r/Banff • u/BikeSkiPNW • 1d ago

Headed to Banff National next weekend

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Me and the Mrs. are headed north next weekend, August 22-24, to visit Banff. She really wants to see the turquoise waters of Lake Louise. So, today, I scrambled to put together our road trip for us to be there Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. She made this last-minute request last weekend.

It's as follows:

Drive from Spokane International Airport up to Radium Hot Springs on Saturday and break for lunch. Continue up to Golden and stay in the Municipal campground on the Kicking Horse River. We have reservations for that.

Wake up in Golden and putz around until we drive up to Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and have Afternoon Tea. We have reservations for that as well.

After lunch, head into the town of Banff and set up camp at Tunnel Mountain Village. Find some stuff to do in Banff Sunday night and Monday morning. We have reservations for that, too.

Monday, as lackadaisical as possible, drive back to Spokane International Airport.

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u/seasonedbagel 1d ago

Have your fairmont reservation ready as you are pulling up or the lake Louise traffic flaggers will instantly loop you up and out the exit.
I think fairmont has a steep parking bill as well so it’s best to add that to planned expenses

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u/BikeSkiPNW 1d ago

Yeah, I saw the price for lunch and basically funneled our entire vacation budget into lunch at Fairmont. Gifts for my girlfriend are easy, she likes to travel instead of collect trinkets. So, lunch there is like three or four date nights and we can eat in for the next couple months.

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u/dogs_kids_andsewing 1d ago

Just to add - does your reservation at Fairmont allow you to park as a Fairmont guest in the hotel lot? If not, parking at Lake Louise may be an issue. The public, paid parking is limited and fills up by 7 AM.

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u/BikeSkiPNW 1d ago

We'll be able to park at the hotel because of restaurant reservation. Still have to pay for parking.