Banff National Park
| Banff National Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
| File:Moraine Lake 17092005.jpg Moraine Lake, and the Valley of the Ten Peaks | |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value. | |
| Location | Alberta's Rockies, Alberta, Canada |
| Nearest town | Located within Banff National Park: Banff Castle Junction Lake Louise Nearest town outside of Banff National Park: Canmore |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Area | 6,641 km2 (2,564 sq mi) |
| Established | 1885 |
| Visitors | 4,130,081 (in 2022–23[1]) |
| Governing body | Parks Canada |
| World Heritage site | 304 |
| Website | Official website |
Banff National Park (French: Parc national Banff) is the oldest national park in Canada. It was first started in 1885. It is in the Canadian Rockies, 110–180 kilometres (68–112 mi) west of Calgary, Alberta. The park has an area of around 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi).[2] The park has mountains, glaciers, and ice fields. There is also a large coniferous forest. The main town near to the park is Banff. Banff is one of the seven parks in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. it is a lovely place
References[change]
- ↑ Canada, Parks. "Parks Canada attendance 2022_23 - Parks Canada attendance 2022_23 - Open Government Portal". open.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ↑ "The Mountain Guide – Banff National Park" (PDF). Parks Canada. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2006.
.svg){kind=link}
