Canadian Rockies Question

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[/quote]This was actually one of our favorite things about camping in Canada. You pay $8 for a fire "permit", but you get as much wood as you want. That $8 sure looks like a deal compared to $6 per wimpy bundle in the states.

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Appreciate the info!!!!!!

Waiting to make reservations in April for our stay during the summer. Applied for passports, so will probably receive them by late February.

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Exploring,

If you are coming up to the Rockies between July & August, you should book your sites now, as the National Parks get booked up full in the Parks Canada Reservation system. Another alternative is the Alberta Provincial Parks system that has campgrounds around the perimeter of Waterton, Jasper, Kootenay and Banff National Parks.These parks tend to be a bit less developed with smaller crowds, but their online system opened about three weeks ago for reservations. The Canadian long weekends will book up first and usually cannot be reserved after June as they are full. (that being said there may be some first come first served sites available).
We took 2 weeks last summer and did the Waterton Loop around the Alberta and Montana side, passing through both sides of the park (as it's a joint Can/US international peace park with the US Glacier National Park). We came back up through Whitefish and stayed at a few state parks on the way back.

As per pets, updated vaccines and a letter from your vet for each pet stating that they are in good health should do it. Check the Canada Customs and Border Protection Site under CBSA.

Mosquitos tend not to be too much of a problem in the Rockies as the temperatures often get down to freezing in the shoulder seasons and they are somewhat affected by the wind in the mountain passes at night. I would be more concerned about sunburn, the cold nights, and grizzlies in the parks, so make sure you are bear aware before you arrive. The Parks have a great resource on their website.

Another great place that is on par with Banff and Jasper is Kananaskis Country and Canmore which are on the east side of Banff National Park. Check out upper and lower Kananaskis Lakes Campgrounds on the Alberta Parks system. This is one of our favourite places to go as it is only 40 minutes away from where we live. I've been up around this part of the country for about 20 years or so, if you have any questions let us know and we can give you the "locals" thoughts.

Happy Travelling!


KC

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We will make reservations as soon as they will let us.  Thinking about going in August. We do appreciate the info and will be asking additional questions, too.

Appreciate the tips!