Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park

Glacier National Park, call the "Crown of the Continent" by early conservationist George Bird Grinnell, who helped establish the park in 1910/  It preserves over one million acres of mountains and glaciers.

Only 11 miles were open on the Going to the Sun road from the West and 7 miles from the East.

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

Waterton Lakes National Park is located adjacent to Glacier National Park.   In 1932, the two parks became the world's first International Peace Park.

Also, Waterton Lakes National Park was the first Canadian national park to be designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1979.  More than half of Alberta's plant species can be found in Waterton.

Lastly, the park has two National Historic sites located within its boundaries; the First Oil Well in Western Canada NHS and the Prince of Wales Hotel NHS.

Unfortunately, all of the scenic parkways were closed due to the 2017 Kenow wildfire.