Best time to go
The parkway closes to vehicles from November through May and reopens when conditions allow. Winter access on foot or by bicycle may still be possible, but Parks Canada warns that day-use areas may not be maintained after heavy snow.
Overview
About Lost Horse Creek Day Use Area
Why stop
- A useful meal break on the drive to Red Rock Canyon.
Heads up
- Firewood is not provided for the shelter stove.
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Where it is
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Before you go
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7 active Waterton Lakes alerts
- ClosureBelly River Campground closedBelly River Campground is closed to all traffic and travel because a carcass is in the area. - Violators may be charged under the Canada National Parks Act, with a maximum penalty of $25,000.Official details
- ClosureBlakiston Fan closed to protect rutting elkThe Blakiston Fan area is closed to traffic and travel to prevent disturbance of elk rutting there.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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Your drive to Lost Horse Creek Day Use Area, narrated.
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“Up ahead is Lost Horse Creek Day Use Area, a small picnic stop along Red Rock Parkway in Blakiston Valley. With four tables and one covered shelter, it’s a straightforward place to pause for a meal.”
Plays as you drive up to Lost Horse Creek Day Use Area in the Parkwolf Waterton Lakes Tour Guide.
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More about Lost Horse Creek Day Use Area
A handy picnic stopLost Horse Creek is a small picnic area on the Red Rock Parkway, with one covered shelter, a…
Lost Horse Creek is a small picnic area on the Red Rock Parkway, with one covered shelter, a stove, four picnic tables and dry toilets. It makes a useful meal break on the 15 km drive up Blakiston Valley toward Red Rock Canyon. The shelter cannot be reserved, and firewood is not provided, so bring your own if you plan to use the stove.
Part of the Red Rock Parkway driveThe parkway travels through rolling grasslands up Blakiston Valley and ends at Red Rock Canyon.
The parkway travels through rolling grasslands up Blakiston Valley and ends at Red Rock Canyon. Lost Horse Creek is one of the picnic stops along the way, so it fits naturally into that drive.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Waterton Lakes
83 sightingsBisonMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
563 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
146 sightingsElkMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
113 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
55 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
53 sightingsTrumpeter SwanMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Waterton Lakes. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
