{"id":404,"date":"2009-03-05T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2009-03-05T21:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/?p=404"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:34:55","slug":"the-parks-of-canada-on-a-budget-jasper-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/articles\/the-parks-of-canada-on-a-budget-jasper-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"The Parks of Canada on a Budget &#8211; Jasper National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>10 Incredible National Parks of Canada: Jasper National Park<\/h3>\n<p>There is so much to do is Jasper that you will have to plan times when to relax. Everything bursts with energy here from the raging rivers, crashing waterfalls to one of the world&#8217;s most accessible glaciers. It is only 142 miles from Banff for those who are stationed around the main park.<\/p>\n<p>There are tons of things to do from activities like white water rafting to biking the wooden trails to soaking in the hottest mineral pool in the Rockies (Miette Hotsprings). However, one of the main reasons people come, and one of the best reasons to choose here while travelling on a budget is because it is so darn easy to bump into wildlife. Most of the animals are confused about why you would want to watch them eating grass and most of them don&#8217;t have wallets anyway so it&#8217;s a beautiful, free arrangement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When to go:<\/strong> Mid-June to Sept 1. Awesome ski mid-December through spring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wildlife:<\/strong> Everywhere, but for the big boys, the 29-mile drive to Maligne  Lake is the best option. You are likely to catch glimpses of bears, moose, and deer on a single outing. In town, don&#8217;t be surprised to see curious elk peeking from between train cars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to stay:<\/strong> The Athabasca Hotel is traditionally cheap but have a look at all options with<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hotelsinjasper.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><a href=http:\/\/www.hotelsinjasper.org\/>http:\/\/www.hotelsinjasper.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t miss:<\/strong> Remarkably, larger than the city of Vancouver, Athabasca Glacier sends melted snow and ice to three oceans&#8211;the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific&#8211;as well as to powerful Athabasca Falls. The views are so incredible that you can even see it from your car as you drive by.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Incredible National Parks of Canada: Jasper National Park There is so much to do&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123874,"featured_media":2120151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Parks Canada: Jasper National Park, Alberta<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/articles\/the-parks-of-canada-on-a-budget-jasper-national-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Parks Canada: Jasper National Park, Alberta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"10 Incredible National Parks of Canada: Jasper National Park There is so much to do&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/articles\/the-parks-of-canada-on-a-budget-jasper-national-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Banff National Park\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/banffcom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kgordon.schultz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-03-05T21:00:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-02T15:34:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/jasper-national-park-canada.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"610\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"K Gordon Schultz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@explorebanff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@explorebanff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"K Gordon Schultz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/articles\/the-parks-of-canada-on-a-budget-jasper-national-park\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/articles\/the-parks-of-canada-on-a-budget-jasper-national-park\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"K Gordon Schultz\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/banffnationalpark.com\/#\/schema\/person\/627376137600ba47e9e355c8135cfa67\"},\"headline\":\"The Parks of Canada on a Budget &#8211; 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