Paying to enter the park
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Paying to enter the park
We'll be driving from Calgary to Banff. Apparently we enter the park before Banff and will pay there.
Does the toll stop accept credit cards (US) or must we have Canadian currency?
Does the toll stop accept credit cards (US) or must we have Canadian currency?
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I just visited the Parks Canada website, and it is frustratingly non-informative about this. We always buy an annual pass and have always paid cash - you might try e-mailing your question to:
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Skip,
If memory serves, you can't use your credit card at the park gates (although I am not 100% certain about this).
As was suggested, cash is probably the easiest way to go - it's $14 CDN a day for a vehicle with 2-7 people and the pass lasts until 4 p.m. the following day.
Terry
If memory serves, you can't use your credit card at the park gates (although I am not 100% certain about this).
As was suggested, cash is probably the easiest way to go - it's $14 CDN a day for a vehicle with 2-7 people and the pass lasts until 4 p.m. the following day.
Terry
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Here is a response, verbatim, that I received from the Banff NP office just now. This confirms what some of us have already stated.
Hello/Bonjour,
At the Banff Entry Gates, you can pay with credit card; Visa, Master Card
or American Express, they do not accept debit card or "interact card".
Sincerely,
Banff National Park Information Centre
Hello/Bonjour,
At the Banff Entry Gates, you can pay with credit card; Visa, Master Card
or American Express, they do not accept debit card or "interact card".
Sincerely,
Banff National Park Information Centre
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Just returned- we bought a 4-day pass for Banff/Jasper at entry gate between Canmore and Banff- used a MasterCard. We had very little Canadian money with us and did just fine using our credit card most places including grocery stores. We got money from ATM just after we crossed border from Montana.