We drove the 1 ½ hours to Lake Louise with the intention of dining at the Lake Louise Chateau like we did a few years ago when skiing. We realized as we drew near that we might have a problem. At the exit for Lake Louise were signs claiming all parking was full and there were people directing traffic at each intersection to keep order. Right away we saw a sign for the Lake Louise campground that indicated it had a dump station. We followed the sign to the campground, and as expected it was full but they let us use the dump station for a small fee. This was great because we had already gone two nights without dumping and three is about the max without taking advanced precautions. The campground attendant also said there was overflow parking and camping at the next highway exit. Once dumped, we headed to overflow. Like the Icefields we were happy to find a spot in the overflow. There was a shuttle bus from the overflow parking so after setting up the rig we hopped the school bus directly to the Lake Louise Chateau. The shuttles were operating with long lines and the crowds at the Lake were epic. I was certain there was little hope of dining in the hotel like before. We really enjoyed the views of one of our most favorite locations ever. We wandered into the hotel and were quite surprised that we could be seated right away at one of the restaurants. We sat outside in the rather hot direct sunlight but the view was magnificent. We had two appetizers for lunch that were just fair and pricey but we were happy anyway. After lunch we enjoyed an ice cream from a sidewalk vendor and simply enjoyed the surroundings. There is a reason the crowds are here, it is an amazing place the shouldn’t be missed. We had to wait in line about 30 minutes to catch the school bus back to overflow parking. It was pretty quiet tonight but it was a bit warm to sleep comfortably.