Jasper National Park of Canada

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1 Jasper National Park of Canada Things you should know regarding Wabasso, Wapiti, Whistlers and Pocahontas Campgrounds Updated July 29, 2016 Important Notices: Important Notices General Camping Information Fees If There is No Vacancy Require Additional Information? Terms and Definitions Campfires and alcohol are not permitted between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. No showers available at Wabasso Campground General Camping Information: Operating Season (Nights): Wabasso: June 17 to September 4, 2016 Wapiti: October 12, 2015 to May 5, 2016; May 20 to May 22; June 17 to September 17; and October 10, 2016 to May 4, 2017 Whistlers: May 6 to October 9, 2016 Pocahontas: May 20 to September 10, 2016 Reservable Period (Nights): Wabasso: June 17 to September 4, 2016 Wapiti: May 20 to May 22, 2016; and June 17 to September 17, 2016 Whistlers: May 6 to October 9, 2016 Pocahontas: May 20 to September 10, 2016 Reservable Percentage: 100% reservable Kiosk Hours: Wabasso: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Wapiti: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Whistlers: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. midnight Pocahontas: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m After Hours Registration:

2 After hours, please refer to signage in kiosk window of each campground. Locate your name or confirmation # and proceed to designated campsite. Register in the morning at the kiosk by 9:00 a.m. Check In Time: Any time after 2:00 p.m. Visitors who would like to arrive at the campground earlier may enjoy the rest of the park while waiting for their campsite to become vacant (a valid national park entry pass is required). Check Out Time Before 11:00 a.m. Quiet Hours: 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Minimum Length of Stay: 1 night Maximum Length of Stay: 14 nights Maximum Persons per Site: 6 people (exceptions for 2 adults with their dependent children, up to a maximum of 7 people). Maximum Vehicles per Site: 1 vehicle. Exceptions for RVs towing a vehicle If you have two camping units (2 tents or 1 RV/camper and 1 tent), no towed vehicles are allowed. Maximum Camping Units per Site: 2 tents, or 1 RV/camper and 1 tent Generator Policy: 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Amperage of Electrical Service: 15 and 30 Amp service in all serviced campsites. Fire Policy:

3 Campfires are allowed in designated areas only. A fire permit is required. All guests require a valid fire permit to have a campfire. Fires are not permitted nightly from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. A valid fire permit allows guests access to firewood. Firewood is available at the campground woodpile. Alcohol Policy: Alcohol is not permitted from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Pet Policy: Pets must be kept on a leash at all times. They must not be left unattended. Please keep all pet food stored inside. See Bare Campsite Program brochure upon arrival for more information. Campground Locations: Wabasso: 16 km south of the town of Jasper on Highway 93A along the Athabasca River. From the North: Take Highway 93 South from the Jasper townsite. Turn right onto Highway 93A just after passing through the south Gate. Continue for 7 km and turn left at campground entrance (follow signs). From the South: Take Highway 93 North from Saskatchewan River Crossing. Turn left at the junction with 93A at Athabasca Falls. Continue for 20 km. Turn right at campground entrance (follow signs). Wabasso Campground GPS Coordinates: Latitude: Longitude: Wapiti: 3.5 km south of the town of Jasper on Highway 93 along the Athabasca River. From the North: Take Highway 93 South from the Jasper townsite. Continue for 3.5km. Turn left at campground entrance (follow signs). From the South: Take Highway 93 North from Saskatchewan River Crossing. Continue for 155 km. Turn right at Campground entrance (follow signs). Wapiti Campground GPS Coordinates: Latitude: Longitude: Whistlers: 2 km south of the town of Jasper on Highway 93, at the base of Whistlers From the North: Take Highway 93 South from the Jasper townsite. Continue for 2km. Turn right at campground entrance (follow signs). From the South: Take Highway 93 North from Saskatchewan River Crossing. Continue for 157 km. Turn left at Campground entrance (follow signs). Whistler's Campground GPS Coordinates: Latitude: Longitude: Pocahontas: 45 km east of the town of Jasper on Highway 16, on the Miette Hotsprings Road

4 From the East: Take Highway 16 west from the Jasper East Gate. Continue for 5km. Turn left at Miette Road entrance continue for 2km and turn right into the campground (follow signs). From the West: Take Highway 16 East from the Town of Jasper. Continue for 45 km. Turn right at Miette Road entrance, continue for 2km and turn right into the campground (follow signs). Campground Descriptions: Wabasso (231 reservable sites): Electricity with fire pit: 49 sites Unserviced with fire pit: 182 sites Washrooms with hot/cold running water and flush toilets (no showers available). No pull through sites and all sites have picnic tables. Communal water taps and a dump station are available. Wapiti (320 reservable sites): Electricity with fire pit: 86 sites Unserviced with fire pit: 234 sites Washrooms with hot/cold running water, showers and flush toilets. Accessible sites available. No pull through sites and all sites have picnic tables. Communal water taps and a dump station are available. Whistlers (757 reservable sites): Electricity, water and sewer without fire pits: 77 sites Electricity, water and sewer with fire pit: 43 sites Electricity with firepits: 126 sites Unserviced with or without firepits and walk-in tenting: 490 sites otentiks: 21 Mix of open & wooded sites. Washrooms with hot/cold running water, showers and flush toilets. Access to nearby hiking paths. Accessible sites available on request. Large pull through sites available in Electricity, Water and Sewer. Communal water taps and a dump station are available. Pocahontas (130 reservable sites): Unserviced with fire pit: 130 sites Washrooms with hot/cold running water and flush toilets (no showers available). No pull through sites and all sites have picnic tables. Communal water taps are available. Roofed Accommodation Description: otentiks: Located in Whistlers campground (21 otentiks) The otentik sites include: - 1 otentik (14 ft x 17.5 ft; 4.3 m X 5.3 m); - fire box; - picnic table; - food locker (24 X 24 X 42 ; 60 cm X 60 cm X 105 cm);

5 - parking site for one vehicle. Smoking is not permitted in the otentiks. The otentiks are located in loops 04 and 05. For safety reasons, no cooking, storing or eating food is allowed inside the otentiks (upon arrival campground staff will provide information on camping safely in bear country). Pets are NOT allowed in the otentiks, except for 4A and 4B which are now pet friendly. Internet/Wi-Fi Access: There is no Wi-Fi internet access at any campgrounds in Jasper National Park. Fees: For information regarding camping fees for Jasper National Park please see our Fees page. If There is No Vacancy for Your Dates: There are 8 other non-reservable (first-come, first-served) campgrounds in Jasper National Park all unserviced. Also, outside the park to the east there are two private campgrounds in the Hinton area (1 hr) and to the west there is private camping in Valemount (1 hr). Please do not call the park to verify the occupancy of the non-reservable sites, as the park office does not have access to this information. Jasper Tourism/Chamber of Commerce: Require Additional Information? Reservation service: RESERVE ( ) 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local park time or General park information: (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, April to September, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, October to March) or pnj.jnp@pc.gc.ca For information and reservations specifically for backcountry camping: For information and reservations for Group tent camping (group = non profit groups): In Jasper, the group tent campgrounds can only accommodate tents. If people want to camp in a group with anything other than tents in Jasper, they must make reservations with PCRS for our reservable campgrounds. Marmot Meadows Group Tenting located in Whistlers Campground, 1.5 km south of the town of Jasper. 10 people minimum. Flush toilets and running water. Whirlpool Group Tenting located on Highway 93A 24 km south of the town of Jasper. 10 people minimum. Pit toilets. Drinking water provided or jasper.campgrounds@pc.gc.ca

6 Terms & Definitions: Site-specific Guests select the specific campsite or accommodation when they make their reservation. All front-country camping reservations made through the Parks Canada Reservation Service (PCRS) are site-specific reservations. Operating Season (Nights) The "Operating Season" is the nights that the campground is open. Sometimes the campgrounds are open for longer than the period for which they accept reservations. Any dates of the "Operating Season" outside of the "Reservable Period" are dates that the campground operates on a first come, first served basis only. Reservable Period (Nights) The "Reservable Period" is the nights for which you can make a camping or accommodation reservation. Note that many campgrounds may be open longer than this period, and operate outside of these dates on a first-come, first-served basis. Kiosk The administration/entrance booth of a particular campground, this is where you check-in and register your arrival. Vehicle Car, truck, motorcycle, truck-camper, motorhome, or recreational vehicle. A motor home pulling another vehicle may count as two vehicles. Camping Unit Tent, tent-trailer, truck-camper, trailer, 5 th wheel, motorhome or recreational vehicle. Serviced Site Refers to a campsite offering either electrical, water, and/or sewer hook-ups or any combination of these services directly on the campsite. Fully-serviced sites offer electrical, potable water, and sewer hook-ups. Unserviced sites do not offer any of these hook-ups. The terms serviced and unserviced refer to the individual campsites; they do not refer to the washroom facilities or other amenities available at the campground. Drive-through Site

7 Campsite where the driver does not have to reverse their vehicle to exit (there is a separate entrance and exit to the individual campsite). Ideal for larger vehicles and trailers. Walk-in Site Campsite which requires some degree of walking to access the site, and therefore requires a tent. Vehicle will be parked a short distance away. Overflow Site Overflow campsites vary from park to park, and may range from a paved area to park a camping unit (not generally suitable for tents) to a more traditional, grassy site. They are unserviced and are not reservable. Accessible Site A campsite which is accessible to guests with limited mobility. Firepit A designated structure for campfires located on a campsite. Check availability, as not all campsites offer a fire pit. In some parks, a fire permit is required to have a fire. In some parks, only communal firepits are available, and access is shared with other guests. Fire permit In some campgrounds, guests will require a valid fire permit to have a campfire. A fire permit may include firewood. Please refer to the Fire policy section of the QRT for individual campground policies. Firewood In some campgrounds firewood is sold by the bundle, whereas in others a fire permit may give the holder access to the campground wood pile. Please refer to the Fire policy section of the QRT for individual campground policies. First-come, First-served Site Campsites that are available on a first come, first served basis only. These sites are only available to guests who are physically located at the campground. These sites cannot be registered over the telephone or on-line. These campsites may be available for only 1 night or for multiple nights depending on availability. Shoulder Season

8 Shoulder season refers to the season before and after the peak season. While many campgrounds remain open outside of their peak season, the services offered during this period may be limited (please check with the park for more details). Entrance Pass A valid National Park Entrance Pass is required for all visitors to National Parks that have entry fees. Daily Entrance Pass A daily entrance pass permits visitor s unlimited entry to the specified park on a per day basis for the period of time indicated. Annual/Seasonal Entrance Pass An annual or seasonal entrance pass permits visitor s unlimited entry to the specified park for the period of time indicated. Parks Canada Discovery Pass The Parks Canada Discovery Pass permits visitors unlimited entry to the participating Parks Canada national parks and national historic sites across Canada, for a period of 12 months.