Photo: Bow Hut Bow Hut
acc inside Banff National Park Banff National Park
the basics
Things to do nearby
Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.
- Bow Glacier Falls
- Bow Glacier Falls
- Crowfoot Glacier Viewpoint
- Crowfoot Glacier Viewpoint
Plus 4 user-tagged viewpoints on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.
What's around
Bow Hut plus 4 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.
what to know
Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.
Bear country
Use the food lockers. Do not leave coolers, garbage, or food on picnic tables overnight, even in a car. Carry bear spray on trails.
what to bring
This list adapts to Bow Hut. no showers means a travel towel; bear country means bear spray.
If Bow Hut is full
Other places to stay within 25 km.
- Balfour/Rob Ritchie Hut
- Balfour/Rob Ritchie Hut
- Balfour Hut
- Peyto Hut
- Peyto Hut
- Peyto Hut
- Guy Hut
- Twin Falls Campground
Plus 4 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.