Scenic pullout · Icefields Parkway (Highway 93)
A quick pull-off for turquoise water and Mount Chephren.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Icefields Parkway Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Icefields Parkway (Highway 93). As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Lower Waterfowl Lake: The Roadside View“Up ahead is Lower Waterfowl Lake Viewpoint, a quick pull-off for turquoise water beneath Mount Chephren.”
Plays as you drive up to Lower Waterfowl Lake Viewpoint in the Parkwolf Icefields Parkway Tour Guide.
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Lower Waterfowl Lake Viewpoint is a roadside pull-off on the Icefields Parkway, about 60 km from Lake Louise. It looks across Lower Waterfowl Lake toward a row of peaks, with Mount Chephren rising above the far shore. Stop for a quick lake view with no hike; if you have had your fill of roadside overlooks, this is an easy one to pass.
The lake's turquoise water is the foreground and the rocky mountains make a broad backdrop. From the pull-off, frame Mount Chephren above the far shore; shoreline shrubs can give one edge of a wide shot some shape.
Wildlife
12 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
127 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
16 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
100 sightingsElkMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
34 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
53 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Icefields Parkway. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
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ModerateChephren Lake Trail8.2 km · 2.8 hr · 0.7 km awayA rooty forest out-and-back to a turquoise lake beneath towering peaks.
ModerateCirque Lake Trail9.2 km · 3 hr · 0.7 km awayBeyond the forest, a boulder shore opens to glacier views.
EasyUpper Waterfowl Lake Trail1.7 km · 45 min · 1.3 km awayA quick bridge crossing opens onto turquoise Upper Waterfowl Lake.
Campground · 0.9 km awayWaterfowl Lakes CampgroundCamp between glacier-fed lakes, and plan to go offline.Sight · 1.8 km awayChephren LakeA rooty forest hike ends at a glacial lake beneath big peaks.
Sight · 2.3 km awayUpper Waterfowl LakeTurquoise water and mountain reflections reward a short shore walk.
Sight · 4.7 km awayCirque LakeBlue water under a glacier and cirque walls, worth the hike.
Campground · 6.2 km awaySilverhorn Creek CampgroundA simple night between big stops, with mountain views and creekside sites.Parkwolf’s Icefields Parkway ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
