Akamina Kishinena Provincial Park Located in the Kootenays

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Akamina Kishinena Provincial Park

Provincial Park
Akamina Kishinena Provincial Park is located in the southeast corner of the province. Along with Waterton Lakes National Park and US Glacier National Park, this wilderness area preserves the Crown of the Continent, the narrowest point of the Rocky Mountains. Horseback riders are required to obtain a written letter of permission from BC Parks no less than 7 days before entering the park. Currently there is no horse use allowed to Forum Lake, and riders travelling to Wall Lake must use the horse trail. Go to BC Parks website for more details.
Fernie, Sparwood, Waterton
Akamina Pass Trail out of Waterton National Park
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Bring your own drinking water, as potable water is not available in the park. To ensure that water from streams is safe to drink, it must be boiled for at least five minutes or treated/filtered.
No overnight horse use in the core area, which includes Akamina-Kishinena campground and Wall Lake. Persons visiting Akamina-Kishinena Park are reminded that the park is a wilderness area without supplies or equipment of any kind. All arrangements for supplies and transportation must be made in advance.
If planning to horseback ride in the park, we recommend you read the Akamina Kishinena Horse Use Policy [PDF]. (Upload/downloads tab) Maximum of 10 horses allowed. There is no horse use allowed to Forum Lake, and riders travelling to Wall Lake must use the horse trail.
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From Hwy 3 turn south at Pincher Creek onto Hwy 6. It is 48km to Waterton Lakes National Park. From the park gate access the Cameron Lake park road to reach the Akamina Pass trailhead (16 km). A 30 minute, 1.5 km uphill walk reaches the boundary between Alberta and BC and the eastern border of Akamina-Kishinena Provincial Park. The closest communities are Waterton Lakes National Park community and Sparwood.

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