Western Canada map: Vancouver, Banff and Jasper

Banff National Park brings together peaks, glaciers and turquoise lakes in the Canadian Rockies, with trails and scenic roads that must be planned around wildlife and current closures.

Jasper National Park is the vast wilderness north of Banff, a territory of valleys, glaciers and lakes connected by the 232-kilometre Icefields Parkway.

Vancouver is a Pacific city held between ocean and mountains, multicultural and walkable, with historic neighbourhoods, urban parks and water always nearby.

Vancouver Island and Pacific Rim hold ocean beaches, temperate rainforest, islands and kayaking routes between Tofino, Ucluelet and the exposed west coast.