{"id":1120,"date":"2010-05-03T12:03:39","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T19:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:34:29","slug":"the-national-parks-of-the-canadian-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/banff-blog\/the-national-parks-of-the-canadian-rockies\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Parks of the Canadian Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The National Parks of the Canadian Rockies<\/h2>\n<p>So you have decided to take a trip to the Canadian Rockies but you are not altogether sure exactly what is what. How many National Parks are there? How far is Jasper from Banff National Park? Below is some essential information about the Rockies before you make the trip!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 There are five national parks located within the Canadian Rockies. Four of these interlock and make up the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 These four parks are Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Yoho has the funniest name of the four.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 There are also four provincial parks that adjoin the National Parks. These are Hamber, Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Jasper is about a 3.5 hour drive from Banff or just 3 hours from Lake Louise.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 If you are staying in Banff National Park, you must pay a fee for a park pass. Prices here. If you are just passing through, you don\u2019t need to pay a penny.<\/p>\n<p>A visit to Banff, Jasper or any of the National Parks promises to be one of the best vacations you will ever have. There is a practically endless list of <a href=\"http:\/\/banfftravel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">activities<\/a> to do which is perfect for the family, a boys golfing holiday or a girls getaway.<\/p>\n<p>For more info on <a href=\"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Banff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Parks of the Canadian Rockies So you have decided to take a trip&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123874,"featured_media":2120024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[404],"tags":[56,222,234,269,388],"class_list":["post-1120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-banff-blog","tag-banff","tag-jasper","tag-kootenay","tag-national-parks","tag-yoho"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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