Where are highlights to visit on my road trip between Vancouver and Banff?

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Also, what are highlights to see while visiting the Banff, Lake Louise area? We are big hikers - know of any great hikes/trails? Also looking for good campgrounds. Thanks!

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Just adults or adults and kids?

There are some great places near Revelstoke. The Enchanted Forest is a lot of fun even if you don't have kids. It's west of Revelstoke. If you have a beautiful day it's a nice walk.

http://www.enchantedforestbc.com/

In Revelstoke is the Nickelodeon Musuem. That is an incredible place filled with all sorts of mechanical musical items from history. Fascinating!!!

http://www.revelstokenickelodeon.com/

East of Revelstoke are a couple of nice walks - the Skunk Cabbage Trail and Giant Cedar Trail. Meadows-in-the-sky is beautiful in late July/Early August

http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/revelstoke/activ/activ2_E.asp

When you head into Yoho National Park (west of Banff) you should head in and see Takakkaw Falls. It's a beautiful place!

http://www.waterfallswest.com/bc_takakkaw.html

Banff/Jasper/Lake Louise/Morraine Lake - there's just too much to list. You could stay busy hiking for weeks on end. There are lakes to see, glaciers to see, hikes and backpacking to do. I love it out there.

Just north of Banff (drive north out the main road and keep going) there is an old ghost town and coal mining business. That's a neat place to wander around. There are placards around the old coal mining buildings to read and learn.

As for camping, in Revelstoke there's the Smoky Bear Campsite. It's not much (there is a heated pool) and it's right on the highway but the owners are wonderful people (we stayed in one of their cabins last year).

There are a lot of campgrounds in Banff but they don't take reservations. It's first come first served.

Where to go backpacking/camping near Vancouver, WA?

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Im looking to go on a 3-5 mile backpacking trip one way and then camp and then hike back in a couple of days? Any one know where a good spot to do this is near Vancouver WA? Within 2 hours or so. Also if there was a fishing hole near where i would camp that I could catch trout or some other type of fish to eat that would be great.

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http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=0603&CU_ID=1
Gifford Pinchot National Forest

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