Campground · Icefields Parkway (Highway 93)
A wooded first-come campground for an overnight on the Icefields Parkway.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Icefields Parkway Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Icefields Parkway (Highway 93). As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Why the Valleys Have Wide Floors“At a mountain viewpoint, look at the valley's shape as well as the peaks. A river usually cuts a V-shaped valley. A glacier erodes a much wider strip, steepening the sides and broadening the floor into a U shape.”
Plays on the road 1.2 km from Jonas Creek Campground in the Parkwolf Icefields Parkway Tour Guide.
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Jonas Creek Campground is a small, forested Parks Canada campground near Jonas Creek on Highway 93. It sits about 77 km south of Jasper and 156 km north of Lake Louise, making it a practical place to break the long Icefields Parkway drive. The trees and creek give it a sheltered feel, though Highway 93 is close enough that some campers hear traffic.
Sites are first-come, first-served, with a mix of drive-in and walk-in spots plus a group camping area for cyclists. The walk-in sites offer more privacy. RVs and trailers must be under 7.6 m (25 ft), so larger rigs need another plan.
Expect a basic setup: a cooking shelter, six dry toilets and bear-proof lockers, with no flush toilets or electrical hookups. Visitors also report that there are no showers. Potable water and firewood policies were not confirmed, so check current details before counting on either.
This is a summer-only campground with no reservations, so it works best as a flexible overnight rather than a guaranteed bed. Camping requires a national park camping permit and entry pass, and dogs must be leashed in campgrounds. Confirm the season dates and fee before you go.
Wildlife
12 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
127 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
16 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
100 sightingsElkMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
34 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
53 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Icefields Parkway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
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The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
