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Old 03-05-2015, 05:21 PM   #2
scrubjaysnest
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Arrive at Jasper NP in the morning, that extends your entrance fee time in park, 24 hours from 4 pm to 4 pm the next day is the way it was explained to us in 2010. We also got the senior discount on the fee even though we told them we weren't Canadian residents. This gave us time tour Jasper and camp over nite in Baniff. If you have time you might like the glacier bus tour, to our regret we didn't do it. We stayed outside Jasper NP at a provincial park then entered the np the next am. We were going to stay at the KOA; but one look and we couldn't get away fast enough.

BC Parks and Trails is a good free CG resource once you get the hang on using it.
North Dickey is a good USFS CG near the border but very popular with our Canadian neighbors. In 2010 N. Dickey had two reserve able sites. Didn't have reservations and had to wait a couple of hours until someone left. Poor planning on our part.
July and August is the peak camping season in Canada so prices for Provincial and NP CG's are higher. Like here holiday weekends are the busiest so you need to be aware of their holidays.
We liked all the provincial parks we camped in. They all supplied firewood, some it cost you a burn permit, $8 in Baniff, but plenty of wood. Others the CG operator came around selling wood or had an area to pick up what you wanted and an honor can.

In 2010 BC was cheaper then Alberta for camping.

I mentioned Deep Creek on the west side of Glacier NP in another of your threads.
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