Continue on down the Bow Valley Parkway, mirroring the Bow River and framed by rings of glorious mountains.

This is the longest river in Banff National Park. The river is born at Bow Lake, northwest of Banff on the Icefields Parkway. It flows south and then turns east passing through Banff and Canmore and eventually joining the South Saskatchewan River and flowing to Hudsons Bay.

Canoeing is available on the Bow.
Whitewater rafting is not recommended here and is very much better on the rivers in Jasper National Park to the north.