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Canadian Rockies by RV: 12 days from Calgary

Abholung in Calgary → Rückgabe in Calgary · 12 Days

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A loop through five national parks – from and back to Calgary, where Fraserway, CanaDream and Cruise Canada have stations. Banff with Lake Minnewanka and Johnston Canyon, Lake Louise and Moraine Lake, the waterfalls of Yoho National Park, then along the Icefields Parkway with Peyto Lake and the Athabasca Glacier to Jasper. On to Mount Robson and Helmcken Falls in Wells Gray Provincial Park, back via Revelstoke, Rogers Pass and Kootenay National Park.

A round trip avoids the high one-way fee to Vancouver. Two long driving days (about 400 km) lead via Wells Gray to Revelstoke. Book Parks Canada campgrounds early; the annual Discovery Pass covers the national parks. Best from mid-June to mid-September.

A sample route to look at. If you copy it, your own copy lands in your plans – there you can change days, stops and order.

Stops
35
Driving
2042 km
Drive time
33 h 58 min
Sunrises
0
Sunsets
0
Motorhome Golden hour as a tip Relaxed

Numbered stops in order · golden-hour tip shown separately.

Tip: golden hour around 21:29 at Rückgabe in Calgary (day 12)

1 Day 1

05:26 21:58 138 km · 2 h 12 min 5 h 42 min on the road
  1. 05:26
    Sunrise
  2. 21:58
    Sunset
  3. Abholung in Calgary
    Other
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  4. Cave and Basin National Historic Site
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 15 min
  5. Bow Falls

    Wide falls in Banff National Park tumble over rocky ledges into the Bow River.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  6. Tunnel Mountain Village II
    Hotel
    Overnight stay
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Tunnel Mountain Village II 3 km · Parks Canada · 188 sites Parks Canada
  • Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court 3 km · Parks Canada · 322 sites Parks Canada
  • Tunnel Mountain Village I 4 km · Parks Canada · 618 sites Parks Canada

2 Day 2

05:27 22:01 50 km · 1 h 9 min 2 h 39 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Tunnel Mountain Village II
  2. 05:27
    Sunrise
  3. 08:37
    Motorhome · 14 km · 23 min
  4. 09:00
    Lake Minnewanka
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  5. 09:45
    Motorhome · 35 km · 42 min
  6. 10:27
    Johnston Canyon
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  7. 11:12
    Motorhome · 1 km · 4 min
  8. 11:16
    Johnston Canyon
    Hotel
    Overnight stay
  9. 22:01
    Sunset
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Johnston Canyon 1 km · Parks Canada · 132 sites Parks Canada
  • Castle Mountain 6 km · Parks Canada · 43 sites Parks Canada
  • Marble Canyon Campsite 21 km · Parks Canada · 60 sites Parks Canada

3 Day 3

05:28 22:04 70 km · 1 h 40 min 3 h 10 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Johnston Canyon
  2. 05:28
    Sunrise
  3. 08:16
    Motorhome · 39 km · 44 min
  4. 09:00
    Lake Louise
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  5. 09:45
    Motorhome · 14 km · 25 min
  6. 10:10
    Moraine Lake
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  7. 10:55
    Motorhome · 17 km · 31 min
  8. 11:26
    Lake Louise Trailer Campsite
    Hotel
    Overnight stay
  9. 22:04
    Sunset
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Lake Louise Trailer Campsite 10 km · Parks Canada · 191 sites Parks Canada
  • Lake Louise Tent Campsite 11 km · Parks Canada · 207 sites Parks Canada
  • Marble Canyon Campsite 16 km · Parks Canada · 60 sites Parks Canada

4 Day 4

05:29 22:06 81 km · 2 h 11 min 3 h 41 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Lake Louise Trailer Campsite
  2. 05:29
    Sunrise
  3. 08:14
    Motorhome · 39 km · 46 min
  4. 09:00
    Emerald Lake (Yoho)
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  5. 09:45
    Motorhome · 28 km · 44 min
  6. 10:29
    Takakkaw Falls

    Meltwater from the Daly Glacier plunges about 302 metres down into Yoho National Park.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  7. 11:14
    Motorhome · 14 km · 41 min
  8. 11:55
    Kicking Horse Campsite
    Hotel
    Overnight stay
  9. 22:06
    Sunset
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Takakkaw Falls Campsite 1 km · Parks Canada · 35 sites Parks Canada
  • Kicking Horse Campsite 9 km · Parks Canada · 88 sites Parks Canada
  • Lake Louise Tent Campsite 22 km · Parks Canada · 207 sites Parks Canada

5 Day 5

05:28 22:11 160 km · 2 h 54 min 5 h 9 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Kicking Horse Campsite
  2. 05:28
    Sunrise
  3. 08:10
    Motorhome · 55 km · 50 min
  4. 09:00
    Bow Lake
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  5. 09:45
    Motorhome · 8 km · 9 min
  6. 09:54
    Peyto Lake
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  7. 10:39
    Motorhome · 89 km · 1 h 31 min
  8. 12:10
    Athabasca-Gletscher
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  9. 12:55
    Motorhome · 8 km · 24 min
  10. 13:19
    Wilcox
    Hotel
    Overnight stay
  11. 22:11
    Sunset
3 campgrounds near the day’s end

6 Day 6

05:28 22:19 93 km · 1 h 45 min 3 h 15 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Wilcox
  2. 05:28
    Sunrise
  3. 08:00
    Motorhome · 53 km · 1 h
  4. 09:00
    Sunwapta Falls

    A waterfall in Jasper National Park, Alberta, where the river drops through rock steps into a canyon.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  5. 09:45
    Motorhome · 25 km · 23 min
  6. 10:08
    Athabasca Falls

    The Athabasca River plunges through a narrow limestone gorge, forming a powerful waterfall.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  7. 10:53
    Motorhome · 15 km · 22 min
  8. 11:15
    Wabasso
    Hotel
    Overnight stay
  9. 22:19
    Sunset
3 campgrounds near the day’s end

7 Day 7

05:27 22:21 119 km · 2 h 41 min 4 h 56 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Wabasso
  2. 05:27
    Sunrise
  3. 08:26
    Motorhome · 26 km · 34 min
  4. 09:00
    Maligne Canyon
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  5. 09:45
    Motorhome · 21 km · 29 min
  6. 10:14
    Medicine Lake (Jasper)
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  7. 10:59
    Motorhome · 20 km · 27 min
  8. 11:26
    Maligne Lake

    Turquoise water framed by forested peaks in Jasper National Park makes this lake one of the best-known spots in the Canadian Rockies.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  9. 12:11
    Motorhome · 52 km · 1 h 11 min
  10. 13:22
    Whistlers
    Hotel
    Overnight stay
  11. 22:21
    Sunset
3 campgrounds near the day’s end

8 Day 8

05:36 22:26 368 km · 5 h 13 min 6 h 43 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Whistlers
  2. 05:36
    Sunrise
  3. 07:41
    Motorhome · 90 km · 1 h 19 min
  4. 09:00
    Mount Robson Provincial Park
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  5. 09:45
    Motorhome · 278 km · 3 h 54 min
  6. 13:39
    Helmcken Falls

    Inside Wells Gray Provincial Park, the Murtle River drops about 141 metres into a rocky canyon.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  7. 22:26
    Sunset

9 Day 9

05:39 22:12 413 km · 5 h 51 min 6 h 36 min on the road
  1. 03:24
    Motorhome · 397 km · 5 h 36 min
  2. 05:39
    Sunrise
  3. 09:00
    Mount-Revelstoke-Nationalpark
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  4. 09:45
    Motorhome · 16 km · 15 min
  5. 10:00
    Snowforest Campground
    Hotel
    Overnight stay
  6. 22:12
    Sunset
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Snowforest Campground 12 km · Parks Canada · 63 sites Parks Canada
  • Mount Sir Donald Campground 41 km · Parks Canada · 15 sites Parks Canada
  • Loop Brook Campground 41 km · Parks Canada · 20 sites Parks Canada

10 Day 10

05:34 22:05 264 km · 4 h 6 min 6 h 21 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Snowforest Campground
  2. 05:34
    Sunrise
  3. 07:59
    Motorhome · 70 km · 1 h 1 min
  4. 09:00
    Rogers Pass
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  5. 09:45
    Motorhome · 187 km · 2 h 47 min
  6. 12:32
    Radium Hot Springs Pools
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  7. 14:02
    Motorhome · 7 km · 18 min
  8. 14:20
    Redstreak Campsite
    Hotel
    Overnight stay
  9. 22:05
    Sunset
2 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Redstreak Campsite 1 km · Parks Canada · 232 sites Parks Canada
  • McLeod Meadows Campsite 16 km · Parks Canada · 88 sites Parks Canada

11 Day 11

05:30 22:05 113 km · 1 h 59 min 3 h 29 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Redstreak Campsite
  2. 05:30
    Sunrise
  3. 07:26
    Motorhome · 91 km · 1 h 34 min
  4. 09:00
    Marble Canyon (Kootenay)
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  5. 09:45
    Motorhome · 19 km · 20 min
  6. 10:05
    Paint Pots (Kootenay)
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  7. 10:50
    Motorhome · 3 km · 5 min
  8. 10:55
    Marble Canyon Campsite
    Hotel
    Overnight stay
  9. 22:05
    Sunset
3 campgrounds near the day’s end
  • Marble Canyon Campsite 3 km · Parks Canada · 60 sites Parks Canada
  • Castle Mountain 20 km · Parks Canada · 43 sites Parks Canada
  • Johnston Canyon 23 km · Parks Canada · 132 sites Parks Canada

12 Day 12

05:23 21:56 173 km · 2 h 21 min 3 h 21 min on the road
  1. Continue from hotel: Marble Canyon Campsite
  2. 05:23
    Sunrise
  3. 21:56
    Sunset
  4. Rückgabe in Calgary
    Other
    Time at stop 1 h

Campgrounds: recreation.gov (RIDB) · Parks Canada, contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

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