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We've compiled the best of the best in Waterton Lakes National Park - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Take this winding, 16-km (10-mile) road up to Cameron Lake, but drive slowly and watch for wildlife: it's common to see bears along the way. At the lake you will find a relatively flat, paved, 1.6-km (1-mile) trail that hugs the western shore and makes a nice walk. Bring your binoculars. Grizzly bears are often spotted on the lower slopes of the mountains at the far end of the lake.
One of the nation's most beautiful drives connects Lake McDonald on the western side of Glacier with St. Mary Lake on the east. Turnoffs provide views of the high country and glacier-carved valleys. Logan Pass, elevation 6,646 feet (2,026 meters), sits at the Continental Divide, the highest point on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. One way to explore is in one of the vintage red buses operated by Glacier National Park Lodges. Drivers double as guides, and they can roll back the tops of the vehicles for better views.
The 15-km (9-mile) route takes you from the prairie up the Blakiston Valley to Red Rock Canyon, where water has cut through the earth, exposing red sedimentary rock. It's common to see bears just off the road, especially in autumn, when the berries are ripe. There are picnic sites along the parkway and at Red Rock Canyon.
