Parking
Cameron Lake Day Use Area lot. Start beside the washrooms, on your left when facing Cameron Lake.
Overview
About Akamina Lake Trail
Why go
- A sheltered subalpine lake reached in a quick walk.
Heads up
- Too short for a substantial hike.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation1,664–1,675 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
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 Akamina Lake Trail, 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.
See the Waterton Lakes audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
Cameron Lake0:00 / 0:31
“Cameron Lake is coming up at the end of Akamina Parkway. You can reach the shore straight from the parking area, so make this stop even if you don’t want a hike.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Waterton Lakes Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Akamina Pass and Wall Lake
- Little Prairie Day Use Area
- Rowe Lakes Trailhead
- Lineham Falls Trailhead
- 51 audio storiesacross Waterton Lakes’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bison, Black Bear, Elk, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 47 trails, 70 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Akamina Lake Trail
The quick versionAkamina Lake Trail is an easy out-and-back from the Cameron Lake Day Use Area to a sheltered…
Akamina Lake Trail is an easy out-and-back from the Cameron Lake Day Use Area to a sheltered subalpine lake. The mapped path is about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) round trip, with little climbing; plan on about 30 minutes.
Start beside the washroomsIn the Cameron Lake parking lot, face Cameron Lake and find the start beside the washrooms on…
In the Cameron Lake parking lot, face Cameron Lake and find the start beside the washrooms on your left. One visitor missed the lake after setting off uphill on the other side of the road, so make sure you begin on the lake-facing side. Return along the same path.
A short lakeside stopThe destination is a small, sheltered lake and a quiet pause, not a long hike.
The destination is a small, sheltered lake and a quiet pause, not a long hike. Dry toilets are available at the day-use area. Dogs are welcome on the trail but must stay leashed and under control. The Akamina Parkway remains open year-round, though trail conditions change with the season.
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.
