{
  "name": "Banff-Windermere Parkway",
  "slug": "banff-windermere-parkway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/banff-windermere-parkway/",
  "summary": "Opened in 1923 as the first motor road across the central Rockies, 105 kilometres from Castle Junction over the Continental Divide at Vermilion Pass to Radium Hot Springs. The finale drops past Marble Canyon and the Paint Pots into Sinclair Canyon.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "BC 93"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "British Columbia",
    "start": {
      "name": "Castle Junction",
      "lat": 51.269133,
      "lon": -115.918262
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Radium Hot Springs",
      "lat": 50.622259,
      "lon": -116.071521
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 65.2,
    "lengthKm": 104.9,
    "driveMinutes": 130,
    "corners": 50,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1743.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Wildlife on road",
    "Rockfall in burn areas",
    "Sudden mountain weather"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Castle Junction Bridge Viewpoint",
    "Hector Gorge Viewpoint",
    "Kootenay Valley Viewpoint"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 372
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}