Only one section of Lethbridge is allowed to have any trees, and that side is the South Side. To…read morecap it all off, this part of Lethbridge also has the ever lovely Henderson Lake Park. Henderson lake is a highly manicured green oasis of mature trees, bike paths, picnic shelters and water in the middle of thriving, natural prairie grass desert. There's a boat launch if you feel like doing some non powered boating. Kayaks, canoes and paddle boats are all welcome. No swimming in this lake. Just by looking at it, you could probably guess it's not something you want to put in or around your mouth, but just in case you couldn't tell, there are plenty of signs. If you walk to the park approaching from the south side you'll have a whole golf course to walk around to get to the park. Or you could sneak through one of the many openings in the bushes and just sprint across the course, and hope to a higher power of your choosing that you don't get hit by a golf ball. Don't worry, I'm sure they won't try to aim at you.

This is the best part of the city, u May find some garbage but overall it is pretty clean. The only…read moreproblem is just by looking at the lake u can tell it is well... filthy

Went fishing caught my limit had a beautiful day there I'll be back for sure highly recommend this…read moreplace

Great camping and boat launch. Lake is clean with good walleye fishing. Highway access with good…read moreroads, nice for young families.

Very peaceful, pleasant and relaxing walk around, The staff was very nice and kind, origami was fun…read moreoverall 5/5.

Subtle gem hidden in the middle of the city. Finally had a chance to spend some time here after…read moredriving through to Calgary many times. So glad to have taken the time! Arrived on a recent drizzly Sunday afternoon, determined to at least walk around, not expecting much. However, we were lucky to latch on to one of the tours of the day. A young Japanese man dressed in beautiful Japanese attire gave a heartfelt & interesting tour of the grounds. He shared the garden history & layout as it ties into the spiritual philosophy of the garden. It deepened my appreciation for the details of each water feature, hill, rock & structure... well worth the tour if you happen to stop by.

Magnificent natural beauty. Lakes, streams, and mountains of majesty surrounding a valley. Bike…read moretrails, picnic areas, and scenic turn offs abound. Came through yesterday, and admission was free. Saw there's a golf course as well. Small town of Waterton with a RV campground, stores and restaurants.

A great park with variety and views right where the Canadian Rockies hit the plains. Good hikes…read moreavailable of all kinds. I was surprised to see a substantial town essentially inside a national park, but it does provide a convenient mix of services including decent restaurants. Especially after the intense crowds of Glacier, this felt like a relief, though you still won't find solitude on the popular trails.

An out and back moderate trail with great views during the hike. Little tree coverage so it can get…read morewarm going up. The winds get strong at the overlook, about a mile up. Steady uphill, but not too much of an incline. Made for an easy walk back. Dedicated trails. Takes about three hours total. The start of the hike is near Cameron Falls. It's convenient to do both at once, since Cameron falls is right off the road, no hiking necessary. The parking lot is small, but there's a lot of street parking and it's walkable from most places in downtown.

Bertha Lake Trail was one of my favorite hikes I did while exploring Waterton Lakes National Park…read more It's located right on the outskirts of the town of Waterton Village about a half mile away from Cameron Falls. If you're driving along the road, there's a big sign for the trailhead to Bertha lake. It cannot be missed. There's a relatively small parking lot offered or you can simply park on the side of the street. This Bertha Lake Trailhead is a pretty expansive trail. You can hike on it for quite some time, or along the way there'll be two main attractions featured. For myself, I hiked only to Bertha Falls. It's a 2.6 kilometer trek (or about 2 miles one way) with an easy - moderate climb in elevation. Nothing strenuous whatsover. I was content only hiking to these falls as along the way I was able to witness some fantastic scenery. In all, this hike took me roughly 3 hours to traverse....a little over an hour each way plus time to stop and take wonderful photos of the views around me including flowing Bertha Falls. You can continue further past Bertha Falls to actual Bertha Lake. This was a 5.2 kilometer hike (or a little over 4 miles one way) from the start of the trailhead or....an extra 2.5 kilometers away from Bertha Falls. The trailhead sign mentioned hiking from the start of Bertha Lake Trail and arriving at Bertha Lake takes about 2 - 2.5 hours each way....along with having any time for soaking up the sights. In doing my research, I had read that Bertha Lake was beautiful, but I just didn't have the time available to see it after visiting other popular sights in the area like...Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton Shoreline Cruise, Akamina and Red Rock Parkways and even renting a bicycle and journeying around town. For anyone interested....from Bertha Lake Trailhead....you could really travel 13 kilometers one way.....all the way towards Goat Haunt, Montana where the start to more terrific trails begin. Lol....this wasn't even a consideration for me. Here's the real reason why I enjoyed my hike to Bertha Falls. Along this passageway, I was confronted with magnificent views of the Waterton landscape. Climbing aside the cliff's edge (nothing scary or any sort of straight drop) the images of the mountains converging onto the waters created some real cherishable moments. I specifically recall (I'd say about 2/3's of the way along the path) there's an overlook that truly captures the iconic images of Waterton Lakes National Park. It was here where I raised my arms over my head in disbelief and thought just how fortunate I felt to be able to immerse myself in such grand scenery. Also, I hiked this trail in late afternoon and had the sun towards my back which helped accentuate the terrain. I really captured some magical moments along this hike to Bertha Falls. It was quite humbling. Eventually arriving at Bertha Falls, the atmosphere was pleasant. I wouldn't say the falls were too statuesque, but still the whole ambiance made it worthwhile. At these falls, I first thought they were just okay....but when I climbed up a small side path and got a much closer look at the waters running down the forest's edge....it was momentous. Ultimately instead of heading another 2.6 kilometers towards Bertha Lake, I turned around and headed back to the start of the trailhead all the while gazing upon the surroundings that were pretty magical. I'm grateful I chose to explore Bertha Lake Trail. It was one of the best activities I did here at Waterton Lakes NP. I'd recommend to everyone to enjoy this hike and appreciate an opportunity to understand what makes Waterton's countryside so special.

Decent no frills park. Good interpretative content. Decent trails. Stone art is interesting from…read morehistorical perspective, but visually quite underwhelming. Not a destination but worth a stop if in area.

An excellent state park & visitor center. Short scenic hike through eroded columns of rock…read more(hoo-doos). Also Native American petroglyphs. Informative, particularly in regards to the culture of various Blackfoot tribes. Very worth a day visit.

My husband and I stopped at Nicholas Sheran Park to play a round of disc golf on a recent stopover…read morein Lethbridge. This park is beautiful, with extensive trails, a large water feature in the middle, and clean modern public washrooms. There are also multiple playground areas that looked fairly new, and had many kids enjoying playing on them. The park is located in the west end of the city and was very easy to find with Google directions. The reviews of the disc golf course here were really good online, but we were pretty disappointed with the set up. The city provides maps online (which is better than most other cities), but once we were on the ground, we found the maps weren't to scale. The signs for the start of the hole were very far from the tees, up to 30-40 feet in some cases. Each hole has three start tees, marked with colored plastic discs in the grass. Some of these discs were missing and were so far from the hole markers that we spent forever wandering around trying to find them. Without cement pads we were really just guessing. The holes are very long, which is great if you're working on your throwing game, but because we could never find the tee, we often had to find the basket and work backwards. Also, and this is a small quibble, the baskets were painted green, which made spotting them in the grass and trees more difficult (perhaps this was intentional to minimize visual disruptions from other places in the park). The first 10 holes are lined up pretty good, but then for some reason it's a 10 minute hike to hole 11, across the park, and at this point we gave up and stopped playing. It would have been nicer if the tees were planned closer to the ends of the previous holes. Overall if I lived in Lethbridge I would 100% use this park for other recreation, but without a local to help us walk through the tee locations, it was frustrating and tiring to try and play through.

Wow! What can I say about the most amazing views you will ever see. On your way in you see Chief…read moreMountain which is totally breathtaking. Take in the beautiful views of the glacier mountains, drive the scenic roads looking at wild life and walk around the Waterton Village for gifts/a bite to eat. You also visit the lodge for High Tea for a relaxing afternoon.

Your day in Waterton, Alberta Canada will be amazing…read more You can rent bike and explore scenic roads and paths, have high tea at the historic Prince of Wales hotel, take a hike to enjoy scenic views of this unique landscape, take a boat ride that brings you across Waterton Lake and into the USA, or enjoy food or drink at one of the charming restaurants in the village of Waterton.

The Cameron Lakeshore Trail was on my list of places to hike when visiting Waterton, and the lake…read moreitself is so beautiful. There's a small concession and shop with rentals, and lots of public washrooms. There's a dock and the lake was full of paddle boards, boaters and swimmers at the shallow end near the beach. We hiked the trail with friends who had done it years prior, and it's about a flat 3 km round trip out and back route, to a lookout that's across the lake from a meadow where grizzly bears frequent. The idea of safely viewing animals across the water was very appealing so we set out on a warm afternoon to check it out. The Parks Canada website listed this trail as "good condition" when we went, and I will tell you, it was certainly not. The trail was full of muddy sections, with some mud puddles that submerged our shoes. Our only guess is that the water came down the mountain during the recent heatwave, as it hadn't rained in the area for quite some time. After about 15 or 20 minutes of hiking the wide trail became incredibly overgrown and narrow, and my legs were scratched from pushing through all the plants that have begun to grow over the trail. In the sections where the brush had narrowed the trail, we got destroyed by mosquitos and horseflies. Even with bug repellent it was a struggle. The end view at the trail was lovely, but honestly not worth the mud and bushwacking to get there. If Parks Canada and the Waterton tourism site keep promoting this trail as "easy", it really needs some maintenance and grooming to help make it more enjoyable and easier to navigate.