Explore Alberta
Home of the Canadian Rockies
Some of Canada's most iconic landscapes can be found inside Alberta - with its stunning glacial lakes, towering mountain peaks, wide open ranchland and a cowboy attitude to top it off. This is the home of picture-perfect Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper as well as hardworking cities of Calgary and Edmonton.
Alberta is known for
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Snowsports
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Rocky Mountains
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Cowboys
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Festivals
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Grizzly bears
What People Love About This Province
- The Canadian Rockies in all their glory
- Banff National Park and Lake Louise
- Calgary and its cowboy twang (and the Stampede)
- Big mountain skiing
- Easing into the Prairies
Did You Know?
- According to Marvel history, Wolverine was born in Alberta
- The bloody caesar was born in Alberta
- The phrase “trick or treat!” first began in Alberta
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16 hostels in Alberta
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HI Athabasca Falls Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park, AB
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Fully-equipped kitchen
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Free parking
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Library
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Linens provided
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Free wifi
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HI Beauty Creek Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park, AB
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Free parking
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Kitchen
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Bike storage
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Campfire
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Linens provided
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HI Castle Mountain Wilderness Hostel
Banff National Park, AB
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Kitchen
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Campfire pit
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Tourist Info
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BBQ
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Linens provided
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HI Kananaskis Wilderness Hostel
Kananaskis, AB
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Free parking
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Laundry room
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Kitchen
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Free Coffee
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Linens provided
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HI Maligne Canyon Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park, AB
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Free parking
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Bike storage
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Kitchen
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Campfire
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Linens provided
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HI Mosquito Creek Wilderness Hostel
Banff National Park, AB
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Free parking
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Kitchen
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Bike storage
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Sauna
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Linens provided
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HI Mount Edith Cavell Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park, AB
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Free parking
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Tourist Info
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Campfire
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Kitchen
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Linens provided
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HI Nordegg, Shunda Creek Wilderness Hostel
Nordegg, AB
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Free parking
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Tourist Info
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Campfire
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Kitchen
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Lounge
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HI Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel
Banff National Park, AB
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Free parking
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Campfire
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Kitchen
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Sauna
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Linens provided