Q: National Parks and hiking, interesting small towns, great roads to tour, food? - whatever is going to help me make the most of my 5 days there.
A: With only five days, your timing is tight, but I would recommend doing a loop of the East Kootenays in BC. Drive west from Calgary through Banff to Golden (or detour south to Radium). From Golden (or Radium) cruise south through the spectacular Rocky Mountain Trench. You'll have the Rockies on your left, the Purcell mountains on your right, and no shortage of cool towns, great camping/hiking/lake swimming/hot springs soaking along the way. Look out for Lussier Hotsprings just south of Canal Flats (and then about 25 minutes along a logging road into Whiteswan Lake park which is also great camping.) Don't miss Kimberley (where I live) which is a funky little ski town with a cheezy Bavarian theme. Past Kimberley, head east towards Fernie (another funky ski town) then back into Alberta and back north to Calgary. This while trip would be about 12 hours of drive time, so spread out over 5 days would be a great road trip. Enjoy!
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