Photo: Banff - Two Jack Main Banff - Two Jack Main
Parks Canada inside Banff National Parkwhat to expect
Rocky Mountain peaks, turquoise glacial lakes, and adventure come together in Banff National Park - Canada’s first national park and the flagship of the nation’s park system. Over three million visitors a year make the pilgrimage to the park for a variety of activities including hiking, biking, skiing and camping in some of the world's most breathtaking mountain scenery. Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Description: Parks Canada
the basics
The campsites
Things to do nearby
Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.
- Lake Minnewanka Lookout
- Lake Minnewanka Lookout
- Lake Minnewanka Cruise
- Lake Minnewanka Cruise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Waterfall
- Waterfall
- Stewart Canyon
Plus 18 user-tagged viewpoints, 2 user-tagged boat launches, 2 user-tagged beaches on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.
What's around
Banff - Two Jack Main plus 10 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.
Water + services
- Dump Station
- Dump Station
6 user-tagged water sources on OpenStreetMap.
what to know
Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.
what to bring
This list adapts to Banff - Two Jack Main. no showers means a travel towel; bear country means bear spray.
If Banff - Two Jack Main is full
Other places to stay within 25 km — ones with openings in the next 14 days listed first.
- Banff - Two Jack Lakeside openings
- Banff - Tunnel Mountain Village 1 openings
- Banff - Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court openings
- Banff - Tunnel Mountain Village 2 openings
- Tunnel Mountain Village I Campground
- Tunnel Mountain Village I Campground
- Tunnel Mountain Campground
- Tunnel Mountain Village II
Plus 1 user-tagged dispersed site on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.