| Jasper Forest Park was established in 1907 on the | | | | Originally owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway, |
| Hudson's Bay Company trade route from New | | | | Jasper Park Lodge is now under the famous Fairmont |
| Caledonia (Fort St. James) to Vancouver. 13,000 | | | | Hotels and Resorts umbrella. |
| kilometers were set aside for the park at that time. | | | | In addition to the spectacular sites of Jasper National |
| It wasn't until 1930 that Jasper National Park was | | | | Park, you will see untouched wilderness and wildlife. |
| established as a national park in Alberta. But since | | | | Visitors should beware of elk, mountain goat and |
| then it has included many wondrous sites for visitors | | | | smaller wildlife roaming the town site of Jasper at will. |
| to see; including the Icefield Parkway, Pyramid | | | | It's not uncommon to have to cross the street and |
| Mountain, The Jasper Tramway, Maligne Lake and | | | | walk on the other side to avoid the small herds of |
| canyon, the famous Spirit Island, Marmot Basin Ski | | | | the hooved kind. But don't get too close, these wild |
| Resort and many glacial fed emerald green lakes in | | | | animals really are wild - keep a good distance with |
| the Athabasca River valley. | | | | your camera. |
| Jasper is a small town of about 5,000 people that | | | | Seasonal climates vary with mild summers and the |
| doubles in size during tourism season - July to | | | | occasional severe cold winter weather. Summer or |
| October. Hundreds of the town residents are | | | | Winter, there are many things to see and do no |
| employees at the various hotels and tourist | | | | matter how avid an adventurer you are. Activities |
| attractions with the largest staff of about 500 | | | | range from river rafting, lake boat tours, hiking and |
| people at the famous Jasper Park Lodge on the | | | | biking, snow shoeing, sleigh rides and of course |
| gorgeous shores of Lac Beauvert. JPL, as it is known | | | | fantastic deep powder skiing and snowboarding. No |
| locally, has been around since 1921 - though a lodge | | | | matter what time of year you visit, Jasper is more |
| was on the same location much earlier than that. | | | | than worth while. |