Location: Near the shores of Lake O’Hara in Yoho National Park. (This is one of the destinations on my list of the best backpacking trips in the Canadian Rockies .) Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Hiking, ski touring, snowshoeing, scrambling, mountaineering Sleeps: 20-24 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. In summer, bookings are by lottery . Cost: $60-70/person/night for non-members. $50-60/person/night for ACC members. Prices vary by season. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada , Yoho National Park

Location: In the Little Yoho Valley of Yoho National Park. (Psst! The Yoho Valley is on my list of the best backpacking trips in the Canadian Rockies .) Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Hiking, scrambling, mountaineering, ski touring Sleeps: 22 Booking: Reservations required. Book online .Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Cost: $60-70/person/night for non-members. $50-60/person/night for ACC members. Prices vary by season. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada , Yoho National Park

Location: Jacques Lake near Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Ski touring, snowshoeing Sleeps: 8 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. This hut is only open in winter. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Jasper National Park .

Location: Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Kananaskis Valley south of Canmore. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Hiking, scrambling, ski touring, snowshoeing Sleeps: 14 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Reserve six months in advance. Cost: $25/person/night or $50/night/family of two adults and two children. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

Location: The northern end of the Wapta Icefield near the Peyto Glacier in Banff National Park. Access to the hut requires glacier travel. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Mountaineering, ski touring Sleeps: 16-18 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Banff National Park .

Location: On the Wapta Icefield west of Bow Lake in Banff National Park. Access to the hut requires glacier travel. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Mountaineering, ski touring Sleeps: 30 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Banff National Park .

Location: Just north of Yoho Peak in Yoho National Park on the Bow-Yoho Traverse. Access to the hut requires glacier travel. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Ski touring, mountaineering Sleeps: 18 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Closed in summer. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Yoho National Park .

Location: Halfway up the south face of Castle Mountain. Access to the hut requires scrambling and technical rock climbing. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Rock climbing, mountaineering. Sleeps: 6 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Closed in winter. Cost: $60/night for non-members. $50/night for ACC members. Bookings are for the entire hut. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Banff National Park .

Location: On the shoulder of Mount Little Alberta in Jasper National Park. Access requires glacier travel. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Scrambling, mountaineering, rock climbing Sleeps: 6 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Jasper National Park .

Location: On the southwest side of Mount Colin in the northern part of Jasper National Park. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Mountaineering, rock climbing, scrambling Sleeps: 6 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Closed in winter. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Jasper National Park .

Location: At Queen Mary Lake in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park northeast of Fairmont Hot Springs. Operated By: Height of the Rockies Provincial Park Best For: Hiking, scrambling, mountaineering, ski touring Sleeps: 8 Booking: None. All visits are first-come, first-served. Cost: Free More Info : Height of the Rockies Provincial Park

Location: A cluster of five huts at Magog Lake in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park southwest of Canmore. (Mount Assiniboine is on my list of the best backpacking trips in the Canadian Rockies .) Operated By: Mount Assiniboine Lodge and Assiniboine Provincial Park Best For: Hiking, scrambling, mountaineering, ski touring Sleeps: Each hut sleeps 5-8 Booking: Reservations required. Book online for summer starting in early January. Book online for winter starting in December. Cost: $150-$240 per night for an entire hut More Info : Mount Assiniboine Lodge

Location: South end of the Wapta Icefield near Mount Daly in Yoho National Park. Access to the hut requires glacier travel. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Mountaineering, ski touring Sleeps: 12 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Yoho National Park .

Location: In the Fryatt Valley in Jasper National Park. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Hiking, mountaineering, scrambling, ski touring Sleeps: 12 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Jasper National Park .

Location: Northwest of Fernie Alpine Resort near the Island Lake Lodge Operated By: Fernie Trails & Ski Touring Club Best For: Ski touring Sleeps: 8 Booking: Reservations required. Only club members may make bookings through the members-only section of the club website. Cost: $110/whole hut/night + $10 booking fee More Info : Fernie Trails & Ski Touring Club

Location: On the west side of Highway 3 between Fernie and Elko Operated By: Fernie Trails & Ski Touring Club Best For: Ski touring Sleeps: 6 Booking: Reservations required. Only club members may make bookings through the members-only section of the club website. The hut is closed in summer. Cost: $100/whole hut/night + $10 booking fee More Info : Fernie Trails & Ski Touring Club

Location: At Cameron Lake in the southwest part of Waterton Lakes National Park. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Ski touring, ice climbing Sleeps: 8 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Closed in summer. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada

Location: Above the Valley of the Ten Peaks at Moraine Lake in, Banff National Park. Access to the hut requires glacier travel. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Mountaineering, rock climbing Sleeps: 18 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Closed in winter. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Banff National Park .

Location: At Outpost Lake in the Tonquin Valley in Jasper National Park. (Psst! The Tonquin Valley is on my list of the best backpacking trips in the Canadian Rockies .) Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Hiking, scrambling, mountaineering, rock climbing, ski touring Sleeps: 24-26 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Closed in winter. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Jasper National Park .

Location: At Fish Lake in Top of the World Provincial Park northeast of Kimberley. Operated By: Top of the World Provincial Park Best For: Hiking, scrambling Sleeps: 14-18 Booking: None. All visits are first-come, first-served. Cost: $15/person/night More Info : Top of the World Provincial Park

Location: On the toe of the Vulcan Glacier on the Wapta Icefield in Banff National Park. Access to the hut requires glacier travel. Operated By: Alpine Club of Canada Best For: Mountaineering, ski touring Sleeps: 16-18 Booking: Reservations required. Book online . Non-members can reserve 90 days in advance. ACC Members can reserve 180 days in advance. Cost: $60/person/night for non-members. $50/person/night for ACC members. More Info : Alpine Club of Canada and Banff National Park .

Location: At Connor Lake in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park east of Canal Flats. Operated By: Height of the Rockies Provincial Park Best For: Hiking, scrambling, mountaineering, ski touring Sleeps: 6 Booking: None. All visits are first-come, first-served. Cost: Free More Info : Height of the Rockies Provincial Park