Waterton Lakes National Park

National Park Of Canada (Parks Canada) / UNESCO Waterton Glacier International Peace Park / Biosphere Reserve · Waterton Park, Alberta

A small, dramatic park in the south-west corner of Alberta ⚠ WHERE THE PRAIRIE RUNS STRAIGHT INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS with almost no foothills in between. It joins Glacier National Park in Montana to form the world's first International Peace Park, declared in 1932 and inscribed by UNESCO in 1995; the area is also a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The Prince of Wales Hotel stands on a bluff above Upper Waterton Lake, and boats cruise the lake south across the border. The Crypt Lake hike - boat, cliff ledge, ladder and a crawl through a tunnel - is one of the most famous day hikes in Canada. ⚠ THE 2017 KENOW WILDFIRE BURNED ROUGHLY 38% OF THE PARK, and ⚠ WATERTON IS ONE OF THE WINDIEST PLACES IN ALBERTA.

Waterton Park townsite, Mount View Road, Waterton Park, Alberta, T0K 2M0, Canada

⚠ A PARKS CANADA PASS IS REQUIRED. The park is open year round; most townsite services, boats and some roads are seasonal, roughly May to October. ⚠ CRYPT LAKE REQUIRES A BOAT SHUTTLE - do not miss the return boat. ⚠ STRONG WINDS ARE COMMON. ⚠ CHECK FOR FIRE-RECOVERY ROAD CLOSURES. ⚠ HOURS AND PRICES NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE.

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