Jasper National Park

There are many ways to see these parks, but we chose to go in a camper for the freedom that you have to stop where you want, eat when you want, and sleep in the wilderness. I was actually pretty surprised by the campsites at Jasper National Park; they are really integrated into the landscape, with only a few amenities for ecological reasons. It serves to make your experience in nature a lot more, well, natural. When we visited, a couple of bears passed through our campsite only a few feet from the motorhome. You can rent motorhomes in Calgary to go see Jasper, Yoho and Banff, but you can also like

A lot of visitors probably associate the Canadian Rockies with Banff National Park, but really Jasper, its northern neighbor, is one of the most scenic and pristine parts of Alberta. The fact that Jasper National Park is farther from Calgary than Banff no doubt helps since the number of visitors is lower. Also, the park is immense and it's common to not see another soul for hours. You can, however, see elk, moose, and bears.

We had our honeymoon in Canada and had the good fortune to visit the Rockies in Albert. We visited Banff, Jasper, the Calgary Stampede, Edmonton, Johnston Canyon, Athabaska Falls, Lake Louise. It all left us speechless.