The Cave and Basin is located in the town of Banff, Alberta in Canada. It is situated within the Canadian Rocky Mountain, where Canada's Banff National Park, the first national park was established.
It is National Historic Site of Canada. It was declared as National Historic Site in 1981. these caves are warm water caves with sulphur mountains. William McCardell and his brother and Frank McCabe first saw these caves in 1883. they were astonished to see these warm water caves.
It is the birthplace of various National Park system that starts from 1885. An artificial tunnel was made into the Cave and Basin for people to visit in 1886. The warm water from the cave is known for its curative properties. In 1914 a a swimming pool with naturally heated water was opened for the public.
Now question arises that how this water get heated? Answer is when rain and snow falls on the Sulphur Mountains it ends in the Bow river. This got filter down through cracks in the mountain rock reach the depth of 2 miles below the surface and got heated up by the earth's core and water in the molten core got heated to reach it boiling point and then pull back to the surface. The temperature of spring is due to that boiling water which mixes with the cold ground water and heat up all the springs.
It is protected area and preserved for the local people. It is natural and its vegetation is so charming. This site of warm pools and surrounded wetlands and wildlife offers visitors to understand the value of this place.
This Cave and Basin is beautiful place with natural heritage of warm water and natural vegetation.
Its therapeutic water cures many diseases and make a person healthy.
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