Lake Louise
A turquoise-green lake at the foot of the Victoria Glacier in Banff National Park, with a shoreline trail, canoe rentals in summer and trails to Lake Agnes and the Plain of the Six Glaciers.
Alberta · Canada
In the destination Banff and Lake Louise.
In the photo: Lake Louise and the Rocky Mountains
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The city
Village in Banff National Park, about 58 km from the town of Banff, providing access to Lakes Louise and Moraine, turquoise-green waters among glaciers. There is a gondola with views of the lakes and mountains, and it is the start of the Icefields Parkway, with Peyto Lake about 40 km away.
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The local experience
A turquoise-green lake at the foot of the Victoria Glacier in Banff National Park, with a shoreline trail, canoe rentals in summer and trails to Lake Agnes and the Plain of the Six Glaciers.
A glacial lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, about 14 km from Lake Louise, with blue-turquoise water at the foot of a mountain wall, accessible only by Parks Canada buses or authorized operators.
The Lake Louise ski-resort gondola that, in summer, climbs to a viewpoint with views of Lake Louise and the Victoria Glacier, in an area where grizzly bears often feed.
A glacier lake shaped like a wolf’s head, seen from the top of Bow Summit, the highest point of the Icefields Parkway, about 40 km from Lake Louise.