Sunwapta Falls is a pair of waterfalls on the Sunwapta River in Jasper National Park, Alberta, along the Icefields Parkway between Jasper and Banff. Its name comes from the Stoney language and means “turbulent water,” matching a river that drops about 18.5 metres through a narrow rocky channel. Most visitors see the more accessible upper falls, while the lower falls are a short distance away. Fed by water from the Athabasca Glacier, the falls change with the seasons and are often most dramatic in late spring and early summer, when snowmelt and glacial meltwater increase the river’s flow.