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Places to Visit in Canada — From National Parks to Hidden Gems

Lakes, mountains, small towns, and roadside stops we found along the way. Each one with practical details to help you decide if it's worth the drive.

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Turquoise alpine lake with clear shallow water and rocky shoreline, surrounded by steep forested mountains under a dramatic cloudy sky

Bow Lake: Where the Bow River Begins

The turquoise headwaters of the Bow River, framed by Crowfoot Mountain and the historic Num-Ti-Jah Lodge — an easy, unforgettable stop on the Parkway.
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Turquoise alpine lake nestled in a mountain valley with rocky peaks, coniferous forest, and dramatic cloudy sky overhead

Peyto Lake: The Wolf-Head Lake at the Top of the Parkway

Named for a legendary guide and shaped like a wolf's head, Peyto Lake glows glacier-blue from the highest point on the Icefields Parkway.
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Dramatic cloudy sky over a mountain range with snow-capped peaks and forested slopes under overcast conditions

Columbia Icefield Skywalk: A Glass Floor 280 m Above the Valley

Step onto a glass floor cantilevered 280 metres above a mountain valley — here's how the Columbia Icefield Skywalk works, and what to know before you go.
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Highway stretching through a mountain valley with steep rocky peaks on either side, coniferous trees, and dramatic cloudy sky

The Icefields Parkway: Canada’s “Drive of a Lifetime”

Glaciers, waterfalls and one impossibly blue lake after another along 230 km of mountain highway — a guide to the Icefields Parkway, one of the world's great drives.
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Mountain landscape with coniferous forest and layered peaks viewed from a roadside overlook with guardrail, under blue sky with white clouds

Waiparous Village, Alberta: A Quiet, Wild Base at the Edge of the Ghost

A 57-person summer village on a mountain creek, the doorway to 1,500 km² of wild Alberta — Waiparous was our quiet, off-the-radar base for the Rockies.
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