The national park consists of 2,564 square miles of rugged terrain, ice fields, forests, and picture-perfect landscapes. Within the national park, there are two main towns, Banff and Lake Louise ...

Banff National Park is home to soaring peaks and picturesque landscapes. But it's also home to an abandoned mining town ...

Why you should visit Banff. Canada’s first national park is also its most majestic. It’s a mosaic of Rocky Mountains and deep valleys, glaciers and icefields, rushing rivers and tranquil lakes ...

The view from the top of Sulphur Mountain on Aug. 6, 2023, in Banff National Park. (Tynin Fries, The Denver Post) Sulphur Mountain Trail. 6.7-mile out-and-back trail; 2,490 feet of elevation gain; ...

Both black and grizzly bears will be relentlessly seeking out buffaloberries, which often grow around trails, campsites and ...

Banff National Park, part of Canada's mountain national parks system, is home to both grizzly and black bears. According to Parks Canada, such close encounters can happen in various settings within ...

Banff National Park. The national park and, especially, the area around Banff and Lake Louise have hot springs, dramatic waterfalls, rivers and lakes (many of the glacial-fed ones are colored ...

Since 1885, travelers have been exploring the snow-capped Rocky Mountain peaks and aqua-blue lakes that define Banff National Park: Canada's first national park and the third in the world. This ...

Calgary, Alberta — A second body was recovered two days after falling rocks struck people on a hiking trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies.. The slide happened Thursday afternoon ...

Two people were killed over the weekend after being attacked by a grizzly bear in Canada’s Banff National, park authorities said. Parks Canada Dispatch received an alert around 8 p.m. Friday ...

A rockslide in a Canadian national park has claimed the life of one hiker and left three others injured. The hikers were struck by falling rocks on a trail in Banff National Park on Thursday.

A grizzly bear is believed to have attacked and killed two people at a national park in southwest Canada, park officials said on Sunday. Parks Canada said it learned of the attack via an alert ...