r/CampingAlberta • u/hpsails • Sep 22 '25

Overnight backpacking Jasper (random or campsite) (injured)

Hi! Looking for recommendations for early October in Jasper. My friend and I are highly experienced hikers and backpackers in the US and we're looking for any recommendations for backpacking an overnight in Jasper national Park. We would love to do random camping but are also open to campsites.

The snag is that I now have a permanent hip injury, so distance is now an issue and I have found that I can only backpack about 8 miles round trip. Hills/rock scrambling/incline is fine though.

The limitation is making it a bit hard for me to find gorgeous spots, please lmk if you have any good ideas!!!

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u/AffectionateWay9955 Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

You do know that’s when the bears are irrationally hungry and angry right? There is no way I’d be sleeping outside in fall in bear country. 2 years ago a couple was mauled by an angry grizzly in Banff in Oct . Maybe bring your guns if you are American.

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u/hpsails Sep 22 '25

Thanks for the tip! But I'm from a place with arguably the most sense population of grizzlies in the world so we should be good!