Tunnel Mountain Campground

Tunnel Mountain Campground Banff National Park.

The Tunnel Mountain RV and Tent Campground is located in the Rocky Mountains near the East end of the Banff Town site. There are three separate campgrounds, one is open all year round and has a (188 RV sites). The RV sites have electricity, and picnic tables. Fire wood is available for use in the camp kitchens and tent sites. Also available are, hot showers, flush toilets, disability access, sani dumps and interpretive programs. The Tents only campground offers fire pits, flush toilets, hot showers, disability access and interpretive programs. This is Bear country, food and food related items must be stored properly. During peak season two adjoining campgrounds are opened, totaling over 1000 sites, expect crowds of people. Most of these sites are fully serviced with power, water and sewer hookups. This campground makes a perfect base camp if you want to spend a few days exploring Banff or it's your 1st day out from Calgary, Canada. Campground is located within 1.25 hours from Calgary and minutes to the Banff Town site. There is a public transit system offering 5 minute bus rides to Banff for a few dollars. The bus stops right in the campground every hour during the day and is very convenient if you have an RV that you don't want to pack up or have to park. The Banff town site is very small, you can easily walk through the entire town in a morning or afternoon outing. More on Banff here. There are a few small hikes located near this campground and a 3.5K trail leading into Banff. A nice evening walk to the Hoodoos along the Bow Valley offers outstanding views of Mt. Rundle's North Face and the Bow River below, it is well worth the effort. The trail is nicely groomed but very crowded. If you want to get away from the crowds you can take a short drive to Lake Minnewanka and hike the West side trail. This trail loops around the shores of Lake Minnewanka all the way to it's North East end 30K away. This trail offers some beautiful views of the Lake itself and the surrounding mountains. A much shorter hike to Stewart Canyon can be found off the start of this trail. Two Jake Lakeside campground is also located nearby.