Originally Posted by
Atlas Shrugged
This is the issue with these forums unless you are asking a question regarding the type of brazing rod used on your 1974 Olmo you usually get scolded and talked down to.
The major issue with the tour you have planned is it is a extremely popular place in a national park thus lots of people and given the national park status plenty of rules. That said stealth camp when you need to and plead your case if caught. The last thing a park ranger is going to do is throw the book at you given your low footprint and reasonable situation. These reservation sites sell out months in advance usually within hours of the booking opening so it is silly to think you must pre booking the whole trip.
I can summarize the above in 5 words - "Rules don't apply to me."
It really gives touring cyclists a bad name and is perfect reason for park managers to add more restrictions.
From the National Parks Act of Canada
The national parks of Canada are hereby dedicated to the people of Canada
for their benefit, education and enjoyment, subject to this Act and the regulations,
and the parks shall be maintained and made use of
so as to leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
Notice that Canadian national parks have been created for Canadians.
Canadians welcome people from all over the world to their parks.
But it is Canadians who determine the regulations, not Americans nor cyclists.
And protection of the parks is central to their management.
I am profoundly disappointed that so many people posting here - probably very few Canadians -
advocate disregardimg Canadian park regulations so glibly.
It is a long-standing characteristic of Americans that Canadians loathe.
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
PS - If you are Canadian and want to stealth camp in the parks - - fine.
Then again, most of the people cited are Canadian.
PPS - I think that I have more than responded to the OP's questions.
Can I find a rationale for stealth camping in the Canadian national parks? No.