MOUNT ROBSON PROVINCIAL PARK

At the northern end of the Canadian Rockies, spectacular 224,866-hectare (555,650-acre) Mount Robson Provincial Park was created in 1913 to protect a vast wilderness of steep canyons and wide forested valleys; icy lakes, rivers, and streams; and rugged mountain peaks permanently blanketed in snow and ice. The park lies along the Continental Divide in British Columbia, adjacent to Jasper National Park, and shelters the headwaters of the Fraser River, one of British Columbia’s most important waterways. Towering over the park’s western entrance is magnificent 3,954-meter (12,970-foot) Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.

Highway 16 splits the park in two, and many sights of interest are visible from the highway. But you’ll have to leave the car behind to experience one of the park’s biggest draws; the famous Berg Lake Trail is strictly for hikers.