Note: This article was originally published on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 6:56 in the evening and has been updated.
Some waterfalls in Jasper National Park and Banff National Park are easier to visit than others. For example — although the trail is not really all that difficult — you still have to maneuver over roots, loose pebbles and embedded boulders while simultaneously ascending up a grade for part of the way to get to Silverton Falls…
Why Tangle Creek Falls in Canada is So Easy to Visit
…but Tangle Creek Falls is literally located at the side of the iconic Icefields Parkway — so close to the side of the road that the parking lot is located on the other side of the highway.
You get the roaring sound requisite with a significant waterfall, which helps to drown out the sounds of passing vehicles on Icefields Parkway…
…as well as the trees and other parts of the scenery surrounding it, as seen at the top of the falls.
You can view the lower part of the falls close up, if you like.
Tangle Creek Falls is a multi-tiered waterfall which is 48 meters — or 157.48 feet — tall; as wide as 30 meters; and includes four drops.
Final Boarding Call
For reference purposes, Tangle Creek Falls on Icefields Parkway seven kilometers northwest of the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre — which is probably the closest place which is equipped with the aforementioned facilities — in Jasper National Park. It is located 137 kilometers — or a drive time of approximately two hours — northwest of the town of Lake Louise
There is no admission cost to visit Tangle Creek Falls; and you can stay as long as you like — but if time is tight for you, you can stay as few as ten minutes and still appreciate the beauty of the falls.
The biggest problem is crossing Icefields Parkway — which is only two lanes wide — from the parking lot to the falls; but there is a designated crosswalk with signage. Unfortunately, not all motorists follow the rules, as one driver carelessly sped past me while I was in the crosswalk — so please be wary and careful…
…but in terms of accessibility, anyone can visit Tangle Creek Falls with little to no problem.
Tangle Creek Falls
Icefields Parkway
Improvement District Number 12
Alberta T0M 2H0
Canada
+1-780-852-6176
No formal areas for sitting — nor toilet or dining facilities — are available near Tangle Creek Falls. Plan accordingly.
All photographs ©2017 by Brian Cohen.
