Reviews of Jasper House National Historic Site (Zoo)

Evelyn matthews

Beautiful.

Tom

Great historical stop on the way through Jasper. Take a break and enjoy a short hike down to the river. Awesome scenery!

joseph levesque

Not a bad place to stretch your legs, not too much to see but the info boards are interesting. There is no actual house

Rick Klassen

This site holds some significance for me. It was the original site for Jasper House, which was a fort for the fur industry. My ancestor worked there and was the right hand man to the chief factor. His name was Jean Baptiste Osime Berland and legend has it, he was a great man to have in the bush. He was often found helping newcomers to the land. In one particular instance, he helped a map maker who was so grateful to JB, that he named two rivers after him that to this day are known as the Big Berland and Little Berland rivers. Both of those rivers are near Hinton, AB. The site itself is a short walk (.25 miles or 400m)to a viewing platform where you can read about Jasper House and take some nice pictures. It sits right on the river and is a nice spot. Lots of parking and outhouses are available.

Thuy N

Great little place to visit. Nice historical information. About 10 minutes in frim the parking lot. Was very muddy mid April.

Geoffrey Bishop

If you are in history it is place to visit, with good views and you can dip feet in river

Summaia Raouf

I nice little walk to a look out . Worth the stop .

Steve Gilchrist

Proof that small towns can still be rich in history

Lyn Kendall

Trails could use some grooming and the location could be thinned out . Can not see when bears are by you.

Mariia Khimych

(Translated) Beautiful view 5 min walk. (Original) Belle vue à 5 min de marche.

Helena B

If you stop you need to follow the trail. The walk is flat and less than 5 minutes. There is no house per se, but there are plaques with historical information along the way to the river where Jasper House originally sat. There is now a raised deck, of sorts, to overlook the Athabasca River, and the view is great. You can imagine boats docking along the edge of the water. Worth a photo or two.

Neal Cleaves

Beautiful short trail leads you to the historic location where many trades happened with settlers explorers and indigenous first nations people,well worth the stopand only takes minutes to complete.

Carolann Berube

4 star for the eloquently written plaque and the easy access off the road. Lost a point because I couldn't find much other than many footprints and lots of mud beyond that.

Carlos Bela-ong

(Translated) One of our favorite cities in Canada (Original) Une de nos villes préférées au Canada

Tristan Holloway

400m walk to a pretty good view with some quite detailed information. Unfortunately there are no visible remains (that I could find) of the actual house.

Nicole Stalker

So scenic and peaceful

Gregory Mangupli

Wildlife on the highway. What a bonus on the trip

OHM ohmmassagetherapy

Beautiful!

Lee Trn

Nice.

Patrick

Beautiful.

Mehdi Elidrissi

(Translated) It was a country of snow with a large deer and an elk. Two coyotes were witnessed! (Original) 큰 사슴과 엘크가 나오는 눈의 나라였음.. 코요테도 두 마리 목격!!

Marcel Randall

Gorgeous place. Short walk to the lake. Beautiful view.

Matt Rath

Peaceful

Dallin Backstrom

I stopped to go number 1 here but next time I'm heading that way I'll stop to actually go walk the trails!

Kara Fuhr

Passed this a few times while staying in the area and didn't really know what it was. Eventually pulled in and went down the trail and found a really nice viewpoint

Jess Pelkey

Short walk to the viewing platform.although nothing to see.just the spot where Jasper House was.

david dibbs

beautiful and amazing place

Jasper Wood

Easy, short walk with a nice view of the river at the end.

Darcy Smith

It’s really just a small walk to a view point

Steven BigCharles

This place is stunning. When driving stop. Take the quick walk. You will not be disappointed.

Swati Gupta

Since there is no house anymore, not even a shack or cellar, it is very disappointing to come here. Only a few photos are shown of the place and you can walk to the site where the house has been. Not worth the walk.

Jules

There is actually no house here but a fairly short trail leads to a nice lookout over the river with great views of the surrounding mountains.

Javier Cosío

Enjoyed the short, scenic walk.

H- Y-L

I liked it. Love the history but thought there would be an actual house. ????

P N

Beautiful little hike.

Ben Berland

Easy walk to the end of the trail in about 5 minutes. Honestly i dont go through jasper without stopping there. I think most people see the outhouse and say "yup, thats jasper house" and then commend themselves for such great wit and have another handful of chips as they drive by. Theres a few more things to read, and a beautiful view but you gotta go get them yourself.

Eric Lotgerink

Lovely view and interpretive signs but nothing to actually see ( apart from the always spectacular Canadian scenery)

Lisa Smith

Certainly worth the walk..getting to the end was breath taking

Casey McLean

Not much to see here except the Athabasca river

Junmo Yang

(Translated) To remember the passage of the pioneers. No more trace but it remains a small emotion. (Original) Pour se remémorer le passage des pionniers. Plus de trace mais il reste une petite émotion.

Bogdan Pankovsky

Nice little stop and bit of history

Bryan Senger

Nice place to stop and stretch your legs. Good info on historical facts, and short easy walk to the look out.

James Schoenberger

Amazing!

gagandeep singh dhanoa

One of my favorite spots to just relax. Amazing view.

Jason Lafond

There is a short walk from the highway to a lookout with interpretation panels to tell the story of the 18th C fur trading post called Jasper House. The artist Paul Kane had written a description after his visit. His diary entry gives a sense of what absolute arrogant snobs the First Nations people had to deal with.

Mel G

Amazing views

Barend Oelofse

Great drive and views

Isaac Hunt

What a surprising view of the river and mountains! Jasper House is a hidden gem right off the road, a short 10 minute walk through the beautiful forest. Breathtaking views for photography, cool water for dipping toes and rest for the soul. Recharge!

Darrin Fraser

This minimalistic National historic site commemorates a small resupply fort that once equipped travlers of the Athabasca River with supplies they needed to cross the mountains. Nothing remains of the original structure, but the interpretive panels give an ok idea of why the Jasper house was important.

Carter Allen

awesome.

Gage Cadotte

A 300 metre hike to the Athabasca River through the forest and along the river bed. Beautiful views of the mountain vistas. This is an easy hike to do with the family and pets. This area is a formal outpost of historical significance.

asha shiekdon

Nothing here to see, got bitten by a ton of mosquitoes. i would rather spend more time at one of more popular lakes or hiking.

kim s

Some of the signs need to be fixed. Otherwise it is a nice short walk and really neat to see the original Jasper house site!

Rosemarie Smith

Fantastic scenery east of Jasper. The mountains are farther apart and the mountains just as nice views.Heading east on highway #1. you are leaving the mountains.

Robert Arbuthnott

Not much to tell... bring your camera.

Pardeep Sharma

Has my name. It will obviously be the best place on earth.

Brent Paley

Beautiful view and small hike