Athabasca Falls

Located just 30 kilometers outside of town, Athabasca falls can be visited en route to Columbia Icefields, or rather standalone, but in either case give it the time it deserves. The falls are easily accessible from the parking lot along a paved way. Whilst, it may be very visually enticing to go off the marked path, but don’t ever venture that owing to extremely precarious conditions. Even though, the Athabasca Falls are neither vertically nor horizontally the most majestic in the Rockies, but they definitely are the most powerful falls. The extremely strong gush of water, drops hurriedly through the falls & passes through the gorge, carving its own path. There are several Vantage points along the paved path & the concrete bridges over the Canyon, and I highly recommend you venture them all, for after all ‘Parks Canada’ has done all the work for you to enjoy this Nature’s spectacle! If you are amongst those who best appreciate a place in solitude, then do visit Athabasca Falls either early morning or late in the evening. Along its rich history, the falls have created many channels & paths, some of which it abandons over course of time, an opportunity aptly utilized by Parks Canada to create access paths. There is also a trail that takes you to the bottom of the falls, and you will have to miss this one only at your own peril!