Banff and Lake Louise have been welcoming international visitors for
more than a century. In 1883 the attempts of three Canadian Pacific
Railway (CPR) workers to stake a claim to the natural hot springs they
had discovered bubbling from the base of Sulphur Mountain led to the
establishment of Canada's first national park.
Today, Banff National Park (6,641 square km / 2,564 square miles) is one
of four adjoining mountain parks comprising more than 20,235 square km /
7,813 square miles of spectacular Canadian Rocky Mountain landscape. For
current visitors, bathing in these same hot springs is but one of many
activities offered in Canada's foremost National Park. When you visit
the Banff/Lake Louise area you will see why each year more than 4.5
million visitors come to enjoy the unique feeling of the Canadian
Rockies and to experience why the United Nations in 1985 declared our
area a "World Heritage Site".
Banff National Park is a year round playground in the Canadian
wilderness. A four season recreational area that offers everything from
7,558 acres of downhill skiing/snowboarding terrain to hundreds of miles
of mountain trails. Explore our landscape by bus or car, canoe or raft,
on foot or skis. Enjoy the many sightseeing opportunities or photograph
some of the most spectacular scenery and wildlife on Earth.
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