Banff National Park

Banff National Park showcases the Canadian Rockies’ raw beauty through 6,641 sq km of protected wilderness. Its turquoise lakes — Moraine Lake and Lake Louise — receive 4 million visitors annually, yet 80% of the park remains designated backcountry accessible only by foot. Grizzly bears and wolves roam a landscape shaped by 80 named glaciers, though climate change has reduced ice coverage by 25% since 2005.