3 places · 2 with rooms, 2 with meals on the Sunshine Village (trailhead) section of the Mount Assiniboine Traverse, in Banff, Sunshine Village. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Hostel with shared dorms, private rooms and cabins on Tunnel Mountain in Banff, about 18 km from the Sunshine gondola base; guests get a free local bus pass. A practical night before the start, using the free Sunshine shuttle from town.
84-room hotel in Sunshine Village at 2,200 m, about 100 m from the start of the Citadel Pass trail; reached only by the gondola. It is listed as open in June-August: check summer dates and book ahead.
Eight-seat gondola from the Bourgeau parking lot to Sunshine Village (about 25 minutes), daily 8 am-6 pm in the summer season (6 July-20 September in 2026). One-way tickets for hikers are sold at Guest Services or the village interpretive centre, and a free shuttle runs daily from Banff hotels to the base.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "not confirmed by the operator" are listed on OpenStreetMap or in guides but could not be checked on an official page. On the Mount Assiniboine Traverse you camp only at designated campgrounds with a reservation. Each has tent pads, an outhouse and bear-proof food lockers or poles; store all food and garbage there, and cook on a stove: fires are banned in the Lake Magog core area.
The Mount Assiniboine Traverse route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.