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The best place to start when planning your trip is visiting  travelalberta.com for ideas on places to go, things to do and other trip planning tips. You can also explore special travel offers, searchable by location and types of activities.

If there is a specific area of Alberta you are interested in learning more about, visit their destination marketing organization’s website for more details:

• Tourism Calgary
• Explore Edmonton
• Banff and Lake Louise Tourism
• Tourism Jasper
• Tourism Canmore Kananaskis
• Tourism Lethbridge
• Tourism Medicine Hat
• Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association
• Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism
• Tourism Red Deer

For unique Indigenous experiences, visit  Indigenous Tourism Alberta.

When travelling around Alberta, you have several transportation options to choose from to enhance your visit.

• Public transportation: Alberta’s major cities and towns provide safe, reliable and affordable public transit services to help you get around. 
• Car rentals: You'll find major car rental companies at all three of Alberta's international airports and at locations within each city.
• Cycling and e-bike rentals: There are seemingly endless routes to explore if you opt to hop on a bike and travel on two wheels, and it’s easy to find equipment. Calgary and Edmonton both offer shared e-Scooters and e-Bikes from Neuron and Bird.
• Taxis and ridesharing: Sit back and relax while someone else drives. Taxis and ridesharing options are available in Alberta cities, including at all three international airports.
• Tours and shuttles: There are many tour transportation and shuttle services throughout Alberta to help you explore the province. Visitors can also travel from the Calgary airport to Banff National Park and from Edmonton to Jasper National Park via bus shuttle services.
• Air travel: Alberta has three international airports. YYC Calgary International Airport and Edmonton International Airport (YEG) are the largest and most popular choices among international visitors. Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) offers more select routes, including to Calgary, Edmonton and Fort Chipewyan. Learn more about getting to Alberta here.

Learn more about your transport options here.

If you have questions about visiting our provincial and national parks, including how to get a park pass, you can find all the information you need at Alberta Parks or Parks Canada.

Campsites in one of the province’s 75 provincial parks can be booked through Alberta Parks. If you’d like to camp in one of the five national parks, you’ll need to book your site through Parks Canada.

Through the links below, you can review what campgrounds are available in the area(s) you would like to camp and then contact the campground directly. In most cases, you can check availability and make reservations online.

• Alberta Campground Guide:  https://www.albertacampgroundguide.ca/
• Reserving Alberta Provincial Parks:  https://reserve.albertaparks.ca/ 
• Reserving Alberta National Parks:  https://reservation.pc.gc.ca/
• Random camping on public land use zones:  https://www.alberta.ca/public-land-use-zones.aspx

For specific questions about pets, number of tents allowed on a site, hiking trails in the area and more, we recommend directly contacting the campground you are interested in. Their visitor support teams are best suited for answering questions related to the campground and surrounding area.

Alberta is a four-season destination, so there’s something to see and do any time of the year. The weather is warmest from June to September, with average temperatures of 20°C (68°F) to 25°C (77°F). Winter temperatures can range from daytime highs of -5°C (23°F) to -15°C (5°F), but they can also dip as low -30°C (-22°F) to -4°C (40°F) for short periods of time.

For more information about what to expect in Alberta at various times of the year, visit the Climate & Weather page on our website.

Travel Alberta does not currently provide printed maps or other planning resources outside of travelalberta.com.

Commercially printed road maps and specialized guides can be purchased where books and magazines are sold, including national chains such as Indigo and Chapters, independent booksellers and magazine racks. As an alternative, many useful online map tools can easily be downloaded for use without internet access.

Alberta Transportation provides a printable Highway Network map found here. You can also find more information about road conditions at 511 Alberta.

For more information about planning your trip, visit travelalberta.com.