Mount Assiniboine Park
50.954° N, 115.7268° W
Mount Assiniboine Park, British Columbia. 50.954° N, 115.7268° W
Provincial park, 390 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/bc/mount-assiniboine-park/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
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Mount Assiniboine Park is a 390 km² provincial park 17 km southwest of Banff, in British Columbia. It was established in 1922.
3 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Lake Magog (1.07 km²).
- Area
- 390 km²
- Established
- 1922
- Named lakes
- 3
Conditions today
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT · issued Thu 3:43 p.m. MDT
The first accumulating snow of the season is expected late this week, which may affect holiday travel.
Rain will continue to spread across northern Alberta today. Precipitation will change to snow on Friday in west-central regions, and for much of the province by Saturday.
Many areas of Alberta are expected to see accumulating snow on Saturday, possibly including the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. The highest snowfall amounts are expected in western parts of the province, including Grande Cache, Hinton, Nordegg and Rocky Mountain House where snow totals of 10 to 25 cm are currently forecast. Snow amounts for other areas of the province remain uncertain.
Snow will taper off from north to south on Sunday.
Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.
Official alert on weather.gc.ca · expires 7:43 a.m. MDT
15.6 °C
Observed at Banff, as of 12:00 a.m. MDT
Tonight: Becoming cloudy this evening with 30 percent chance of showers late this evening and overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h. Low 8.
Weather: Banff (local forecast), as of 12:00 a.m. MDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:56 a.m.
- Sunset
- 7:02 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:35 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:54 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:22 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Magog | 1.07 km² |
| 2 | Cerulean Lake | 0.26 km² |
| 3 | Wedgwood Lake | 0.16 km² |
Rivers
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Things to do
Activities
- Climbing
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Hunting
- Pets on leash
- Wildlife viewing
- Winter recreation
Camping
- Backcountry camping
- Cabins and huts
- Group camping
Facilities
- Pit or flush toilets
As listed by the park’s official page. Book a campsite
Official record
- Designation
- Provincial park
- Park class
- Class A
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Government of British Columbia
- Official website
- bcparks.ca
- Reservations
- camping.bcparks.ca
Photos
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