WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK - Canadian Rockies: Including Banff and Jasper National Parks - page 430

Rent a bike to explore the Waterton townsite and lakeshore.
Nearby Parks
MM AKAMINA-KISHINENA PROVINCIAL PARK
Bordering Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta) and Glacier National Park (Montana,
United States), this remote tract of 10,922 hectares (27,000 acres) protects the extreme
southeastern corner of British Columbia. The park is named for its two main waterways,
which flow southward into Montana from the Flathead Basin. This was the main reason
for the park's creation, because now, alongside Waterton Lakes National Park, entire wa-
tersheds of Glacier National Park are protected.
The landscape has changed little in thousands of years, since the Kootenay rested in
the open meadows beside Kishinena Creek before crossing the Continental Divide to hunt
bison on the prairies. The park supports a healthy population of grizzly bears, along with
other endangered species such as wolverines, wolves, and lynx.