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Banff National Park charges a fee to enter.
Parks Canada offers free admission and access to programs for support persons traveling with a visitor who has a disability and depends on the support person to travel and experience a Parks Canada destination.
The Banff and Lake Louise Visitor Centres are wheelchair accessible, with accessible restrooms and water fountains. They are also equipped with information and resources for individuals with hearing, vision, mobility, or cognitive disabilities.
Many museums are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers, with accessible restrooms and water fountains. Assisted listening devices and closed captioning are provided for video presentations. The Cave & Basin National Historic Site is a visitor favorite for its accessible features.
Additional information about accessibility at Banff National Park can be found on their website: https://www.banfflakelouise.com/accessibility.
Roam, Banff's public transport service, operates buses that are wheelchair friendly, with a fold-out ramp and low floor to assist in getting on and off. Visit the Roam Transit website for details: https://roamtransit.com/about-us/transportation-policies/.
The Banff Scooter Company at the Banff Train Station offers mobility scooter rentals.
The Banff and Lake Louise Visitor Centres are wheelchair accessible, with accessible restrooms and water fountains. They are also equipped to provide information and resources for individuals with hearing, vision, mobility, or cognitive disabilities.
Many of the museums are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers. Assisted listening devices are available, and closed captioning is provided on video presentations. The Cave & Basin National Historic Site is a visitor favorite, with facilities for those with hearing and sight challenges, an all-terrain wheelchair surface, a wheelchair-friendly bathroom, and guides upon request.
The Banff Upper Hotsprings has a water-accessible wheelchair. The Banff Gondola is fully wheelchair accessible.
Wheelchair accessible restrooms are available throughout the town of Banff, in the picnic areas near Lake Louise, and along the Bow Valley and Icefields Parkways.
All frontcountry campgrounds in the Banff area have accessible facilities except for Two Jack Main, Two Jack Lakeside, Mosquito Creek, and Silverhorn Creek Campgrounds.
All service dogs must have an Alberta Service Dog Identification Card to ensure access to public places.
Trail reviews for Banff National Park
Completed: June 15, 2025 We wanted to do a short hike in Banff National Park, and this hike was a perfect one for what we were looking for! It’s a gradual incline hike and the trail is well maintained. I would classify this hike as a moderate hike instead of a hard hike. (Parks Canada also classified this trail as a moderate hike on their website). The views at the end of the trail where the platform is, are stunning! That’s nice to see a panorama view of the mountains in front of us! Also, for the wildflower lovers, the wildflowers are already out!
Started early and had plenty of solitude. Absolutely incredible trail. It has everything from lakes to glaciers to waterfalls forests to mountain summits. Would highly recommend this hike. One of the best in Banff. Minimal snow.
Great easy hike. It was how we finished our last day in Banff after several days of intense hiking in the area. A lot of people but still enjoyable.
In the spring and fall, the Canada Parks service closes portions of the bow highway to cars. I biked the ~20 mile section of the trail from Banff to Johnston Canyon during the spring road closure. To access the trail you have to bike on a path that runs parallel to the Trans-Canada Highway for about 2 miles. Once you reach the closed bow highway, you have an entire highway just for bikes with stunning views and well-paved roads. I highly recommend this beautiful route when it’s closed to cars. There were some deer on the path near Banff but I otherwise didn’t see any wildlife while on this trip. Bringing bear spray is recommended.
AMAZING my favourite hike of my trip!! Walked from Banff in the afternoon, only saw a few people on the trail which was a bit scary alone but didn’t see any animals. Would suggest this for solo hikers as it’s close to the road and safe. Pretty easy hike, flat most of the way with only a few small hills. Goes through a beautiful forest and a big open field, and the Hoodoos viewpoint is absolutely unreal! You need to see it with your own eyes. My only qualm is that you can easily reach the viewpoint from the road/parking point so it kind of made the hike feel redundant. It was beautiful though so I have no regrets :)
Quick trail close to town great views of all Banff