HI Beauty Creek Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park
As basic as it gets, with two small bunkrooms, a propane-powered communal kitchen and a teensy front-porch common room, Beauty Creek compensates for its…
Must-see hotels in British Columbia & The Canadian Rockies
Banff National Park
Right next door to the Castle Mountain store, these log chalets are plain inside but offer a surprising number of mod-cons, including DVD players,…
Vancouver
This elegant boutique property has a contemporary-cool take on style that will appeal to urban sophisticates. It's also handily located in the heart of…
Nanaimo
This boxy creation on Nanaimo's waterfront is no architectural George Clooney, nor as slick as the neighboring Coast Bastion Hotel. The unusual…
Banff Town
It's dated-looking and 4km outside town, but this half-hotel, half-time-share remains a bargain by Banff standards. Rooms range from motel-style units to…
Banff National Park
Set in a quiet glade near Baker Creek, this cabin complex has a choice of single-story chalets, deluxe twin-level loft cabins, or suites inside the main…
Lake Louise
Constructed in 1922 on a high mountain saddle (2926m), this classic stone hut administered by the Alpine Club of Canada sleeps 24 and is perched atop a…
HI Maligne Canyon Wilderness Hostel
Jasper Town & Around
Well positioned for winter cross-country skiing and summer sorties along Maligne Canyon or the Skyline Trail, this very basic hostel is a little close to…
Southern Alberta
Dominating the southern end of Waterton village, this campground is mainly an enormous, gopher hole–covered field aimed at RV campers. It has all the…
Banff Town
It lacks the wow factor of Banff’s top-end hotels, but you can sometimes get decent deals at this spot on Banff Ave. Avoid the claustrophobic windowless…
Castle Mountain Wilderness Hostel
Banff National Park
With solar electricity, showers and flush toilets, this backcountry cabin has more amenities than your average 'wilderness hostel.' It offers a simple…
Banff Town
If the adjacent Two Jack Lakeside campground is full, Two Jack’s main campground 11km northeast of town is a very pleasant fallback. The 380 pitches, all…
British Columbia
Three white rooms and a smart, high-ceilinged studio suite are on offer at this lovely timber-framed home, 1km (0.6 miles) from Golden's visitor center…
Southern Alberta
These dated, motel-style rooms aren't really good value, but when space is limited and you don't want to camp... It's good for families, with an on-site…
Jasper Town & Around
Spacious rooms and a super-central location opposite the train station give Whistlers Inn an edge over many of its rivals, and the two rooftop hot tubs…
British Columbia
Kootenay’s largest campground has 242 sites and tops the list for its facilities. It’s a big, busy site, partially wooded, but crisscrossed by many access…
British Columbia
Spread over 160 hectares (395 acres) of mountain meadow, 5km south of Golden on Hwy 95, this great campground and outdoors center feels a world away from…
Calgary
To be within walking distance of Calaway amusement park, camp here. It's essentially a field with a few trees but full services are available. Wi-fi and…
British Columbia
Hikers in Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park can book a bunk in one of five Naiset Huts, which offer simple wooden beds, mattresses and a woodstove, as well…
British Columbia
After stylish refurbishment and a name change, the Burfield (formerly Sun Peaks Hostel) is offering cute pods on short and long-term deals, plus couple…
Vancouver Island
This motel-style property in the center of town and on the waterfront offers smashing vistas (if you get an 'ocean view' rather than a 'mountain view'…
British Columbia
Commanding a picture-perfect five-hectare (13-acre) site accessed by a bridge and situated right beside the tranquil shores of Emerald Lake, this lodge…
British Columbia
This lodge is picture-perfect and right on the lake. It has simple cabins and motel rooms, and rents canoes, kayaks, SUPs and gear. To get here, take Hwy…
Southern Alberta
This slightly out-of-the-box Holiday Inn (formerly a Ramada hotel) has an indoor water park complete with dueling waterslides, wave pool and special kids'…
Banff National Park
Mainly used by RVs, this rather exposed collection of 45 first-come, first-served sites surrounds a parking loop with no shade. The minimal facilities are…
British Columbia
Around 3km east of Field, this basic site is situated in a large open meadow. Water is sourced from an on-site well and there’s an outdoor BBQ shelter for…
British Columbia
In town, right on the roaring river, Mary's has 81 rooms spread across several buildings; get one with a patio. There's a large outdoor pool, plus an…
Jasper National Park
The park’s smallest campground has 25 first-come, first-served sites. Unserviced and with no electricity or dump station, it sits near a rushing creek and…
Jasper Town & Around
Backed by a forested hillside at the north end of town, the Château Jasper is more modern corporate hotel than castle. The 119 recently renovated rooms…
British Columbia
This family-friendly waterfront resort at Dutch Lake has cabins and 65 campsites. Rent a canoe and practice for greater fun in the park. The on-site…
Lake Louise
Perched at 2955 m (9700 ft), high above Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks, this ACC hut is the highest habitable structure in Canada, with the…
Canmore
Dedicated entirely to RVs (no tents allowed), this open-meadow ground has fantastic mountain views, despite the total lack of privacy between the pitches…
Kelowna
About 1km south of City Park, this small hostel is in a '50s home on a tree-lined residential street. Neighbors no doubt enjoy the regular keg parties,…
Ramada by Wyndham Williams Lake
British Columbia
It's standard stuff, but it's clean, comfortable and offers all the facilities you'll be looking for after a long drive. Expect free wi-fi, breakfast and…
British Columbia
Clean, cheap and (as its name suggests) cedar-clad, this place is one of the more attractive motels in Radium. The rooms are boxy but bright, with large…
British Columbia
Connoisseurs of the unusual should pop into Hotel Ymir, a 1916 flophouse that stands frozen in time. Try to imagine a Western saloon-style boarding house…
Southern Alberta
Located 26km outside the park on the way to the US border, this primitive campground sits in placid parkland terrain with aspen trees and far-off views of…
British Columbia
This high-country 61-pitch campground is situated near the Marble Canyon trail, and has flush toilets but no showers. Most sites have tree cover to…
Goldstream Provincial Park Campground
Victoria
A popular and well-resourced campground with hot showers, flush toilets and nearby woodland hiking trails (including some that are wheelchair-accessible)…
Backcountry Campsite Reservations
Southern Alberta
Reservations (made at the visitor centre or by phone) and registration are required for all backcountry campsites. There's an additional $11.70…
