Banff National Park is the postcard of the Canadian Rockies — glacier-fed lakes the color of antifreeze, big icefields, and peaks that don’t quite look real. Canoeing on Lake Louise or Moraine, the hike-in tea houses above the lakes, and the glaciers along the Icefields Parkway are the greatest hits.
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Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies is the postcard — turquoise lakes, big glaciers, and the kind of peaks that don’t look real. Canoeing on Lake Louise or Moraine, the hike-in tea houses above the lakes, and the glaciers along the Icefields Parkway are the greatest hits. You’ll need a Parks Canada pass, and the popular spots (Moraine Lake especially) now run shuttle/reservation systems, so plan the logistics ahead.
