Jasper National Park of Canada - General Park Information

The park is open all year, though weather conditions in winter make some portions inaccessible except to cross-country skiers and those on snowshoes. Some facilities are open only from May to September or October. A Parks Canada information center is in the townsite of Jasper.
Many hiking trails, including the 11.2-kilometre (7-mi.) trip to Valley of Five Lakes and the loop to Lac Beauvert, depart from Old Fort Point, 1.6 kilometres (1 mi.) east of Jasper on Hwy. 93. The Valley of Five Lakes also can be accessed from the trailhead on the Icefields Parkway, 9 km (6 mi.) south of the townsite.

Hikers and skiers staying overnight in the back country must have a valid back-country use permit. These permits are available at the Parks Canada information center in Jasper and at the Columbia Icefield Centre from early June to mid-October.
Campgrounds are open varying durations: Whistler early May through the second Monday in October; Snaring River mid-May to late September; Wapiti mid-June to mid-September; and Wabasso late June through Labour Day. Limited camping facilities are available in winter at the Wapiti campgrounds. (780) 852-6176.
There are many ways to explore the park's features, either alone or with a guide. One- or multiple-day bus tours to attractions within the park depart from Jasper. Several stables in the Jasper area offer 1-hour and half- and full-day trail rides from mid-May to mid-September and sleigh rides in winter.

Winter sports include curling, skating, tobogganing, ice climbing, snowshoeing and hockey. Cross-country skiing tours operate out of Jasper. Downhill skiing is available at Marmot Basin; cross-country trails also traverse the Maligne and Pyramid lake areas. Interpretive guides share their insights in theatrical productions. Wildlife tours also are available. Audiotape tours by CCInc. Auto Tape Tours are available at the Friends of Jasper store in the Parks Canada information center, 415 Connaught Dr.; phone (780) 852-4767.
Fishing permits can be obtained at information centers, campgrounds and local sport fishing shops. Boats with electric motors are allowed on lakes unless signs indicate otherwise.

ADMISSION to the park for 1 day is $8.90; over 64, $7.65; ages 6-16, $4.45. Admission for two to seven persons in a private vehicle for 1 day is $17.80. An annual pass, valid at Jasper and 10 other western Canada national parks, is available. MCVI.
PETS are allowed in the park but must be leashed, crated or physically restrained at all times.
ADDRESS inquiries to the Jasper National Park Information Centre, Jasper National Park of Canada, P.O. Box 10, Jasper, AB, Canada T0E 1E0; phone (780) 852-6176. For other area information contact Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 98, Jasper, AB, Canada T0E 1E0; phone (780) 852-3858.