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North America : Canada : Rocky Mountains : Kootenay National Park

Kootenay National Park

Kootenay National Park is in the Rocky Mountain region of Canada.

Understand

History

Landscape

Flora and fauna

Climate

Get in

Fees/Permits

All visitors stopping in the park (even just for gas) require a park permit. No pass is required if driving straight through. Day passes and annual passes are available.

  • Day pass: $8 adult, $4 youth, $7 senior, $16 family.
  • Annual pass: $55 adult, $27 youth, $47 senior, $109 family.

Additional variable fees are required for camping and backcountry exploration. See the official website[1] for a current schedule.

Get around

Highway 93 is the main road in Kootenay, going from Lake Louise at the north end of Kootenay National Park to the Village of Radium Hot Springs at the south end.

Parks Canada Visitor Guide to Kootenay [2]

See

  • Kootenay Park Visitor Centre
  • Sinclair Canyon
  • Radium Hot Springs Pools
  • Olive Lake
  • Kootenay Valley Viewpoint
  • Kootenay Valley Lodge Visitor Centre
  • Paint Pots
  • Marble Canyon
  • Continental Divide

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Lodging

Camping

Backcountry

Stay safe

Get out

This page was last edited at 23:37, on 11 July 2008 by James Yolkowski. Based on work by Bill Johnson, Ian Kirk and Darren Kirby and Wikitravel user(s) Ssalomons and Morph.