Jasper National Park
National park in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada.
Attractions in Jasper
Photo: Jasper National Park, Ethan Sahagun (CC BY 4.0)Jasper National Park tops the list in Jasper
All 6 places to visit on our list are inside Jasper’s municipal boundary; none are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 museums, a national park and a ski hill. Among them, 2 are cared for by Parks Canada. 3 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Drive 27 km to reach Athabasca Falls.
In Jasper
6
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
0
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Cared for
2
by Parks Canada
Best known
Must-know places in Jasper
Big drawNational park · Parks CanadaJasper National Parkin town · 2.2M visitors a year (2014)Ski hillSki hillMarmot Basinin town
National historic site · Parks CanadaCanadian National Railway (CNR) Stationin townMuseumMuseumJasper-Yellowhead Museumin townHeritage railwayHeritage railwayCN Mountain Locomotive 6015in townMuseumMuseumJasper Planetariumin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Where to find them
The map ends at Marmot Basin, 9.3 km out.
The dashed line is Jasper’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
What you can see
Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Forts & historic sites 1 national historic site1 in town
Nature & national parks 1 national park1 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 ski hill · 1 heritage railway2 in town
Green: inside Jasper. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The places, one by one
The 6 inside Jasper come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Jasper → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Jasper →
Big names nearby
Day trips
WaterfallAthabasca Falls27 km southPlaces well known beyond Jasper (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Jasper: questions and answers
Does Jasper have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Jasper include Jasper Planetarium.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Jasper?
Yes, Parks Canada: the By kind chart above says which places, all within 5 km of Jasper.
How is this list made?
We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond it.
Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Jasper National Park: Ethan Sahagun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian National Railway (CNR) Station: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athabasca Falls: Ron Cogswell from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).