best camping site in jasper
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girlofthem
Also if you have some links to webistes that will answer this for me that will be like totally extremly helpful.... and this may sound dumb but where in British Colombia is this place ?
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-- Location of Kootenay National Park in dark green http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Kootenay_National_Park_Location.png ----------- Kootenay National Park Kootenay National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia Canada covering 1,406 km² (543 mi²) in the Canadian Rockies and forms part of a World Heritage Site. The park ranges in elevation from 918 metres (3,011') at the south-west park entrance to 3,424 metres (11,235') at Deltaform Mountain. Kootenay forms one of the four contiguous mountain parks in the Canadian Rockies; the other three being Banff National Park directly to the east, Yoho National Park directly to the north and Jasper National Park which does not share a boundary with Kootenay National Park. Initially called "Kootenay Dominion Park", the park was created in 1920 as part of an agreement between the province of British Columbia and the Canadian federal government to build a highway in exchange for title (property) to a strip of land on either side of the route. A strip of land 8 km wide on each side of the newly constructed 94 km. Banff-Windermere Highway was set aside as a national park.
While the park is open all year, the major tourist season lasts from June to September. Most campgrounds are open from early May to late September while limited winter camping is available only at the Dolly Varden campground.
The park takes its name from the Kootenay River, one of the two major rivers which flow through the park, the other being the Vermillion River. While the Vermillion River is completely contained within the park, the Kootenay River has its headwaters just outside of the park boundary, flows through the park into the Rocky Mountain Trench, eventually joining the Columbia River. The Banff-Windermere Highway, #93 follows the path of both rivers through the park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kootenay_National_Park -------------- Images of Kootenay National Park http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=Kootenay+National+Park&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=tmr0SsnDOJSflAeh9MSmAw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CBsQsAQwAw -------------------- Location of Kootenay National Park in dark green http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Kootenay_National_Park_Location.png ------------------------- BC Parks - Kootenay National Park, Rocky Mountains http://www.britishcolumbia.com/parks/?id=400 Maps: Kootenay Rockies http://www.britishcolumbia.com/Maps/?id=8 --------------- Kootenay National Park blankets almost 350,000 acres (140,600 hectares), where visitors experience a land of startling contrasts, towering summits, hanging glaciers, narrow chasms, and colourful-splashed mineral pools. From glacier-clad peaks in the north to dry, cactus-bearing slopes in the south, Kootenay offers a variety of landscapes and more of an off-the-beaten-track experience. Its lands were ceded to the federal government from British Columbia in 1919. In return, the federal government built the Banff-Windermere Road (Hwy 93) - the first motor road through the Canadian Rockies. After severe construction difficulties, the road was completed in 1922. The road was rebuilt and repaved in 1952, and remains a favoured route for visitors today.
Situated on the west side of the Continental Divide, Kootenay National Park extends across the valleys of the Vermilion and Kootenay Rivers, touches on the Rocky Mountain Trench at Radium Hot Springs, and straddles the Main and Western Ranges of the Rockies. Some of these peaks rise to 11,000 feet (3,355 m).
The 110°F (43°C) waters at Radium Hot Springs come out of the Redstreak breccia fault line, a unique area of red cliffs and shattered rocks. Like most other hot springs, these are well worth relaxing in. You can also find mineral hot springs bubbling out of the canyon of Sinclair Creek. Along the parkway, see the depths of the limestone gorge of Marble Canyon and the bright ochre pool Paint Pots once used by the Kootenay People to decorate their teepees.
The park features three major campgrounds: the biggest one, Redstreak Campground, can only be approached from the south side of Radium Hot Springs, 2 miles (3 km) southeast of the parkâs western entrance at the junction of Hwy 93/95. Open May 5 - October 6, thereâs a total of 242 sites; 50 fully serviced sites, 38 sites with power only, and 154 unserviced sites, some of which are walk-in. Campground services include flush toilets, piped hot and cold water, showers, kitchen shelters, fire rings and firewood, smoke-free areas, playgrounds, theatre, interpretive activities, walking trails, recycling bins, food storage, sani-dump station, wheelchair-accessible campsites, public telephone. A 30-minute walking trail links the campground with Radium Hot Springs.
McLeod Meadows Campground (98 vehicle/tent sites) occupies a quiet, wooded area on the banks of the Kootenay River. The wil
What's a good group campsite located somewhere in central British Columbia....?
missie t
i've looked at quite a few provincial campsites.. do you know of any private campsites?
We're looking for something in the area of the Okanagan, maybe Jasper, ect.
Group is about 30 people, kids and adults. Thanks for any ideas!
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"Hi" Agree with my colleague above and am adding these sites also for you to research......
http://www.camping.bc.ca/
http://www.campsource.ca/territory.aspx?prov=BC&terr=Southwestern+B.C.
http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/camping/index.html
Have fun and glad to help ! *S* (Michael C...)
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