Epic Travel → North America → Canada → Jasper National Park → Athabasca Falls

Location: South of Jasper, Jasper National Park, Alberta

Distance: 1 km/0.6 miles roundtrip

Elevation Gain: 45 meters/150 feet

Time Required: 30 minutes

Red Tape/Notes:Entry into Jasper requires a daily fee of about $10 per person (or ~$20 per family/group); alternatively, you can buy a Parks Canada Discovery Pass if you’re staying for an extended time.

What’s Nearby?: Tangle Creek Falls, Sunwapta Falls, Valley of Five Lakes

Despite being extremely busy, this stop is still worthwhile, because the falls are impressive. Numerous viewing areas allow you to enjoy the falls from various angles, and you can get a breather from the crowds by walking a short path through a neat little canyon (which is actually the former path of the river); this path leads to a (foul smelling) pothole, views of the canyon outlet, and a set of stairs going down to the river. A couple of groups were putting in for white water rafting at the river – it’s understandable why they start below the canyon rather than above it!

Epic Travel → North America → Canada → Jasper National Park → Athabasca Falls