BACKCOUNTRY CAMPGROUNDS

JASPER CAMPGR OUND TOPO MAP NO . GRID REF . CAMPGR OUND TOPO MAP NO . GRID REF .
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NATIONAL Pass
Ba15 Wildflower Creek 82 N/8 686-003 * Lm20 Mount Costigan 82 0/3 187-783
Bo1c Bow River/canoe 82 0/4 802-771 * Lm22 The Narrows 82 0/6 200-790
PARK * Br9 Big Springs 82 J/14 072-367 Lm31 Ghost Lakes 82 0/6 210-789
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Mount Sunwa WILDERNESS AREA ◊ Br13 Marvel Lake 82 J/13 043-387 ◊ Ml22 Mystic Valley 82 0/5 886-824
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Snowdome Br14 McBride’s Camp 82 J/13 041-396 Mo5 Mosquito Creek 82 N/9 483-240
Lake
A Mount Br17 Allenby Junction 82 J/13 016-414 * Mo16 Molar Creek 82 N/9 555-154
BI Athabasca * Bw10 Brewster Creek 82 0/4 944-600 ◊ Mo18 Fish Lakes 82 N/9 556-217
M N * Cr6 Cascade Bridge 82 0/5 022-827 * No5 Norman Lake 83 C/2 071-706
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CO LD acie H * Cr31 Flints Park 82 0/5 862-958 * Re6 Lost Horse Creek 82 0/4 784-714
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FI Saskatchewan 93
* Cr37 Block Lakes Junction 82 0/5 815-935 Re14 Shadow Lake 82 0/4 743-691
ICE Pinto Lake Cs Castleguard 82 C/3 857-703 * Re16 Pharaoh Creek 82 0/4 768-654
Mount E5 Healy Creek 82 0/4 825-608 Re21 Ball Pass Junction 82 0/4 723-652
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Pas et ◊ E13 Egypt Lake 82 0/4 772-619 ◊ Sk5 Hidden Lake 82 N/8 626-029
s Ek13 Elk Lake Summit 82 0/5 951-826 ◊ Sk11 Baker Lake 82 N/8 672-049
Cs No 5 Fm10 Mount Cockscomb 82 0/4 923-766 ◊ Sk18 Merlin Meadows 82 N/9 635-093
11 * Fm19 Mystic Junction 82 0/5 897-834 ◊ Sk19 Red Deer Lakes 82 N/9 667-098
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Wilson * Jo18 Johnston Creek 82 0/5 771-882 * Sp35 Mount Fortune 82 J/14 123-425
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N. SASKA RI Jo29 Badger Pass Junction 82 0/5 737-932 Ta6 Taylor Lake 82 N/8 636-832
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WAN ◊ Lm8 Aylmer Pass Junction 82 0/6 098-815 Tw7 Twin Lakes 82 0/4 713-737
RI Lm9 Aylmer Canyon 82 0/6 107-819 * Us15 Birdwood 82 J/14 108-276
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Sentinel Pass and Larch Valley. Campsite:
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hike, and return via the same route to trailhead in Kananaskis Country, Alberta.
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shelter. Topographic map: 82 O/4 Mt. Shark. Travel through two parks, two provinces and Peak Sp23
KANANASKIS
Campsite: Us18 Burstall (2 nights). behold the beauty of the sixth highest mountain
Glacier Lake 8.9 km one way; elevation Topographic map: 82 J/14 in the Canadian Rockies. Campsites: Br14 Five Days Plus COUNTRY
gain: 210 m McBride’s Camp (Night 1); Lake Magog

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MOUNT Allenby
This trail departs from a trailhead north of Mystic Pass 36.8 km; elevation gain: campground, Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park Sawback Trail 73.5 km Pass

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Saskatchewan Crossing on the Icefields 395 m (Night 2), where a separate B.C. Parks This trip takes you over three spectacular ASSINIBOINE
Parkway and brings travellers to a campsite at From the trailhead at the Mt. Norquay mountain passes. The trail traverses a

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meadows to Palliser Pass (at the Sp16

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Campsite: E13 Egypt Lake or Egypt Lake trail

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hike, and return via the same route to trailhead in Kananaskis Country, Alberta.
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shelter. Topographic map: 82 O/4 Mt. Shark. Travel through two parks, two provinces and Peak Sp23
KANANASKIS
Campsite: Us18 Burstall (2 nights). behold the beauty of the sixth highest mountain
Glacier Lake 8.9 km one way; elevation Topographic map: 82 J/14 in the Canadian Rockies. Campsites: Br14 Five Days Plus COUNTRY
gain: 210 m McBride’s Camp (Night 1); Lake Magog

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Resevoir
MOUNT Allenby
This trail departs from a trailhead north of Mystic Pass 36.8 km; elevation gain: campground, Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park Sawback Trail 73.5 km Pass

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Saskatchewan Crossing on the Icefields 395 m (Night 2), where a separate B.C. Parks This trip takes you over three spectacular ASSINIBOINE
Parkway and brings travellers to a campsite at From the trailhead at the Mt. Norquay mountain passes. The trail traverses a

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campground fee will be collected on-site; Br13

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one of the largest backcountry lakes in Banff PROVINCIAL Br17

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ski area, the first part of this trail Marvel Lake (Night 3). Topographic maps: good portion of Banff National Park, Br 14

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National Park. Campsite: Gl9 Glacier Lake. follows the rushing waters of Forty 82 J/14, 82 J/13 linking the town of Banff with Lake PARK Br 13

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Topographic map: 82 N/15 Mile creek. On the second day, pass by Louise. Trailheads are located at Br 9
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Mystic Lake and ascend toward the Sunshine – Assiniboine – Bryant Creek the Mt. Norquay and the Lake Louise Mount
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Twin Lakes 8.7 km one way; elevation gain: open alpine country of Mystic Pass. 55.7 km ski areas. There are many camping Lake
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605 m After joining the Johnston Creek trail, Mt. Assiniboine can also be reached from the options - a possible 7-day itinerary is Trailhead
Marvel
Twin Lakes can be reached by two trails. The enjoy a relatively easy hike out to Sunshine Village ski area via the rambling provided here. Campsites: Fm19

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first departs from the Vista Lake viewpoint on Johnston Canyon on the Bow Valley alpine meadows of Citadel Pass. Take the Mystic Junction (Night 1); Jo9 Larry’s

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Highway 93, while the second begins at Parkway, via the Ink Pots. Campsites: Camp (Night 2); Jo18 Johnston Creek or

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privately run shuttle bus up the limited access

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Altrude Creek on the Trans Canada Highway

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Fm19 Mystic Junction (Night 1), Jo9 ski area road to avoid a 6.5 km walk. The trip Jo19 Luellen Lake (Night 3); Jo29 Badger

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and follows a less strenuous route. Campsite: Larry’s Camp (Night 2). Topographic Pass (Night 4); Ba15 Wildflower Creek

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exits via Bryant Creek at the Mt. Shark Us18

Tw7 Twin Lakes. Topographic maps: 82 O/4,
82 O/5
Elk Lake 11.5 km one way; elevation gain:
610 m
Departing from the Mt. Norquay ski area, the
first few km of the trail climbs through dense
forest. The campsite is located in the open
subalpine meadows of Elk Pass, about 2 km
from Elk Lake. Campsite: Ek13 Elk Lake
Summit. Topographic maps: 82 O/4, 82 O/5
Fish Lakes 14.8 km one way; elevation gain:
760 m
This trail begins at the Mosquito Creek
trailhead (off the Icefields Parkway) and
climbs over North Molar Pass through some
of the most extensive alpine meadows in
Banff National Park. Campsite: Mo18 Fish
Lakes. Topographic map: 82 N/9
maps: 82 O/4, 82 O/5
Skoki Loop 34.3 km; elevation gain:
1,136 m
Beginning at the Fish Creek trailhead
(next to the Lake Louise ski area), this
trip starts with a 4 km hike up the
Temple access road. Climb over aptly-
named Boulder Pass and pass by
Ptarmigan Lake before descending to
Baker Lake. The second day involves
travelling around Fossil Mountain and
past historic Skoki Lodge to Merlin
Meadows. After climbing Deception
Pass, re-join the access trail at
Ptarmigan Lake. Campsites: Sk11
Baker Lake (Night 1), Sk18 Merlin
Meadows (Night 2). Topographic
maps: 82 N/8, 82 N/9, 82 O/5,
82 O/12
trailhead in Kananaskis Country, Alberta.
Campsites: Porcupine campground, Mt.
Assiniboine Provincial Park (Night 1); Lake
Magog campground, Mt. Assiniboine
Provincial Park (Night 2), where a separate
campground fee will be collected on-site; Br13
Marvel Lake (Night 3). Topographic maps:
82 O/4, 82 J/14, 82 J/13
Sunshine – Vista Lake 40.4 km
A series of high country trails links the
Sunshine Village ski area (access on foot or via
a privately run shuttle bus) to the Vista Lake
viewpoint on Highway 93. Explore the Egypt
Lake area en route. After climbing over
Gibbon Pass, the trail meanders past a series of
scenic lakes before final descent to the high-
way. Campsites: E13 Egypt Lake (Night 1);
Re14 Shadow Lake (Night 2); Tw7 Twin Lakes
(Night 3). Topographic maps: 82 O/4, 82 N/1
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Burstall
(Night 5); Sk11 Baker Lake (Night 6). Pass
Topographic maps: 82 O/4, 82 O/5, PETER
Leman
Lake
82 N/8 LOUGHEED
PROVINCIAL
Mystic Pass – Flint’s Park - Badger Pass Dolomite – Isabella - Siffleur – Palliser
HEIGHT- Pass
Fish Lakes Loop 67.6 km PARK
76.4 km OF-THE-
Allow about 7 days for this journey, which This trip, which takes about 5 days, begins at ROCKIES
begins and ends at Johnston Canyon. the Helen Lake trailhead on the Icefields PROVINCIAL
PARK
Explore the subalpine meadowland of Parkway and ends at the Mosquito Creek
Flint’s Park and climb over remote Mystic trailhead. In between the trail passes
Kilometres
and Badger Passes. Badger Pass can be through long stretches of open alpine tundra, 0 4 8 12 16 20
blocked by a snow cornice well into the braided rivers and past craggy summits.
summer months. Campsites: Jo9 Larry’s Hikers must be able to ford streams, find
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Camp (Night 1), MI22 Mystic Valley their own routes and make their own Miles
(Night 2), Cr31 Flint’s Park (Night 3), Cr37 minimal impact camps. Use restrictions may
Block Lakes Junction (Night 4), Jo29 apply. Campsites: Mostly random camping.
Badger Pass Junction (Night 5), Jo18 One designated campsite near the Dolomite
Johnston Creek (Night 6), Jo9 Larry’s Creek/Siffleur River junction. Last night at THIS IS NOT A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP AND
Camp (Night 7). Topographic maps: Mo18 Fish Lakes campsite. Topographic IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ROUTE FINDING
82 O/4, 82 O/5. maps: 82 N/9, 82 N/16.