Waterton Lakes National Park

The smallest of the Canadian Rockies parks, Waterton Lakes was designated Canada's fourth national park in 1913. Located in southern Alberta along the Canada/U.S. border, it encompasses one of the narrowest areas of the Rocky Mountains and is often referred to as "where the mountains meet the prairies." Climb to the top of Bear's Hump Trail for the view and you'll understand why.

Because several ecological regions overlap in the Waterton Lakes area, the park embraces 45 different habitats resulting in an astonishing diversity of plant and animal species. Two popular areas for wildlife viewing are Red Rock Canyon and Cameron Falls.

The international Upper Waterton Lake is the deepest in the Canadian Rockies. Waterton Lakes National Park was joined with Montana's Glacier National Park in 1932 to form the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the first of its kind.

Highlights include:

• Upper Waterton Lake
• Townsite of Waterton
• Red Rock Canyon
• Cameron Lake