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Banff National Park is Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary, Banff encompasses 6,641 square kilometres of mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. Provincial forests and Yoho National P…
Banff National Park is Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary, Banff encompasses 6,641 square kilometres of mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. Provincial forests and Yoho National Park are neighbours to the west, while Kootenay National Park is located to the south and Kananaskis Country to the southeast. The main commercial centre of the park is the town of Banff, in the Bow River valley.
  • Location: Alberta's Rockies, Alberta, Canada
  • Established: 25 November 1885
  • Nearest town: Located within Banff National Park: · Banff · Castle Junction · Lake Louise · Nearest town outside Banff National Park: · Canmore
  • Area: 6,641 km² (2,564 sq mi)
  • Visitors: 4,130,081 (in 2022–23)
  • Governing body: Parks Canada
  • Part of: Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

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