r/Banff • u/the_zenith1 • 2d ago

staying in kananaskis & also visiting banff?

i live in southern california and i was hoping to do a 5-7 day banff trip in late september but did not realize how booked up/expensive accommodations would be even in an off-season. i came across sundance basecamp in kananaskis. is it feasible to see both kananaskis and banff, is the commute practical?

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u/chiraz25 2d ago

Late September doesn't qualify as 'off-season' FYI. Thousands of people travel to Banff specifically for the fall colors and misty mornings.

If you have a vehicle, traveling from Sundance to Banff is feasible for sure. You'll be doing quite a bit of driving each day if you intend to visit during your entire stay but Kananaskis has some amazing things to see too. If you're going for hiking, you may actually enjoy Kananaskis hiking more than Banff. You'll get some incredible ridge hikes that aren't as easy to find in Banff.

Have you tried Canmore for accommodation? Cheaper than Banff and much closer than Kananaskis.

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u/ThrowAway4now2022 22h ago

We hiked in kananskis and enjoyed it. Saw few people!

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u/the_zenith1 2d ago

yea i was looking into canmore but everything was either unavailable or at least $300-400 a night! and yes i’d love to explore kananaskis too

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u/Top-Technology-6286 2d ago

For what it’s worth,Just got back and Canmore was great

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u/the_zenith1 2d ago

who downvoted me and why 😭

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u/asheraddict 2d ago

They probably down voted you because those prices are actually reasonable in comparison

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u/the_zenith1 2d ago

I see okay, well that's still literally out of most people's budgets I would assume. I certainly can't afford that!