Vermilion Lakes
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- This page refers to the lakes in Banff, Alberta, Canada. For other uses, see Vermilion Lake
The Vermilion Lakes are a series of lakes located on the outskirts of Banff, Alberta, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
The three lakes are formed along the Bow River valley, in the Banff National Park, a short distance from the Trans-Canada Highway, at the foot of Mount Rundle. A hot spring is found at the third lake.
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[edit] History
Archeological evidence proves human activity around the lakes dating back 10,800 years[1]. The site was excavated by Parks Canada's Daryl Fedje, and found remains of campsites and obsidian tools.
[edit] Activities
Activities on and around the lakes include canoeing, wildlife watching, hiking.
[edit] References
- ^ Alberta Heritage - Vermilion lakes
[edit] External links
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| Major Rivers | Athabasca · Beaver · Hay · Milk · North Saskatchewan · Peace · Red Deer · Slave · South Saskatchewan |
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| Other Rivers | Battle · Bow · Brazeau · Chinchaga · Crowsnest · Clearwater · Elbow · Firebag · Lesser Slave · Little Smoky · Oldman · Pembina · Petitot · Sheep · Smoky · Sunwapta · Wabasca · Wapiti · (more...) | |
| Major Lakes | Athabasca · Bistcho · Claire · Lesser Slave | |
| Other Lakes | Abraham · Beaverhill · Brûlé · Calling · Cold · La Biche · Louise · Maligne · Minnewanka · Moraine · Peyto · Pigeon · Pinehurst · Pyramid · Skeleton · Sylvan · Utikuma · Vermilion · Wabamun · Waterton · Zama · (more...) | |
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