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Maude Jul 26th, 2005 06:01 PM

Looking for a cabin to rent by Lake Edith
 
Hi, It is my mom's 50th birthday at the end of Aug. and i know that she would LOVE to spend it in the mountains. I was wondering if anyone knows if it possible to rent a cabin on Lake Edith. I could not find any info on the internet!

Thanks, i know she would be in heaven as it is simply beautiful around Lake Edith.
Maude :)

tom22 Jul 26th, 2005 11:44 PM

I am not sure, if you mean the small lake at the end of Edith Cavell Road.

There is no cabin near by, but hikers can stay in a hostel.

You can also stay in the Tonquin Valley Backcountry Lodge, which can be reached from the end of Edith Cavell Road.

For further information
www.tonquinvalley.com

There also some other alpine huts and backcountry lodges within Jasper NP.
Backcountry Lodges and Alpine Huts

Lodge reservations can be made by calling:
Tonquin Valley Pack Trips
(780) 865-4417 or www.tonquinadventures.com

Dixon's Tonquin Valley Pack and Ski Trips
(780) 852-3909 or www.tonquinvalley.com

Skyline Trail Rides, Curator Lake
(780) 852-4215 or www.skylinetrail.com/

Alpine huts may be booked by contacting:
Alpine Club of Canada
P.O. Box 8040, Indian Flats Road
Canmore, AB, T1W 2T8
Ph (403) 678-3200; Fax (403) 678-3224
www.alpineclubofcanada.ca



Maude Jul 27th, 2005 09:20 AM

Thanks for your info. I will look into it.

Maude :)

cmcfong Jul 27th, 2005 10:14 AM

Maude, look at Mt.Engadine Lodge

brookwood Jul 28th, 2005 02:56 PM

I must confess Lake Edith is a new one on me. Where is it?

Judy_in_Calgary Jul 28th, 2005 06:40 PM

>>>I must confess Lake Edith is a new one on me. Where is it?<<<

It was new to me too. I looked up a hard copy map of Jasper. I found a small lake by that name immediately east of Jasper townsite. It's a short distance north of Jasper Park Lodge, east of Hwy #16, and east of the point at which you turn off to get onto Maligne Road.

Oh yes, it shows up on this electronic map too, just north of Annette Lake:

http://www.explorejasper.com/maps/maparea.htm

Parks Canada mentions Lake Edith on this page:

http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/v-g/jasper/plan/plan5-85_e.asp

It states that, while cottages were built there as part of an artist's colony in the 1920's, no additional land at Lake Edith will be made available for the building of private cottages.

brookwood Jul 29th, 2005 07:54 AM

Score one for Judy. I should have known where it was, having eaten lunch one day a few years ago at the picnic ground right by it.

I had seen so much that trip that it failed to register.

Now, I am curious again. Which is good for us old codgers.

Maude Jul 29th, 2005 09:11 AM

Thanks everyone!
Lake Edith is just outside of Jasper, and has a number of Cabins on it. I was wondering if anyone knows if you can rent a cabin or if there is even a B&B on the lake? I don't think so, but you never know who might know something helpful
Maude :)

Mary_Martin Jun 23rd, 2012 09:43 AM

There are cabins on Lake Edith which you may be able to rent by contacting the owners. But this is not a business.

krp329 Jun 29th, 2012 01:31 PM

OP is from 2005. However, since I had already typed the following before I noticed that, I'll submit it anyway, in case it's helpful to someone along the way.

It is possible that some of the Lake Edith cabin owners may rent out their cottages, however it is illegal, in contravention with their national park leases. I'm sure it does happen, but it's likely very hush-hush, through a "friend of a friend" kind-of-thing.

There are no B&Bs at Lake Edith either. For B&Bs and private home accommodations in Jasper, try www.stayinjasper.com . There are none in the park that offer a full, hot breakfast - only continental, at about a dozen homes (of the 120+ that are licensed as "private home accommodation"). Most don't offer breakfast at all, just accommodation.


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