Hey, it's Shawn from Journey Alberta and today
I'm going to talk about five things that you have to do if you go to Waterton for the first time. In no particular order
Number one is the Bear's Hump Hike. Now this hike starts in the town site
And it's about just over a kilometer long with 300 meters of elevation gain.
It makes it for a pretty steep hike
But it gives you some the best views in the park. You can see all the way to Montana
and you can see all the Waterton Lakes as well as the town site making it one of
The premier things to do in waterton if you're just visiting it for the first time
Every time I come back to Waterton I find myself doing this hike, so it's
Great for the first time you come there, and it's great every time you come in there as well, like I've done.
Cameron Falls is the second thing
I think that you should experience if you're going to Waterton for the first time.
This massive waterfall is tucked away just in the corner of the town by the campground.
There's a little trail that climbs up the side of a hill that gives you some better views of the waterfall with perfect picture
opportunities. A lot of people come here and grab some great pictures. I've actually seen some people fly fishing here before as well,
I'm not sure how good it is there. The sheer magnitude of these falls and seeing how big they are
Is definitely worth it and especially because it's right there in the town site.
You don't have to go on a 15 kilometer hike see these incredible falls
One of the first things that I always do when I get to Waterton Lakes National Park is hit up number three on this list,
Red Rock Canyon. To get there you have to drive along the Red Rock Parkway located near the park gate.
It's a Canyon, a Ravine
With with a lot of iron deposits in it which makes the rock red and crystal clear
but extremely cold glacial water that flows through there is
quite a sight to behold. You could walk on a path that takes you up to the top of it where there's a bridge or
You can go down into Red Rock Canyon, which is allowed. It's permitted. I've talked to Parks Canada about it
There's also signs there explaining that you can do it. You can go in and kind of wade up the canyon in the water
But just try to be careful and safe that you don't fall
Like I have once or twice before and it cut my arm last time
I was there. So that's usually one of the first places actually that I go when I come to Waterton.
Regardless of it being my first first time there or not. It's definitely some place that always feels unique and
ripe for adventure.
Number four on this list revolves around the town site in Waterton. Now personally for me,
I love going to Pizza of Waterton and grabbing some dessert at the Big Scoop, grabbing some ice cream there and you can get
fudge as well, but there's tons of cute little gift shops and restaurants and offer unique food.
There's only really, I think there's only one chain restaurant there, and it's Subway which is great for hikes by the way. Also
Definitely eat some of the local food there, walk around the town, walk down by the lake and the Bayshore hotel that's over there.
Number five on this list and the last on this list is Cameron Lake.
Cameron Lake is located on off the Akamina Parkway. When you're heading into the town you turn off
onto the Akamina Parkway when you just enter the Waterton town site
You turn off you head down for 20 minutes, and you come to Cameron Lake where you can rent small little canoes, boats, kayaks and
go out onto the lake. It's usually a little colder up there because it's a lot higher up in elevation.
But you can walk along the lake, you can use these big binocular things
to try and spot wildlife at the far edge of the lake.
Right off the parking lot actually for Cameron Lake is a
Hike to a Akamina Lake which is really short,
It's only about a kilometer and a half long
and I really recommend it for people that are going there the first time because you get this you get to hike to a lake which
is satisfying in itself. It's also really flat so you don't have to worry about doing a crazy
200/300 meter
climb to a lake. So there you go, there's five things
I really think you should do if you've never been to Waterton before.
Waterton is a beautiful park tucked away in the corner of Alberta,
It's peaceful,
And I really hope you enjoyed watching this. Remember to like, comment, subscribe,
And share this video if you enjoyed it and until next time I'm Shawn from Journey Alberta!