Best time to go
The shop typically operates from May through September, so check its current dates before depending on it for groceries, especially outside summer.
Overview
About Rocky Mountain General Store
Why stop
- Convenient village groceries and camping supplies
- Local meat and customizable fountain sodas
Heads up
- Seasonal operation limits off-season access
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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.
Waterton Lakes Tour Guide
Your drive to Rocky Mountain General Store, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Waterton Lakes National Park. 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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“You’re coming up on Pat’s Waterton and the shops along Mount View Road. Pat’s is the townsite’s only fuel stop, with snacks, propane and camping basics.”
Plays as you drive up to Rocky Mountain General Store in the Parkwolf Waterton Lakes Tour Guide.
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More about Rocky Mountain General Store
A useful place to stock upRocky Mountain General Store is a seasonal grocery and supply shop at 307 Windflower Avenue in…
Rocky Mountain General Store is a seasonal grocery and supply shop at 307 Windflower Avenue in Waterton village. It carries groceries, fresh produce, sundries, local meat, camping gear, and hardware such as axes and knives. It’s an easy place to replace forgotten basics or pick up supplies for a night outdoors, but it’s a shop rather than a sit-down meal stop.
Local food on the shelvesSome foods are grown or made by local Hutterite colonies, and the store carries local meat from…
Some foods are grown or made by local Hutterite colonies, and the store carries local meat from Back Country Butchering. Layne and Stacey Cook took over the business in 2013, when it was called Rocky Mountain Foods; they renamed it Rocky Mountain Grocery Store as the range expanded. It now trades as Rocky Mountain General Store.
The Pop Shop extraThe associated Rocky Mountain Pop Shop serves fountain sodas with customizable flavour shots.
The associated Rocky Mountain Pop Shop serves fountain sodas with customizable flavour shots. That’s the fun extra while you’re stocking up; there isn’t a full café menu here.
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.
