🏞️ Banff National Park
Banff, Canada
Best time: June to September for the bluest lakes; December to March for skiing
The heart of the Canadian Rockies, where Lake Louise and Moraine Lake shine an impossible turquoise beneath glaciers and peaks, and elk and bears wander by.
Good to know
- Moraine Lake is closed to private cars; take the Parks Canada shuttle or a tour bus.
- Drive north on the Icefields Parkway for a chain of glacier lakes.
