Parking & Transportation

Park & Ride for FREE!

• Ride the “Dragon Express” Public Shuttle Bus from the Town of Banff to Lake Minnewanka on August 14th & 15th from 8:00am until 4:30pm
• We would like to encourage all spectators, friends & family to use this free service as parking at Lake Minnewanka is extremely limited
• Participants are required to use the “Paddlers Express” Team Shuttle service to and from Lake Minnewanka

“Dragon Express” Public Shuttle Schedule  (pdf 29.57 kB)

Town of Banff Pick Up/Drop Off Locations

Brewster Bus Depot, 100 Gopher Street
Mount Royal Hotel, 138 Banff Avenue
Transit Zone, Banff Ave & Fox Street
Two-Jack Overflow Camping Lot, Minnewanka Loop Road

Public Parking:

• Parking at Lake Minnewanka is extremely limited. Please take advantage of our FREE shuttle service from the Town of Banff.
• Parking is available throughout the Town of Banff. Please view the Interactive Parking Map for locations.
• Additional parking will also be available at Overflow Camping Lot located on the Lake Minnewanka Loop Road. Shuttle Service will then transfer you to Lake Minnewanka.
• There is no participant parking at Lake Minnewanka.

“Paddlers Express” Team Shuttle Service Schedule

**Win a Free Team Registration** Each team that has their entire roster on the bus for both event days will be entered into a draw to win a FREE team registration to the 2011 Banff National Park Dragon Boat Festival August 13 & 14.  Paddler's names will be checked-off on each scheduled departure.

Paddlers Express Departure Schedule - Saturday August 14th (pdf 40.95 kB)

Paddlers Express Departure Schedule - Sunday August 15th (pdf 40.20 kB)