Park Highlights

• Jasper is the largest Rocky Mountain Park, covering 10,878 square kilometres
• Jasper is an integral part of the Four Mountain Park UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Jasper is home to the Athabasca River, a Canadian Heritage River
• Jasper is home to the hydrologic apex of North America (Columbia Icefields)
• Jasper is home to the highest mountain in Alberta (Columbia Mountain, 3747 m/ 12293 ft)
• Jasper is home to the Miette Hot Springs, the hottest in all the Canadian Rockies

Wildlife

• The Canadian Rockies supports 1300 species of plants, 20,000 types of insects and spiders, 40 types of fish, 16 species of amphibians and reptiles, 277 species of birds and 69 species of mammals
• Jasper has the last fully protected caribou range in the Rocky Mountains

Weather Record

Jasper is located

• 4 hours (366 km, 227 mi) West of Edmonton
• 5 hours (412 km, 255 mi) North West of Calgary
• 3 hours (233 km, 145 mi) North of Lake Louise
• 4 hours (287 km, 178 mi) North of Banff
• 10 hours (805 km, 499 mi) North East of Vancouver

Jasper Services

• Jasper has 25 year-round accommodations ranging from resort style and full service hotels to rustic cabins and youth hostels
• Jasper has 12 front-country campgrounds with 1750 sites available in the summer months and 225 available in the winter months
• Jasper is well known for its culinary excellence and variety. Jasper once claimed the most chefs per capita in Canada