Waterton Lakes National Park

Facilities and Services

Waterton Lakes National Park is open year-round

Our peak visitor season is during July and August. If you are planning a trip to Waterton during these months, be sure to book your accommodation in advance.

From late fall to early spring, most park facilities are closed and few services are available in the village.

Most services are located in the Waterton Park community. There are eight hotels, several restaurants and lounges, a variety of church services, one fuel station, camping supplies, groceries, pool and spa facilities, bank machines, gift shops, tennis courts, playgrounds, a post office, launderette and theatre.

Interpretive guides, bicycle rentals, golf course, horse stables, boat tours on Upper Waterton Lake and canoe or rowboat rentals at Cameron Lake are also available.

For further information, contact the Waterton Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Association

Park Facilities and Services (2012)	When Open (subject to weather)
Visitor Information Centre	May 5-June 21, 9.00am-5.00pm June 22-Sept. 3, 8.00am-7.00pm Sept. 4-Oct. 8, 9.00am-5.00pm
Park Reception (year-round)	Mon-Fri, 8.00am-4.00pm
Townsite Campground	May 1 to Sept. 23 (if weather allows, campground on self-registration to Thanksgiving, Oct. 8)
Crandell Mountain Campground	May 17 to Sept. 2 (campground on self-registration from May long weekend to June 17)
Belly River Campground	May 11 to Sept. 9
Pass Creek (winter campground)	Oct. 9 to April 26
Park Interpretive Programs	TBD
Heritage Centre (museum and bookstore operated by the Waterton Natural History Association)	Summer months
Red Rock Parkway – including picnic sites	First weekend in May to Oct. 31
Akamina Parkway - entire road Akamina Parkway - to Little Prairie Picnic Area only	First weekend in May to Oct. 31 Nov. 1 to just before long weekend in May
Chief Mountain Highway - open  Maintenance variable and closed at Belly River bridge	May 15 to Sept. 30 Oct. 1 to May 14

The nearby communities of Pincher Creek, Cardston, Mountain View and Twin Butte also offer a variety of services including hotels, motels, bed and breakfast and ranch vacations Tourism Links 

Please Reduce and Recycle When You Visit!

The Waterton Park and Community Green Team provides recycling services in the village. This includes:

• Recycling trailer facility for glass, tin cans, #2 plastic, magazines, newspapers and cardboard
• Re-use center to take or leave 'still useful' household items
• Large green bins for commercial corrugated cardboard
• Blue bins throughout the community and campgrounds for refundable beverage containers

The Green Team also sponsors educational programs and an annual community 'tree-planting' day.