Why is Golden and surrounding area the absolutely best place to stay while you explore all that Kicking Horse Country has to explore?

Because it is surrounded by the National Parks of Yoho, Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Glacier and Mount Revelstoke and a few great provincial parks as well!

Download the Mountain Guide to Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Jasper, Glacier and Mount Revelstoke.

This is a playground like no other!

If you'd like more information on the parks that surround Golden, please view the links and resources below.

Alberta Parks

• Banff National Park of Canada. UNESCO World Heritage Site and Canada's first National Park of Canada (1885).

• Jasper National Park of Canada. UNESCO World Heritage Site and glacial jewel of the Rockies.

British Columbia Parks

• Kootenay National Park of Canada. UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring the famous Radium Hot Springs.

• Glacier National Park of Canada. British Columbia's lush interior rainforest and permanent glaciers.

• Mount Revelstoke National Park of Canada. Rainforest of 1,000-year-old cedars and spectacular mountains.

• Yoho National Park of Canada. UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rockies.

• The Bugaboos Provincial Park.
  Bugaboo Provincial Park, situated in the Purcell Mountains of southeast British Columbia, continues to draw climbers from around the world to its airy, glacier-sculpted granite spires. With many peaks over 3,000 metres in elevation the Bugaboo’s offer awe inspiring mountain and glacier terrain.

For more information about UNESCO World Heritage, please visit the Official UNESCO Site.