Endless Outdoor Recreational Experiences

The Grande Alberta region is one giant playground.

Four seasons worth of outdoor experiences abound in a scenic smorgasbord featuring everything from the majestic Rocky Mountains to boreal forests and aspen parkland.

Jasper National Park is GAER’s biggest, but far from only, draw for recreation enthusiasts. It welcomes close to two
million visitors a year, the majority of whom travel through the region by automobile from Alberta’s urban Edmonton-Calgary axis.

 

Popular regional activities

• Big game trophy hunting (with guide services)
• Sport fishing (with guide services)
• Camping
• Hiking
• Alpine skiing
• Cross-country skiing
• White water rafting, canoeing and kayaking
• Boating
• Trail riding and guided pack tripping (horses)
• Mountain biking
• Snowmobiling
• Rock and ice climbing
• Spelunking (in world famous Cadomin Cave)
  

 

Major recreational facilities

• Jasper National Park
• William Switzer Provincial Park
• Willmore Wilderness Park
• Marmot Basin Alpine Ski Area
• Golden Triangle Snowmobile Trail System
• Columbia Icefields Interpretive Centre
• First class nordic ski trail systems
• Numerous local golf courses and the internationally known Jasper Park Lodge Course