Straddling the Banff-Windermere Highway (Hwy. 93) from the Continental Divide to the Rocky Mountain Trench, Kootenay National Park encompasses 1,406 square kilometres (543 sq. mi.) of Rocky Mountain landscape. Following the Vermilion and Kootenay river valleys, this slender 94-kilometre-long (63-mi.) park embraces several significant geologic features and is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn More...