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Some mountain towns base their appeal on trying to be trendy. Jasper retains its timeless appeal by being authentic and unpretentious – a laid back mountain town and an intimate community that originated as a railway town that just happened to be in the middle of some of the most gorgeous protected wilderness in the world!

The Town of Jasper is in the heart of Jasper National Park. The park’s shimmering glaciers, abundant wildlife, crystal-clear lakes, thundering waterfalls, deep canyons and vast evergreen forest – all surrounded by towering mountains – are some of the reasons the park was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s one of only 15 such sites in Canada!

At 11,228 square kilometers (4,335 square miles), Jasper National Park is also Canada’s largest park in the Rocky Mountains.