Athabasca is along the Icefields Parkway
I assume it's the only way to really get there. In season, you can take a tour via an off-road 6x6 type vehicle to the glacier. Off season, you can walk out there, but it's a pretty cold, windy, long walk all the way to the glacier. 
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 Banff recommendations (and questions inside) - LovetheChief January 12, 2026, 9:10:58
- Answers inside - ATL January 12, 2026, 11:05:59
- We stay in Canmore every year for skiing. There are a ton of really nice condos as AirBNBs - Chilango January 12, 2026, 14:29:17
- Agree with Canmore. It was convenient but still about an hour from lake Louise - GhostofPokeyStixPast January 12, 2026, 12:21:40
- Agree with all this.* - Chicago1995 January 13, 2026, 9:11:41
- thx* - LovetheChief January 12, 2026, 14:50:54
- Athabasca is along the Icefields Parkway - ATL January 12, 2026, 13:35:17
- ATL to the rescue. Much appreciated. I might come back at you as we get closer. * - LovetheChief January 12, 2026, 11:45:33
- No recs but wife and I are doing the Rocky Mountaineer big loop which includes Vancouver to Banff - RSMBob January 12, 2026, 9:32:30
- We went 25 years ago. Renting canoes and paddling around Lake Louise / valley of the 10 peaks - meanjeans January 12, 2026, 9:25:06
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on January 12, 2026, 13:35:17, in reply to "Agree with Canmore. It was convenient but still about an hour from lake Louise "