Just outside of Jasper National Park lies William A. Switzer Provincial Park, a popular park for outdoor recreation year-round. The park offers gorgeous views of the Rockies, five lakes (Blue, Cache, Graveyard, Gregg, and Jarvis), and a diverse foothills landscape with meadows and wetlands. You’ll find 65 km of trails here for hiking, biking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, plenty of wildlife viewing opportunities, summer interpretative programs, and year-round camping at several different campgrounds.

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