Cameron Lake
The climax of a 16 kilometer, 10 mile, scenic highway known as the Akamina Parkway, is Cameron Lake. Nestled between the majestic mountain peaks of the Akamina Ridge, this sub-alpine lake is one of many serene bodies of water that makes up Waterton National Park.
The stunning Cameron Lake is a great place to rent a canoe. Besides the spectacular scenery, grizzlies can often be spotted on the far slopes.
Cameron Lake is a serene sub-alpine lake.
Many people traveling in the Rockies remark on how different the mountains of Waterton Park appear. Most are struck by the vivid colors of the rock, especially the reds and the greens. Our spectacular scenery is based on spectacular geology. Learning how and when the rocks were formed, uplifted and eroded adds a new dimension to our mountain views.
Waterton National Park has some of the oldest exposed sedimentary rock in the Canadian Rockies, and can be seen at Cameron Lake. Two types of glaciers sculpted the Waterton National Park landscape: mountain (Cordilleran) glaciers and the continental (Laurentide) ice sheet. Only during the first and most extensive ice age did Laurentide ice reach the east flanks of the park.
The erosive power of glaciers was immense. As a glacier flows, it drags rocks, boulders, pebbles, sand and silt across bedrock cutting away at it like a great rasp or file. Deep lakes are dug, like the Upper Waterton. River bottoms are broadened and deepened, for example, the U-shaped Blakiston valley. Valleys are left hanging; places where smaller glaciers piggybacked onto larger glaciers, such as Cameron Falls. Rock ridges are sharpened, like citadel peaks, and cirques are back quarried, a fine example being Cameron Lake. The turquoise color of some mountain lakes results when fine rock dust washes into the water and reflects the sunlight.
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