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Parks Canada Announces New Explora App For Waterton Lakes National Park

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International cruise boat at Waterton Lakes National Park/NPS photo by David Restivo

There's lots to do in Waterton Lakes National Park, whether your interest is boat rides or hiking/NPS, David Restivo

Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada is ready to welcome visitors for the 2016 season. This year, Parks Canada is continuing to improve its visitor offerings with even more innovative and educational events and activities, as well as investments in visitor facilities. At Waterton Lakes National Park, Parks Canada is introducing a mobile application, offering rewarding volunteer opportunities, and providing interpretive hikes. 

New this year, the Explora app is available to guide visitors along the iconic Bear’s Hump trail. It’s the perfect travel companion for the short but steep adventure. This free, family-friendly app includes pictures, text, maps, audio, video and quizzes. The Waterton Lakes National Park Explora app is available on the iTunes App Store and Google Play. 

Volunteer opportunities abound for those looking to get behind the scenes and make a difference in protecting the ecological and cultural integrity of this World Heritage Site. With activities ranging from spring flowering counts, a knapweed rodeo, and five-needle pine monitoring, there are volunteer opportunities for everyone. 

This year, Parks Canada interpreters will lead hikes in Waterton’s prairie region to teach visitors about bears, science-based conservation, and prescribed fires. These guided weekend hikes are free with park entry.

Investments In Canada's Parks

Parks Canada is investing an unprecedented $3 billion over five years to support infrastructure work to heritage, visitor, waterway and highway assets located within national historic sites, national parks and national marine conservation areas across Canada. As part of this program, more than $107 million will be invested in infrastructure assets within Waterton Lakes National Park. This includes paving projects, campground rejuvenations, and day-use area upgrades that will ensure visitors have safe and reliable infrastructure, while protecting the ecological and cultural integrity of the park.

When visiting Waterton Lakes National Park, you may encounter construction zones or reduced services while we complete this important work. For up-to-date information, please visit www.parkscanada.gc.ca/waterton-construction

National parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas represent the very best that Canada has to offer. Developing new and innovative programs and services is one way that Parks Canada helps more Canadians, including youth and newcomers, discover and enjoy one of the finest and most extensive systems of protected areas in the world. 

Quick Facts 

* The Bear’s Hump app is part of Parks Canada’s Explora suite of apps that provide alternate gateways to nature, adventure and discovery for visitors to Canada’s national parks. 

* Waterton Lakes National Park was Canada’s fourth designated national park, and is the smallest in the Canadian Rockies. At only 505 square kilometers (313 square miles), the park contains an impressive 45 different vegetation types, including grasslands, shrublands, wetlands, lakes, spruce-fir, pine and aspen forests, and alpine areas.

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