I had heard that Waterton was very beautiful, but was concerned that it would be difficult and expensive to take a rental car across the border. It turned out that as long as you bring your passports and don't have any fruit or vegetables in your car, crossing the border is easy.
We were staying in East Glacier Park, so we thought that the drive might be terribly long, but by taking the longer route through Browning, we were able to make better time by taking the straighter and higher speed roads (and got excellent views of the mountains). We got to Waterton in about 2 hours and were able to cover the park in a day and return to East Glacier.
The site of the old chalet-style hotel is beautiful. We enjoyed both walking around the hotel and using its hill to look at the surrounding area.
The red rocks gorge is unusual and very pretty. We saw a herd of mountain goats in the red rocks parking lot.
In contrast with US National Parks, the Waterton town area in the middle of the park was filled with private restaurants and shops.
I liked Waterton much better than the Many Glaciers area.
We were staying in East Glacier Park, so we thought that the drive might be terribly long, but by taking the longer route through Browning, we were able to make better time by taking the straighter and higher speed roads (and got excellent views of the mountains). We got to Waterton in about 2 hours and were able to cover the park in a day and return to East Glacier.
The site of the old chalet-style hotel is beautiful. We enjoyed both walking around the hotel and using its hill to look at the surrounding area.
The red rocks gorge is unusual and very pretty. We saw a herd of mountain goats in the red rocks parking lot.
In contrast with US National Parks, the Waterton town area in the middle of the park was filled with private restaurants and shops.
I liked Waterton much better than the Many Glaciers area.
$7 adult
Waterton Shoreline Cruise, Waterton Marina (near Waterton Ave and Mountview Rd), ☎ +1 403 859-2362, [1]. Two cruises per day (one morning, one afternoon) May to early Oct.
- Waterton Lakes is joined with Glacier National Park across the border in Montana. It can be accessed by heading south on Highway 6 (The Chief Mountain Highway). The border crossing on the highway is only open between May and October.
Closed
October 1st to May 14
October 1st to May 14
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