Alberta, Canada

[Doug S]

Hi all, I m looking at doing a trip with my daughter up in Canada, ideally on hiway 40 (Kananaskis Trail) in August. Does anyone here have experience up there? Can you get campsites or boondocks?

[Patriot]

We have not camped in Alberta, CA… yet. But it appears that there is plenty of camping available. A quick general query on Campspot.com -

https://www.campspot.com/c/rv-camping-in-alberta/family-friendly?

Here too, we really like the campedium app-

https://www.campendium.com/alberta/free-camping

Edited July 12 by Patriot

[Boudicca908]

6 hours ago, Doug S said:

Hi all

Hello Doug! Glad to see you on the forum. Are you loving your Oliver? :))) 

[Doug S]

8 hours ago, Patriot said:

We have not camped in Alberta, CA… yet. But it appears that there is plenty of camping available. A quick general query on Campspot.com -

https://www.campspot.com/c/rv-camping-in-alberta/family-friendly?

Here too, we really like the campedium app-

https://www.campendium.com/alberta/free-camping

Thanks - I’ll go after it! I did this route out of Glacier National Park many years ago and it was exceptional. 

[Doug S]

Just now, Doug S said:

Thanks - I’ll go after it! I did this route out of Glacier National Park many years ago and it was exceptional. 

We left Pincher Creek and then traveled to Banff and beyond. We took a couple of days and nights in a Toyota Land Cruiser- the early Jeep “knockoff”. The route goes up the spine of the Acadian Rockies. 

[Doug S]

6 hours ago, Boudicca908 said:

Hello Doug! Glad to see you on the forum. Are you loving your Oliver? :))) 

Hi Toni! Yes, it is great-as you know. We keep it in Fort Collins in the winter. We are traveling in Europe right now, but pick it up in early August and home base it in Jackson until early November. We are considering a West Coast trip sometime this winter - from San Diego to at least Oregon. Thanks for re connecting!

[John Dorrer]

For all pets owners wanting to travel to Canada and back, there are new laws. You will need to visit the Canada and US Rules. You must have well documented vaccine updates signed by your Vet. Prior (24 hrs) to re-entry into the US you must upload a special document. The consequences of not following these new laws will find your pet must remain in Canada for up to 6 weeks. This has been evolving over the past 2+ years.

[Snackchaser]

Thank you!  We will be crossing into Canada in a few days.  We have her vax papers but didn’t know about the form.

Cheers!  Geoff

[John Dorrer]

3 hours ago, Snackchaser said:

Thank you!  We will be crossing into Canada in a few days.  We have her vax papers but didn’t know about the form.

Cheers!  Geoff

The Form is an electronic form.

 

https://www.cdc.gov/importation/dogs/rabies-free-low-risk-countries.html#:~:text=At a glance,upon submission of the form.

Edited July 13 by John Dorrer
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[Dennis and Melissa]

Please post your experience!

 

We are headed to Glacier, Waterton, Banff, Jasper in about a month 😀

[Snackchaser]

We filled out the on-line form that @John Dorrer kindly linked. It was just some simple questions.  We then received an Email reply from the Center for Disease Control (CDC Dog Import).

We entered and exited Canada for a 3 hour visit to White Rock, BC yesterday, and will be going again today!  When entering  Canada, we declared our dog and they did't ask for anything.  When returning to the US, I gave them our passports and my cell phone with the CDC Dog Import email.  They looked at the email and said thank you, and let us pass.

Thanks again to John!

[John Dorrer]

Good to hear

[Snackchaser]

Went through the border again today, after about two hours waiting in line with only two of the many gates open.  I handed the US border agent our passports and cell phone with the CDC letter.  He snapped back that the didn't want the letter.  Gees, a little grumpy . . . go figure?

[John Dorrer]

11 hours ago, Snackchaser said:

Went through the border again today, after about two hours waiting in line with only two of the many gates open.  I handed the US border agent our passports and cell phone with the CDC letter.  He snapped back that the didn't want the letter.  Gees, a little grumpy . . . go figure?

Very easy and smart to have self-restraint when crossing the border to and from Canada. I have a few interesting stories🤣