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HI Mosquito Creek Wilderness Hostel

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HI Mosquito Creek

Wilderness Hostel

HI Mosquito Creek Wilderness Hostel

Highway 93 N
Banff National Park, Alberta

Right in the middle of Banff National Park, HI Mosquito Creek feels a bit like the middle of nowhere—and that's a great thing. After a full day of adventure in the Rockies, warm up by the fireplace or outdoor fire pit. Choose your sleeping digs from shared dorms, private rooms or an entire private family cabin.

Highlights
  • Get cozy by the fireplace or campfire
  • Direct access to snowshoeing, backcountry skiing, hiking and more outdoor adventures
  • Back to nature! No running water or indoor toilets here
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Useful Info

Check-in: 17:00 - 22:00 (May to September) & 17:00 - 21:00 (October to April). Arrivals outside check-in times cannot be accommodated.
Check-out:
10:00

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Help lighten our laundry load! Feel free to bring your own towel.

Amenities

  • Free parking
    Free parking
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Bike storage
    Bike storage
  • Sauna
    Sauna
  • Linens provided
    Linens provided
All Amenities & Facilities

A glimpse of the hostel

HI Mosquito Creek Wilderness Hostel
Shared Room
Shared Kitchen
Kitchen in Private Cabin
Kitchen in Private Cabin
Private Cabin Shared Room
Private Cabin Shared Room

Rooms & Beds

Shared Rooms

12-Bed Room

Rustic and off-the-grid, our heated, shared cabins sleep 12 in bunks with plenty of storage space. Outhouse and a wood-fired sauna are a short walk away.

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Family Rooms

Family Room

Rustic and off-the-grid, our heated, cabin with 2 private rooms each with 1 double and 3 single beds and shared kitchen. Outhouse and a wood-fired sauna are a short walk away.

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Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy HI Mosquito Creek's rustic feel, just 20 minutes north of Lake Louise. The hostel offers propane heating, lighting and refrigeration along with a fully equipped kitchen where groups use purified water for cooking. Explore the hiking trails during the day and don't miss the hostel's wood-burning sauna at night.

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Best of all was the hostel's location; we could snowshoe somewhere beautiful right from our door! On our second night, we even went for a full moon snowshoe! The backcountry skiing in the area is pretty incredible too, according to other hostel guests.

It's rustic, but that is exactly what we wanted. New and very clean outhouses, firepit and a wood stove heated sauna. Sauna is great, get hot in the sauna and then make a quick run for a splash in the very cold mosquito creek!

meribeach

Good base of operations if hiking in the Bow Lake area of Banff N.P.

Greg Boutestein

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