Visitors will be able to cross the Canada/United States border by hiking or boating in Waterton Lakes National Park again this year. Waterton Park and Glacier National Park in Montana announced the Goat Haunt area of Glacier will open for the 2023 season on June 24.
It is a remote area on the southern end of Upper Waterton Lake that is only accessible by boat or hiking. Goat Haunt back country camping shelters will also be open for the 2023 season.
“Crossing the border by hiking trail or watercraft is a unique experience for visitors to enjoy the majesty of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. We are eager to provide an experience once again for peace park visitors to connect with nature on both sides of the United States-Canada border,” said Locke Marshall, superintendent of Waterton Lakes Field Unit at Parks Canada.
The parks remind visitors that crossing the border requires planning ahead and adherence to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) regulations. Visitors wanting to cross the border by personal boat or hiking trail must have a passport and report their entry to the United States via the CBP ROAM app and their return to Canada to CBSA via telephone. Visitors taking a cruise through Shoreline Cruises do not require a passport. Kiosks will be available near the boat dock for visitors to use ROAM.
Glacier National Park will have interpretive programs starting the week of June 25 at Goat Haunt this year with a variety of talks at the Snowflake pavilion and short guided walks for visitors traveling by boat. International Peace Park hikes will be co-led with a Parks Canada Interpreter and a National Park Service interpretive park ranger on Fridays from June 30 to Sept. 1.