Travel: In-town Lake Louise
The town of Lake Louise is in the valley, just west of the Trans- Canada
Highway. The town was built originally as a rail stop to get visitors up to the Chateau
Lake Louise. When the highway was built, a variety of accommodations
(including an International Hostel) sprung up
in the valley. There is now a shopping mall, a number of fine restaurants in the
town of Lake Louise.
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Take the road up the east hill from the lake Louise exit off the highway. In the winter, this takes you to the Lake Louise Ski Area, in the summer a gondola takes tourists near the top of hill. From here you get a corss-valley view of Lake Louise, and can hike over to Skoki Lodge in the Skoki valley.
The Icefields Parkway Interpretive Centre, beside the Samson Mall in Lake Louise gives insight and up-to-the-minute visitor tips on the Lake Louise and Icefields Parkway.
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