Planning a Trip

Waterton Park is 264km (164 miles) south of Calgary and 130km (81 miles) west of Lethbridge. From Waterton, it's 100km (62 miles) south across the U.S.-Canada border to St. Mary, at the entrance to Montana's Glacier National Park. Greyhound Canada (tel. 800/661-8747; www.greyhound.ca) runs buses to Waterton Townsite from late June to Labour Day. Once in Waterton, you can make use of Glacier Park's minivan service, linking Waterton to Glacier National Park to the south. For information, call tel. 406/226-9311.

Park Information -- For information, contact Waterton Park Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Association (tel. 403/859-5133 in summer, or 403/859-2224 in winter). Check out www.parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/waterton and www.discoverwaterton.com as well. Park entry is C$6 (US$4.80) for adults, C$5 (US$4) for seniors, and C$3 (US$2.40) for children.