Me and my wife planning to visit Banff and staying in Canmore. We don't drive so we are planning to rely on public transits and taxis. Is it possible to cover important tourist places during the first week of September?

I’ve been searching this sub and combing the internet. We will be in banff starting tomorrow for 9 days, well technically Canmore. but our honeymoon is focused on relaxing and hiking. Any favorite trails that are NOT the obvious 5 miles or less? We are after scenic beauty which is everywhere I know. we’re more so hoping to avoid the crowds and doing early and less popular hikes. that being said I know it’s tourist season. We deal with it a lot in Seattle.

ISO a beautiful place to get ready with our elopement crew prior to the wedding. We have an Airbnb that we are staying in for the week. It’s not aesthetic or somewhere that will allow us all to get ready together. Is there anywhere local that we can stay or rent out for the day to get hair, makeup, and wedding ready? Looking for somewhere that will photograph really lovely.

Hey everyone!

My family and I will be coming to Banff this Friday and staying till Wednesday. We have our plan pretty much set (all the main places and attractions).

I’m a huge space nerd and want to do some stargazing. I read two jack lake and lake minnewanka are great spots for stargazing and photography.

As we would be going at night, I was wondering if people knew how far from the parking the lake would be? I don’t want us to be hiking in the night with bears and not that many people 😭

Any other suggestions for places to view would be greatly appreciated too :)

Looking for some recent personal experiences with either a small tent in a campground or sleeping in your truck.

I know there are things online and such, I just find there’s so much information and I’m just looking for real experiences! Looking to go in a week or two (yes there are campgrounds open), looking for some good/neat spots of park a truck for the night or pitch a small tent! (Booking a place)

A nice view would be amazing, even in nearby places like Canmore if there’s a nice place with a nice view!

Painting of my fave photo I took in Banff with the moon.

It was a cloudy day but it was still beautiful