# Road trips from Calgary

> 3 road trips that start in or near Calgary, from 5 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/calgary-ab/

3 road trips that start in or near Calgary, from 5 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [Dust, dinosaurs and hoodoos – by camper through the Alberta Badlands](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-106-drumheller-dinosaur-trail/): 5 days, 337 mi – About 850 kilometres from Calgary through the Red Deer River Valley to Drumheller and Dinosaur Provincial Park: prairie that suddenly breaks off into canyons, and a campsite in the middle of Canada’s largest fossil field.
- [Turquoise lakes, wild rivers and gravel passes: by camper through Banff, Lake Louise and Kananaskis](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-093-banff-lake-louise-kananaskis/): 6 days, 257 mi – From the Bow Valley along the Bow Valley Parkway to Kananaskis Country and over Highwood Pass: Rocky Mountains classics with a laid-back counterpart away from the crowds.
- [Glaciers, glacial lakes and grizzlies – by motorhome along the Icefields Parkway from Banff to Jasper](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-011-icefields-parkway-canadian-rockies/): 8 days, 548 mi – A loop of around 1,200 kilometres through four national parks and the wild fringes of Alberta: turquoise lakes in the morning, icefields at midday and elk in front of your pitch in the evening.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Calgary?**
Popular routes starting in or near Calgary: Dust, dinosaurs and hoodoos – by camper through the Alberta Badlands, Turquoise lakes, wild rivers and gravel passes: by camper through Banff, Lake Louise and Kananaskis and Glaciers, glacial lakes and grizzlies – by motorhome along the Icefields Parkway from Banff to Jasper.

**Is there a short road trip from Calgary?**
The shortest is Dust, dinosaurs and hoodoos – by camper through the Alberta Badlands: 5 days, about 337 mi.

**What is the longest road trip from Calgary?**
The longest is Glaciers, glacial lakes and grizzlies – by motorhome along the Icefields Parkway from Banff to Jasper: 8 days, about 548 mi with 9 stops.