Explore Lake Minnewanka
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
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Added by Tara Stamnes
See the coveted northern lights in the perfect dark viewing spot!
Head up to Lake Minnewanka on a high alert night to get the perfect view of the Canadian Northern Lights.
You can go online to get updates on the best times to go and where they will be the brightest. While the dam at the lake may be overrun with people, explore around and you can find a nice empty viewing spot. Alternately, you can head to one of the many campsites on the Lake trail before July and get a view all to yourself.
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Deane Carlson
9/1/2022
Beautiful but busy
The trail is marketed as "moderate", but I think that's more for length rather than the trail itself. Very busy, people everywhere. Beautiful area ...
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Shawn Grenninger
8/31/2022
Stroll the Lakeshore
The Views, WOW! This place is beautiful and the day I was there it was not overcrowded as I took a leisurely walk ...
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Stephanie Léveillé
8/1/2022
Beauty the Lake Minewanka
What a beautiful spot!!!
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Zielono Mi
8/2/2019
Lake Minnewanka
Super beautiful and very easy hike on a shore of the lake! Highly recommend for late afternoon! You can bbq around!
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Kevin Abernethy
4/7/2017
Missed Northern Lights but still worth seeing
This was the first spot we visited when we entered Banff and even though the overcast skies prevented us from seeing the northern lights ...
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