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Guided hike · park authority · Glacier park authority (Parks Canada)
Guided hike with the park authority: bear signs on the Great Glacier Trail ↗Meet at the Illecillewaet Campground kiosk, about 3 kilometres west of Rogers Pass on the Trans-Canada Highway; starts at 9:00 Pacific Time.Park authority programmes without partner links. Details checked 2 Oct 2026; dates and prices with the provider.
Arrival · Visitor centre
At the summit of Rogers Pass, 9520 Trans-Canada Highway. Being renovated; information, passes and permits are available next door at Summit Station.
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51.30129, -117.52117
Mountains & rock · Mountain pass, 1,315 m (4,314 ft)
The high point between Revelstoke and Golden. The railway, the highway and the history of the park come together here, and this is where the avalanche technicians’ snow study plots are.
The summit of the pass is the only place in the park with information, passes and toilets.
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51.28853, -117.51437
History · Monument at the pass
Commemorates the avalanche control programme that the park authority and the armed forces have run together since 1961. A few steps from the visitor centre.
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51.28989, -117.51541
History · Highway monument
The wooden arch at the summit commemorates the opening of the Rogers Pass section of the Trans-Canada Highway in 1962. Rest area with a view of the glaciers of the Hermit Range.
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51.29002, -117.51551
Where to stay · Campground and trail hub
The park’s most important starting point: Marion Lake, Great Glacier, Avalanche Crest, Perley Rock, Glacier Crest, Asulkan Valley and Abbott Ridge all start here. First come, first served, 26.75 CAD per night.
The campground is also the park’s trail hub: seven major hikes start here.
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51.26508, -117.49470
Where to stay · Campground with reservations
Can be reserved, 26.75 CAD per night. Right next to it stand the stone piers of the old railway loop. The loop trail there is currently closed in sections.
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51.25725, -117.53808
Where to stay · Backcountry campground
Reservable backcountry campground, 15 CAD per person per night. Reached via the steep Hermit trail from the highway.
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51.33084, -117.53124
SurroundingsWhere to stay · Backcountry campground
First come, first served, 15 CAD per person per night. Starting point for the routes on the north-west ridge of Mount Sir Donald.
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51.26411, -117.44911
Where to stay · Alpine Club hut
At the end of the Asulkan Valley trail at about 2,100 m (6,890 ft). Run by the Alpine Club of Canada, by reservation only. Continuing to Asulkan Pass requires glacier travel equipment.
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51.21431, -117.46963
Trails · Accessible boardwalk
A 350-metre (1,148 ft) boardwalk through the inland rainforest, built as a legacy of Rick Hansen’s Man in Motion World Tour in 1987. The surface next to the path is uneven because of roots.
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51.24165, -117.64904
Trails · Short trail over stepping stones
430 metres (1,411 ft) through boulders covered in lichen and moss, 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) east of the Hemlock Grove day-use area. In clear weather there are views of peaks and glaciers. Sturdy footwear needed.
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51.24757, -117.62250
Water · Waterfall
One kilometre return, 95 metres (312 ft) of elevation, nine kilometres east of the visitor centre. There is no left turn when coming from the east; turn around at the Hermit parking lot.
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51.35003, -117.43425
Mountains & rock · Pass in grizzly habitat
Destination of the 12.8 km (8 mi) trail from the visitor centre. From 15 July to 30 September only in groups of at least four adults. The trail ends at the pass; beyond it access is closed.
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51.28464, -117.58236
Mountains & rock · Peak
The striking rock pyramid above the Illecillewaet valley and the landmark of the park. Named after Donald Smith, the financier of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The rock pyramid above the valley, and the mountain where climbing in North America became a pastime.
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51.26325, -117.43135
Mountains & rock · Peak above the pass
The mountain immediately east of Rogers Pass. Since 1988 the longest railway tunnel in North America has run beneath it.
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51.30835, -117.47159
Mountains & rock · Glacier
The former "Great Glacier", the park’s main attraction since the 1880s. Since then the ice has retreated about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) up the valley.
The "Great Glacier" of the 1880s, now one and a half kilometres further up.
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51.23422, -117.44061
Mountains & rock · High pass
At the head of the Asulkan valley. The name goes back to William Spotswood Green, who climbed here in 1888; it is said to mean "mountain goat".
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51.19985, -117.46915
History · Hotel ruins
The remains of Glacier House: hotel, restaurant, mountain guide station and a bowling alley. Closed in 1925. Climbing for pleasure in North America began here.
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51.26091, -117.49301
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