Waterton Lakes National Park

Waterton Lakes National Park is located right across the US-Canada border from the US Glacier National Park.

VISIT Waterton Lakes National Park:

Park Details

Waterton Lakes National Park was established in .

Address
Phone	403-859-5133
Hours	Open year-round
Entrance Fee	Free-$11 per person daily, depending on age

When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation

We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Waterton Lakes National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Waterton Lakes National Park is.

Our data shows the best months to visit Waterton Lakes National Park are September, July, August & June.

Temperature values in °F; Precipitation in Inches

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Park Visits	15,300	11,100	16,900	20,300	42,400	81,000	118,200	108,200	68,600	25,600	10,000	8,200
Precipitation	47	41	59	72	95	112	49	51	43	45	60	42
Avg Temp	30	32	39	49	59	67	76	75	66	52	36	29
Max Temp	41	44	53	65	75	82	87	86	81	70	52	41
Avg Temp	18	20	26	33	41	48	54	54	46	35	25	18
Min Temp	-7	-1	5	19	27	35	40	41	32	17	4	-6

Waterton Lakes National Park Road Trips

Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Waterton Lakes National Park is visited.

Trip Name	Trip Miles	Trip Days
Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton & Craters of the Moon	1,188	11
Glacier to Canadian Banff & Kootenay	1,035	9

Other Nearby National Park Sites

From national monuments, to historic sites to seashores and more, here are the other parks closest to Waterton Lakes National Park.