RE: Travelling from Vernon BC to Calgary AB
Here is a routing that puts on miles but very scenic... Vernon- Hwy#6 to Hwy#23 to Halcyon Hot Springs for night one. Day two...across the lake on the ferry on to Revelstoke and Golden. Then head south to Fairmont Hot Springs for night two. Day three would be through Kootenay and Banff Parks, an easy 4 hour drive into Calgary.
Halcyon Hot Springs has RV sites.
Fairmont Hot Springs stay at "Spruce Grove Campground"
As stated...puts on the miles BUT would be like a mini holiday on its own.
Enjoy your trip!!
PS- Revelstoke to Calgary - 5.5 hours driving time
Golden to Calgary - 3.5 hours driving time
RE: Travelling to Alberta and need some suggestions
I would suggest a couple of days in either Banff or Lake Louise. You can see all the sites out of either location. Lake Louise, Spiral Tunnel, Emerald Lake, Takkakka Falls, Valley of the Ten Peaks etc. THEN up to Jasper on the "Icefields Parkway" w/MH for a couple more days to see the local sites. Athabasca Falls, Maligne Lake/Canyon,Miette Hot Springs, Jasper Tramway, and lots of wildlife and hiking trails. Serviced sites in Jasper are hard to come by. Check the National Parks campground reservation site for availability or as a back up...you can pay $500 a night at the Jasper Park Lodge.
What ever you do...take lots of film and enjoy!!
RE: Alberta and BC in a mini class c
You will be coming into Calgary right at the start of The Calgary Stampede. You will want to spend a day or two at the Stampede before you head for the hills. There are a number of campgrounds close to Calgary. Once you get into the mountains, most of the area is either a National or Provincial Park which means you will need to stay in desinated campgrounds. The Mountain National Parks are spectacular,Banff,Jasper,Yoho,Kootenay...another idea, go south out of Calgary first to Waterton Park and then into Montana's Glacier National Park and do the "Going To The Sun" Road. It is possible to do this and come back up to Banff in two or three days. You don't even double back on yourself. You can then do the "Icefields Parkway"
up to Jasper and then head west to the coast on Hwy.#16 (Yellowhead Hwy.)
Good luck and enjoy your trip!!
