I am traveling in July to Edmonton and then to Jasper Banf and Glacier National Parks. Is it better to travel across North Dakota and may be Montana before traveling north into Canada or is better to travel north thru North Dakota into Saskatoon and straight to Edmonton? I want to make good time... But isn't the gas cheaper and better traveling through as much U.S. before crossing over ? I heard gas was much more money in Canada. If there is no real waste of time then I would rather travel as much while in U.S. before heading north into Canada. I do want to save time also. Please let me know what the best Idea is . I am traveling with a -Travel trailer doing about 5-600 miles a day. I already traveled to Yellowstone in this September and very excited about next year.
I'd recommend crossing over sooner rather than later. The trans-Canada hwy will give you a feel for Canada that you won't get by traveling West across the Dakotas. The endless prairies and the brightly painted grain depots will leave you with memories that you'll never get from the US side. It's beautiful country and you'll be even more blown away when you get to the mountains
Hi, if you are coming from Boca Raton Florida and want to make good time I would get on I 29 when convenient and take it north to the border which is the end of the freeway and the road is called hwy 75 to Winnipeg, take the south bypass west to TCH 1 (Trans Canada Hwy) then west to Portage La Prairie where you turn north west on TCH 16 (also known as The Yellowhead Hwy) to Edmonton. On your way from Jasper to Banff I suggest stopping at the Columbia Icefields Interpretive Centre (huge lot for RV parking) and also take the bus tour that actually drives on the glacier in special buses with huge tires.
I take it you mean Glacier National Park in Montana, as there is a Glacier National Park in British Columbia, a long way from the Montana one. The U.S Glacier changes names to Waterton Lakes National Park at the Montana/BC border.
The scenery on TCH 16 differs from 1 as you head north west but is still very scenic.
Some maps show some sections of TCH 16 in black, but it's a very good road all the way to Edmonton and beyond to the west coast at Prince Rupert BC.
If I can help in any other way on your Alberta/BC travels, feel free to PM me as DW and I know most of these areas very well.
Hope this helps,
Peter
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We went to the same spots last year except we went to Alaska between Edmonton and Jasper. See our blog (in signature) for our route. We entered Canada on I-29 as suggested before but angled up to Edmonton via PH-16 as we had not been in this part of Canada before and wanted to see it. Our route (as you can see in the 2nd June entry in our blog) was a good one to us, both to get to Edmonton and then to travel through Jasper, Banff, Waterton, and Glacier.
Yes, fuel is higher in Canada but at today's prices it all hurts. Some, just a little bit more.
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