During our summer 2015 Canadian Rockies trip we spent one week in the Glacier/Revelstoke Canadian National Parks area of British Columbia. Revelstoke CNP has a long paved road to high country views and no campground. Glacier CNP is best described as a hiking park with two campgrounds suitable for both tents and smaller RVs. The weather during our stay in July was cloudy with periods of rain and so we have no pictures from Revelstoke CNP and all Glacier CNP pictures are from trails.
The two non-reserveable campgrounds at Glacier CNP are a short drive west of Rogers Pass and have a good selection of sites available in the early afternoon everyday (other than holidays) since many travelers break their Vancouver to Banff journey here and so leave in the morning. The lower or western campground is smaller but contains larger and more level camping sites. The upper campground provides great access to the trail system with most trails climbing around 700+/- meters (2000 feet). Many trails have Grizzly bear activity and require a hiking party of at least four adults. We found other hikers from the Netherlands, Australia, Austria, and French Canadian from the trailhead postings and enjoyed our international hiking groups.
Glacier CNP trail views:
The two non-reserveable campgrounds at Glacier CNP are a short drive west of Rogers Pass and have a good selection of sites available in the early afternoon everyday (other than holidays) since many travelers break their Vancouver to Banff journey here and so leave in the morning. The lower or western campground is smaller but contains larger and more level camping sites. The upper campground provides great access to the trail system with most trails climbing around 700+/- meters (2000 feet). Many trails have Grizzly bear activity and require a hiking party of at least four adults. We found other hikers from the Netherlands, Australia, Austria, and French Canadian from the trailhead postings and enjoyed our international hiking groups.
Glacier CNP trail views: