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Tunnel Mountain Campground |
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Location:
East side of the
Banff town site next to Tunnel Mountain Road. 1.25 hours west of Calgary. Banff National Park.
Description: Tunnel
Mountain Village is the largest campground in Alberta, possibly Canada. It consists of three
separate campgrounds. Village 1 contains 618
campsites for both RV's and tents. Village 2 contains 188 campsites for
both RV's and tents open year round. Tunnel Mountain Trailer contains 321
campsites for trailers and RV's with full services. Amenities for all sites
include picnic
tables, fire pits, fire wood, camp kitchens, hot
showers, flush toilets, disability
access, sani dumps and interpretive
programs. During
peak summer season over 1100 sites can fill creating a small town/village. These campgrounds make a good base camp if you want to
spend a few days exploring Banff.
Public transit
provides 5 minute bus rides
into Banff eliminating having to
drive and find parking. There are a few small hikes located
near the campgrounds and a 3.5K
trail leading into
Banff.
A nice evening walk to the
Hoodoos
along the Bow Valley offers
outstanding views of
Mt. Rundle's
north face and the Bow
River below. The trail is nicely groomed
but very crowded. If you want to get
away from the crowds you can take a
short drive to Lake
Minnewanka and hike the
west side trail. This trail loops
around the shores of
Lake
Minnewanka all the way to
it's north east end
30kms away. Night skies here rank # 4-5 on the
Bortle Scale. See the official web site
link below for fees, opening and closing
dates.
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Near Here:
Local campgrounds include
Two
Jack Lake,
Bow River and
Three Sisters Campground. Trailheads to
Aylmer Lookout,
Lake Minnewanka,
Taylor Lake,
Twin Lakes,
Obrien Lake,
Hoodoos Hike,
Rockbound
Lake,
Boom Lake,
Johnston
Canyon, are all
located near here. This is
bear country,
food and food related items must be
stored properly.
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