Ads
related to: jasper national park campgrounds map by region
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Jasper National Park, in Alberta, Canada, is the largest national park within Alberta's Rocky Mountains, spanning 11,000 km 2 (4,200 sq mi). It was established as Jasper Forest Park in 1907, renamed as a national park in 1930, and declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1984.
Mount Robson Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian Rockies with an area of 2,249 km 2. The park is located entirely within British Columbia, bordering Jasper National Park in Alberta. The B.C. legislature created the park in 1913, the same year as the first ascent of Mount Robson by a party led by Conrad Kain.
Pocahontas is a former coal mining community in Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper National Park) within Alberta's Rockies.It is on Highway 16, approximately 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Jasper, at the junction that provides access to Miette Hot Springs.
1 October 2005 (national park) August 1973 (national park reserve) 1,805 km 2 (697 sq mi) - Western Newfoundland highlands A World Heritage Site due to its exposed mantle and crust as an example of plate tectonics, the park also includes Western Brook Pond, Lobster Cove, and Gros Morne mountain in the Long Range Mountains chain. [26] Gulf Islands
There are three challenging passes, including the highest section of trail in Jasper National Park. There are six campgrounds, located at 5 km, 8 km, 12 km, 19 km, 30 km, and 35 km (Evelyn Creek, Little Shovel, Snowbowl, Curator, Tekarra, and Signal, respectively). The campgrounds provide tent pads, picnic tables, bear poles with metal cables ...
Majestic Mountain is located within Jasper National Park and is the highest point of the Trident Range in the Canadian Rockies. [3] The town of Jasper is situated 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the northeast and the Continental Divide is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the west.