Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada

Prohibited Activities

While Waterton offers a huge range of recreational opportunities, we can't be everything to everybody. Some activities are not compatible with the purpose of national parks or may intrude on the experiences most people seek in national parks. Others have been prohibited because they are too hazardous.

The following are examples of some activities that have been prohibited in Waterton Lakes National Park:

• collection or removal of any natural (eg. wildflowers, driftwood, berries) or cultural objects (eg. arrowheads)
• hunting (while firearms may be transported in a national park, they must be unloaded and encased, and may not be removed from the vehicle)
• snowmobiling
• paragliding, parachuting, hang gliding or any heavier-than-air aircraft
• use of personal watercraft (seadoos, wave runners, jet skis, super jet, etc).