Driving the Icefields Parkway in Jasper National Park (Alberta, Canada)

by Flying High On Points
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Note: This post covers only the driving portion of the Icefields Parkway. Subsequent posts will feature The Columbia Icefield, The Glacier Skywalk, and Athabasca Falls

Canada Highway 93:

The Icefields Parkway is the name of the part of Canada Highway 93 that runs between Banff National Park and Jasper National Park north of Highway 1 (The Trans-Canada Highway).

Stretching 230 km (140 miles), the Icefields Parkway is known for its beauty, mountains, wildlife, waterfalls, and the up-close views of several glaciers. It will take you about 3-5 hours to drive this depending on how many times you stop.

There are several must-see stops along the Icefields Parkway — like the Glacier Skywalk, Parker Ridge and Athabasca Falls — however, the most notable stop is easily the Columbia Icefield.

The Icefield Parkway in Pictures (Driving South to North):

Saskatchewan River Crossing

Big Hill and Big Bend

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Waterfall at Big Hill and Big Bend

Waterfall at Big Hill and Big Bend

 The Columbia Icefield:

Mount Athabasca

Mount Athabasca

Athabasca Glacier from the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre

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Mount Smythe

Close-up of the glacier

Icefalls on Mount Smythe

Near the Town of Jasper:

Full moon over the town of Jasper

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Driving Back Down South:

Too beautiful to not pull over

Goat Lookout

Cheers!

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