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
-
Snowsports
-
Rocky Mountains
-
Cowboys
-
Festivals
-
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
13 hostels in Alberta
HI Beauty Creek Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park, AB
-
Free parking
-
Kitchen
-
Bike storage
-
Campfire
-
Linens provided
HI Castle Mountain Wilderness Hostel
Banff National Park, AB
-
Kitchen
-
Campfire pit
-
Tourist Info
-
BBQ
-
Linens provided
HI Kananaskis Wilderness Hostel
Kananaskis, AB
-
Laundry room
-
Kitchen
-
Free Coffee
-
Linens provided
-
Campfire
HI Mosquito Creek Wilderness Hostel
Banff National Park, AB
-
Free parking
-
Kitchen
-
Bike storage
-
Sauna
-
Linens provided
HI Mount Edith Cavell Wilderness Hostel
Jasper National Park, AB
-
Free parking
-
Tourist Info
-
Campfire
-
Kitchen
-
Linens provided
HI Nordegg, Shunda Creek Wilderness Hostel
Nordegg, AB
-
Free parking
-
Tourist Info
-
Campfire
-
Kitchen
-
Lounge
HI Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel
Banff National Park, AB
-
Free parking
-
Campfire
-
Kitchen
-
Sauna
-
Linens provided