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Waterton Lakes National Park open but access limited

May 2, 2018 | 7:38 AM

WATERTON LAKES- Waterton Lakes National Park is open for the season, but a big part of the popular area will be closed due to last year’s destructive wildfire.

Parks Canada says the September blaze affected 38 per cent of the park and 50 per cent of its vegetation.

Waterton’s main entrance road and the Chief Mountain Highway are open, along with the townsite and Waterton Lakes, but much of the west side of the park will be off-limits.

The entire Akamina Parkway is closed, along with most of the Red Rock Parkway from Red Rock Canyon to Bellevue Prairie Trail.