da’s core mandate is to take a
balanced approach to protec-
tion: looking after Alberta’s
mountain vistas and ecologi-
cal integrity and providing op-
portunities for visitors at the
same time. “The sky’s the lim-
it in terms of the options that
people have available here,”
advocates Kevin Gedling, Pro-
motions Officer for Jasper Na-
tional Park. Canada’s second
most visited park in Canada
with over two million annual
visitors, Jasper allows guests
the opportunity to experi-
ence the Rocky Mountains
and to make use of its diverse
recreational areas and infra-
structure. Jasper invests in
campgrounds, hiking trails,
picnic sites and new educa-
tional programs as well as
protecting cultural heritage
sites to retain the character
of the surrounding commu-
nity. Jasper boasts more than
1000kms of trail and hosts
one of the most complete in-
ter-connected multi-use trail
systems in North America,
ranging from sunny beaches
on blue water shores to Big-
horn Sheep habitat, just min-
utes from each other.
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