{"id":3145,"date":"2015-06-20T07:21:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T20:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stillaslife.com\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2021-10-26T21:44:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T10:44:41","slug":"7-day-rocky-mountains-road-trip-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/7-day-rocky-mountains-road-trip-itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Day Canadian Rocky Mountains Road trip Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Canadian Rocky Mountains are some of the most majestic and iconic mountains in the world with towering snow-capped peaks, brilliant blue lakes, and the world-renowned Icefields Parkway. It&#8217;s a place that has etched itself in my memory with places like Morraine Lake, Peyto Lake, and Emerald Lake instantly recognizable. In this 7-day Canadian Rocky Mountains road trip itinerary, you&#8217;ll get a taste of what makes this part of the world so special. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We did our Canadian Rocky Mountains road trip at the end of Spring\/start of Summer: the end of May and the start of June, while we might be biased and haven&#8217;t been here at other times of the year, we think this just might be one of the best times of the year to do this road trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We did this trip with carry-on baggage only and limited to a 7kg per person carry-on weight limit, so we traveled very light.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canadian Rockies Road Trip Day 1 &#8211; Fly to Calgary and drive to Banff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Arrive Calgary airport<\/li><li>Visit Calgary Airport Visitor Centre to get maps.<\/li><li>Pick up <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Auto Europe\" href=\"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/goto\/autoeurope\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">hire car<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Auto Europe\" href=\"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/goto\/autoeurope\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Hire car price comparison<\/a><\/li><li>We used <a href=\"https:\/\/avis.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/avis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Avis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Drive to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/walmart.ca\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/walmart.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Walmart <\/a>to pickup some supplies for the trip: <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.ca\/en\/stores-near-me\/deerfoot-city-supercentre-ne-3013\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.ca\/en\/stores-near-me\/deerfoot-city-supercentre-ne-3013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Walmart Deerfoot Supercentre<\/a><br>Deerfoot City<br>Calgary<\/li><li>9km drive (approx 15 mins) <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Depart Calgary by 3:00 pm, drive to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.banfflakelouise.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.banfflakelouise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Banff Visitor Centre<\/a> to buy a National Park Pass if you haven&#8217;t organised one online (Open\u00a07 days 9am &#8211; 5pm) <ul><li>137kms drive (approx 1.5\u00a0hours without stops) <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>4:50pm &#8211; Arrive Banff Visitor Centre, check out downtown Banff<\/li><li>5:00pm &#8211; Check into accommodation at Aspen Lodge and\u00a0have dinner. <ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelscombined.com\/Hotel\/Banff_Aspen_Lodge.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hotelscombined.com\/Hotel\/Banff_Aspen_Lodge.htm\">Compare prices for Banff Aspen Lodge<\/a> <\/li><li>Our booking ncluded breakfast<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.au\/Hotel_Review-g154911-d182230-Reviews-Banff_Aspen_Lodge-Banff_Banff_National_Park_Alberta.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.au\/Hotel_Review-g154911-d182230-Reviews-Banff_Aspen_Lodge-Banff_Banff_National_Park_Alberta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TripAdvisor Reviews<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/city\/ca\/banff.en-gb.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/city\/ca\/banff.en-gb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Other places to stay in Banff<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>5:30pm &#8211; Drive to Banff Gondola <ul><li>5km drive (8 mins) <\/li><li>Get\u00a0tickets if you didn&#8217;t pre-book<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.au\/Attraction_Review-g154911-d184443-Reviews-Banff_Gondola-Banff_Banff_National_Park_Alberta.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.au\/Attraction_Review-g154911-d184443-Reviews-Banff_Gondola-Banff_Banff_National_Park_Alberta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TripAdvisor Reviews<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.banffjaspercollection.com\/attractions\/banff-gondola\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.banffjaspercollection.com\/attractions\/banff-gondola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Official website<\/a><\/li><li>Buy your tickets online:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/banff-gondola-l93675\/banff-banff-gondola-admission-ticket-t256607\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/banff-gondola-l93675\/banff-banff-gondola-admission-ticket-t256607\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Buy on Get Your Guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/tours\/Banff\/Banff-Gondola-Ride-Admission\/d611-3026P46\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/tours\/Banff\/Banff-Gondola-Ride-Admission\/d611-3026P46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Buy on Viator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>5:50pm &#8211; Take trip to the top of Banff Gondola (8 mins)<\/li><li>7:00pm &#8211; Do 1km boardwalk to the summit (approx 30 mins).<\/li><li>7:30pm &#8211; Arrive at summit<\/li><li>8:00pm &#8211; Return to Gondola<\/li><li>8:30pm &#8211; Take Gondola back down to carpark <ul><li>Gondola closes at 9pm so must be back before then. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canadian Rockies Road Trip Day 2 &#8211; Drive to Jasper via Lake Louise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">6:30am &#8211; Breakfast at Banff Aspen Lodge<\/span><\/li><li>7:30am &#8211; Depart Banff, drive to Lake Louise via Bow Valley Parkway (Route 1A) <ul><li>58kms drive\u00a0(approx 1hr 10 mins without stops) <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>9:30am &#8211; Lake Louise<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.au\/Attraction_Review-g154912-d2027887-Reviews-Lake_Louise-Lake_Louise_Banff_National_Park_Alberta.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.au\/Attraction_Review-g154912-d2027887-Reviews-Lake_Louise-Lake_Louise_Banff_National_Park_Alberta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TripAdvisor Reviews<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>10:30am &#8211; Depart Lake Louise for Athabasca Falls (Route 93 then Route 93A) <ul><li>201kms drive (approx 3hrs without stops) <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>3:30pm &#8211; Athabasca Falls<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.au\/Attraction_Review-g154918-d184575-Reviews-Athabasca_Falls-Jasper_Jasper_National_Park_Alberta.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com.au\/Attraction_Review-g154918-d184575-Reviews-Athabasca_Falls-Jasper_Jasper_National_Park_Alberta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TripAdvisor Reviews<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>3:50pm &#8211; Drive to Mt Edith Cavell <ul><li>27kms south of Jasper off Route 93A\u00a0(approx 1hr without stops) <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>5:20pm &#8211; Arrive at Mt Edith Cavell Trail<\/li><li>5:20pm &#8211; Do walk to Edith Cavell Pond <ul><li>800m easy walk each way\u00a0(approx 40 mins) <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>6:00pm &#8211; Depart\u00a0Mt Edith Cavell and drive to Jasper <ul><li>27kms (approx 1hr without stops) <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>7:30pm &#8211; Arrive at Jasper and check in to Alpine Village <ul><li>From\u00a0Jasper\u00a0townsite: <ul><li>Go\u00a02km\u00a0south\u00a0on\u00a0Highway\u00a093\u00a0and\u00a0turn\u00a0east\/left\u00a0on\u00a0Highway\u00a093A\u00a0N\u00a0for\u00a01\/2\u00a0km,\u00a0located\u00a0just\u00a0across\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Athabasca\u00a0River. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>From\u00a0Banff and\u00a0Calgary: <ul><li>Go\u00a0west\u00a0of\u00a0Banff\u00a0on\u00a0Highway\u00a01,\u00a0then\u00a0north\u00a0on\u00a0Highway\u00a093\u00a0for\u00a0226\u00a0km\u00a0to\u00a0just\u00a0past\u00a0the\u00a0Whistler&#8217;s\u00a0Campground\/Tramway\u00a0turnoff\u00a02\u00a0km\u00a0from\u00a0Jasper.\u00a0 Turn\u00a0east\/right\u00a0on\u00a0Highway\u00a093A\u00a0N\u00a0for\u00a01\/2\u00a0km.<\/li><li>(Do\u00a0not\u00a0turn\u00a0left\/west\u00a0on\u00a0Highway\u00a093A\u00a0S\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0Whistler&#8217;s\u00a0Campground\u00a0or\u00a0you&#8217;ll\u00a0be\u00a0heading\u00a0to\u00a0Mt.\u00a0Edith\u00a0Cavell).   <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canadian Rockies Road Trip Day 3 &#8211; Jasper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">8:30am &#8211; Check-in at Jasper SkyTram<\/span><\/li><li>9:00am &#8211; Take SkyTram<\/li><li>Breakfast at top of SkyTram<\/li><li>Drive to Maligne Canyon, Medicine Lake, and Maligne Lake<\/li><li>Visit Jasper Lakes and\u00a0Miette Hot Springs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canadian Rockies Road Trip Day 4 &#8211; British Columbia Detour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Cross the border to British Columbia and visit Mount Robson Provincial Park <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canadian Rockies Road Trip Day 5 &#8211; Drive to Baker Creek<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Drive to Sunwapta Falls<\/li><li>Drive to Peyto Lake Viewing Point (through Bow Pass)<\/li><li>Drive to Bow Lake<\/li><li>Drive to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelscombined.com\/Hotel\/Baker_Creek_Mountain_Resort.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hotelscombined.com\/Hotel\/Baker_Creek_Mountain_Resort.htm\">Baker Creek Mountain Resort<\/a><ul><li>Bow Valley Pkwy,<br>Lake Louise <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canadian Rockies Road Trip Day 6 &#8211;\u00a0Drive to Banff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Drive to Banff via\u00a0Lake Louise after crossing the border to British Columbia to visit the\u00a0Natural Bridge over Kicking Horse River, Emerald Lake,\u00a0Spiral Tunnel,\u00a0Johnston Canyon and\u00a0Lower Falls.<\/span><\/li><li>Stay at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelscombined.com\/Hotel\/Fox_Hotel_Suites.htm\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hotelscombined.com\/Hotel\/Fox_Hotel_Suites.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Fox Hotel and Suites<\/a> &#8211; Includes continental breakfast:<ul><li>461 Banff Ave,<br>Banff<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Canadian Rockies Road Trip Day 7 &#8211; Return to Calgary Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Lake Minnewanka scenic drive<\/li><li>Drive to Calgary<\/li><li>Stay at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelscombined.com\/Hotel\/Delta_Calgary_Airport_Northeast_Calgary.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hotelscombined.com\/Hotel\/Delta_Calgary_Airport_Northeast_Calgary.htm\">Delta Calgary Airport hotel<\/a> for early morning flights out the next day<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian Rocky Mountains are some of the most majestic and iconic mountains in the world with towering snow-capped peaks, brilliant blue lakes, and the world-renowned Icefields Parkway. It&#8217;s a place that has etched itself in my memory with places like Morraine Lake, Peyto Lake, and Emerald Lake instantly recognizable. In this 7-day Canadian Rocky<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":443901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wordproof_timestamp":false},"categories":[2556,2557,2555,2554,1427],"tags":[1660,1594,1591,1653,1654,1650,1655,1593,1648,1595,1651,1535,1652],"country":[2547],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Banff-in-Alberta-Canada.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3145"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":443965,"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3145\/revisions\/443965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3145"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=3145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}