Cascade Ponds Beach in Banff

Banff, Alberta
Managed by North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper

Cascade Ponds Beach and Swimming Area is like jumping into a painting. The scenery and setting is mountain meadow at it's best and is easy to access from the Banff townsite on the way to Lake Minnewanka. Like any mountain pond and lake, choose a hot day for swimming in the crystal clear waters because it can be chilly. The pond has a small beach area, picnic area, public washrooms and easy access from the parking lot.

There is no marked swimming area or supervision but the waters have a more gradual slope in the beach area. Photo credit to Pam Loewen from Flickr.

To get to the Cascade Ponds area, take the Minnewanka loop road from the interchange on the Trans-Canada Highway a few kilometres northeast of Banff.

Contact: Town of Banff, 403.762.1200

WATER QUALITY
  • No data available
  • Special Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 7th, 2016. North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
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CURRENT WEATHER
-10°C
Mostly clear
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MONITORING FREQUENCY

Cascade Ponds Beach in Banff is sampled from May 21st to August 30th

SOURCE INFORMATION

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WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Cascade Ponds Beach in Banff

Banff, Alberta
Managed by North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper
WATER QUALITY
  • No data available
  • Special Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 7th, 2016. North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at
For water quality icon legend, click:   
CURRENT WEATHER
-10°C
Mostly clear

Cascade Ponds Beach and Swimming Area is like jumping into a painting. The scenery and setting is mountain meadow at it's best and is easy to access from the Banff townsite on the way to Lake Minnewanka. Like any mountain pond and lake, choose a hot day for swimming in the crystal clear waters because it can be chilly. The pond has a small beach area, picnic area, public washrooms and easy access from the parking lot.

There is no marked swimming area or supervision but the waters have a more gradual slope in the beach area. Photo credit to Pam Loewen from Flickr.

To get to the Cascade Ponds area, take the Minnewanka loop road from the interchange on the Trans-Canada Highway a few kilometres northeast of Banff.

Contact: Town of Banff, 403.762.1200

  • Report Pollution
MONITORING FREQUENCY

Cascade Ponds Beach in Banff is sampled from May 21st to August 30th

SOURCE INFORMATION

tbd

WATER QUALITY GRAPH



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