Park Essentials

Accessibility

Miette Hot Springs has wheelchair-accessible restrooms and changing rooms and a ramp descending into the pool with a railing. Several trails, scenic viewpoints, and day-use areas are paved. Whistlers Campground has two paved sites, each with adapted picnic tables and fireboxes. Ask for a key at the kiosk for wheelchair-accessible showers. Other campgrounds have various facilities for disabled access.

Park Fees and Permits

A park entrance pass is C$9.80 per person or C$19.60 maximum per vehicle per day. Larger buses and vans pay a group rate. An annual pass costs C$67.70 per adult or C$136.40 per family or group.

Permits, obtained from the park's information center (780/852–6176) are required for backcountry camping (C$9.80 per day), campfires (C$8.80 per day), using dumping stations (C$8.80 per day), and fishing (C$9.80 per day).

Park Hours

The park is open 24/7 year-round. It is in the Mountain time zone.

Automobile Service Stations

Auto Repairs

Jasper Tire and Auto. Licensed technicians offer automobile service and repairs at Jasper Tire and Auto, which is located in the industrial park and is the main service station in the townsite. 18 Stan Wright Industrial, Jasper, Alberta, T0E 1E0. 780/852–5561.

Gas Stations

Avalanche Esso. 702 Connaught Dr., Jasper, Alberta, T0E 1E0. 780/852–4721; www.essostations.ca/26535-avalanche-esso-jasper.

Jasper Petro Canada. 300 Connaught Dr., Jasper, Alberta. 780/852–3366.

Cell-Phone Reception

Cell phones generally work only in and around the town of Jasper.

Emergencies

For all emergencies dial 911.

Contacts

Cottage Medical Clinic. 300 Miette Ave., Jasper, Alberta, T0E 1E0. 780/852–4885.

Seton General Hospital. 518 Robson St., Jasper, Alberta, T0E 1E0. 780/852–3344.

Shops and Grocers

Contacts

Robinsons AG Food Store. 218 Connaught Dr., Jasper, Alberta, T0E 1E0. 780/852–3195.

Super A Foods. 601 Patricia St., Jasper, Alberta, T0E 1E0. 780/852–3200.

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