Marble Canyon Kootenay National Park

A high altitude campground located in a predominately sub alpine spruce forest.
Marble canyon kootenay national park. Print pdf map share add to my list. I stopped here on september 24 2020. Strap on a backpack and head into the backcountry for an unparalleled wilderness. The trail is primarily used for hiking walking and nature trips and is accessible year round.
Excellent base camp for the network of trails that serve knp. Stay in one of three scenic frontcountry campgrounds or save the set up and enjoy a night in an otentik. Tokumm creek joins vermillion river through a magnificent gorge or box canyon so narrow that at several places the. Marble canyon trail.
Relax in the red chairs at the end. Marble canyon is a beautiful place to visit in kootenay. Sleep under the stars in kootenay national park. We visited in april and there was snow on the ground but the water was a flowing and a beautiful turquoise color.
From glacier clad peaks along the continental divide to the dry grassy slopes of the columbia valley where cactus grows. Marble canyon is located in kootenany national park. There was a 1 5 km looped trail leading alongside the canyon and over a series of foot bridges with some inclines on the way up but still an easy trail. Marble canyon campground s close proximity to banff and yoho national parks makes day hikes on the iceline taylor lake bourgeau lake and twin lakes trails a breeze.
There is time following the castle mountain fire lookout hike to drive south on highway 93 into kootenay national park located in british columbia canada. More camping in kootenay national park. Kootenay national park marble canyon campground. I stopped here on september 24 2020.
Marble canyon is a 0 9 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near lake louise alberta canada that features a river and is good for all skill levels. Kootenay national park is rich in variety. Check website for rates. Visit the kootenay national park covid 19 page for updates on park services and sites.
It is an unique and popular year round attraction at the confluence of tokumm creek with the vermilion river. Marble canyon is a canyon surrounding tokumm creek just above its confluence with the vermilion river at the north end of kootenay national park in the canadian rockies of british columbia canada. Late june until early september. Marble canyon campground has 61 un serviced camp sites.
1 6 km return 20 m elevation gain admire the shapes and sounds of carved chasms as you hike along the trail. Marble canyon campground is open june through september. Want to go farther. Radium hot springs bc.
South of marble canyon on highyway 93 is numa falls on the vermillion river.