glaciers, and crystal-clear lakes are just part of the incredible scenery that make up the largest and wildest of Canada's Rocky Mountain parks. Situated along the eastern...
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Kimberley
A cross between quaint and kitschy, Kimberley is rich with Tyrolean character. The Platzl ("small plaza," in German) is a pedestrian mall of shops and restaurants modeled after a Bavarian village. Chalet-style...
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Kootenay National Park
34 km (21 mi) west of Banff town site, 162 km (100 mi) west of Calgary.... When the tourist population of Banff swells in the busy summer months, Kootenay National Park remains surprisingly quiet, although...
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Radium Hot Springs
Radium Hot Springs is little more than a service town for the busy highway traffic passing through, but the town makes a convenient access point for Kootenay National Park and has lower prices than the...
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Revelstoke
The pretty little town of Revelstoke has both summer and winter activities. The downtown district's spruced-up buildings from the late-19th-century house modern shops, restaurants, and businesses...
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