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Banff National Park
Today at Lake Louise
Dispatches from the lake, the trails, and the road in. Updated as the mountain allows.
Berry season is beginning around Lake Louise, and bears are following the food into valley bottoms, trail edges and transportation corridors. Carry bear spray on every hike, make noise in fruiting shrubs and check current Parks Canada bulletins before you go.
ReadMid-July is the hardest time of year to reach the two lakes on a whim. Moraine Lake Road is closed to personal vehicles, the Park and Ride is where the main options start, and the easy reservation slots are already gone. The 48-hour rolling release and a few backups are how most people still get there.
Bears are active again at the Lake Louise Sightseeing Gondola. The lift gives visitors a better chance to watch from a distance, but sightings are never guaranteed.
The Bow River is running very high at Lake Louise, while the Pipestone remains below its 2013 flood peak. High water, snowmelt, trail closures and another wet June storm could keep the seasonal risk alive.
An opinionated index of places to start, on this site and across the valley.
