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HikingTo truly capture the experience of Grasslands National Park, you have to approach the task on foot. There are no hydro lines bisecting the park, no cell towers in the area and only a few fence lines or other signs of human influence. It's not a hard thing to gaze across the Grasslands and imagine that you are one of the first hominids to experience this vast landscape, only a few generations removed from the ancestors who crossed the Bering Strait. Savour that experience!
If you haven't bought, rented or borrowed a copy of the Guide to the Hiking Routes of the Grasslands National Park, pick up a copy from the Old Schoolhouse Gift Shop in Val Marie. The park doesn't have hiking trails or paths; it only has guidelines and descriptions of where you might like to hike. Don't venture out without a compass, your guidebook and a GPS. The Guide, although indispensible, has errors. You should know how to use both a map and compass and a GPS if you want to be confident that you can find your way back to your car. I remember wrestling with my mind one afternoon convinced that Be sure to pack at least 2 litres of water per person per day. I'd recommend 3 litres, especially if the weather is hot. Hiking in Grasslands National Park is a fair weather activity. Most roads to trailheads will be impassable when wet. Many of the hiking routes traverse Bentonite talus and bare hillsides that can get treacherous when wet. This isn't usually a problem since the park only gets about 230 mm of total precipitation every year! During our stay we had the opportunity to do two hikes in Grasslands National Park. I hope to add to this list in the years to come. For trip notes, click on the appropriate link below. For a list of errata that I have discovered in the Guide book, click here. Back to the Grasslands National Park Visit Home | Services | Papers | Code | CV & Bio | Projects | Recreation | Contact Me
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