Natural features

Jasper National Park

Canada Alberta

Jasper National Park
Photo: Sergey Pesterev, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, wilder than Banff, with Maligne Lake and the boat trip to Spirit Island, the Maligne Canyon, and the Jasper SkyTram. It's a Dark Sky Preserve.


A wildfire in 2024 burned part of the town and park; most areas have reopened. VIA Rail's Canadian train stops at Jasper.

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