Any good Maryland campsites?

Good campsites in Western Canada; esp AB-BC border.?

• Heading out camping in a few and am just wondering if anyone knows of any good campsites in the AB-BC Rockies. Somewhere secluded, small, and preferabley with access to a lake. Heading out from Calgary and dont wanna drive too far, maybe 3-4 hours. Thanks,

• Answer:

  Go to Waterton Park. It's AWESOME!!! http://www.watertonpark.com/ Go on the Summit Lake hike. http://www.trailpeak.com/index.jsp?cat=hike&con=trail&val=1460 The person that named the photos has it backwards. Cameron Lake is on the right and Summit Lake is on the left. You pass Cameron Lake on your way to Summit Lake. Beware of Grizzly bears. Check with the park to see if the route is open before you go. Sometimes they close routes due to bear sightings. You can actually go further and climb the crest between two mountains and literally look down on the plains of Alberta. I think the lake is very deep and cold but good for windsurfers. Alderson-Carthew http://www.trailpeak.com/index.jsp?cat=hike&con=trail&val=1597 more: http://www.golfwaterton.com/Web%20Page/ACTrail.htm still more: http://www.trailpeak.net/index.jsp?cat=hike&con=trail&val=2050 We encountered snow at Summit Lake, second week of Sept. Waterton Park FAQ http://www.watertoninfo.com/question.html John George "Kootenai" Brown (1839- 1916) Another notable person to visit the Waterton Lakes area was John George "Kootenai" Brown. Born in Ireland in 1839, Brown served with the British Army in India before coming to North America. A well spoken and educated man, Brown first saw Waterton in 1865 after traveling over the South Kootenay Pass. At that time he vowed he would someday return to this country of scenic splendour, "for this is what I have seen in my dreams, this is the country for me". In 1869, after marrying Olivia Lyonnais (a M‚tis girl), Brown (former army ensign, deckhand, and gold prospector) embarked on a series of careers, including riding pony express, scouting for General Custer and hunting buffalo and wolf. After being acquitted of murder charges in Montana, Brown returned to Waterton with his family. His life included, trading, hunting, ranching, guiding and fishing. Olivia Brown's health failed and she passed away in 1885. John was devastated and concerned for his children's' welfare, finally placing them in better hands. Later, he married Isabella Brown ("Blue Flash of Lightning"), a Cree woman. In 1895, "Kootenai" or "Insupi" (meaning long hair) was appointed Game Guardian and Fisheries Inspector for the newly formed park. Kootenai eventually became Waterton's first Park Superintendent in 1911. Of his many accomplishments, Brown wrote several letters of concern over the state of the park to his superiors. As a result, he was a key player in the evolution of the park's preservation policies. In 1914, because of old age and failing health, Kootenai was retired from the rank of Superintendent to that of Park Warden. He died two years later and lies buried along the west shore of Knight's Lake with his two wives. http://www.watertonpark.com/reference/history.htm Story of Kootenai Brown - movie http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800159609/info map http://www.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=calgary,+ab&daddr=Waterton+Park,+AB,+Canada&sll=49.11313,-113.84107&sspn=4.092111,11.975098&ie=UTF8&z=8&om=1