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Waterton Park Alberta Map

Explore Waterton Park, Alberta, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.

Interactive Map of Waterton Park, Alberta

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How to Use This Waterton Park, Alberta Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Waterton Park, Alberta. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

Drag the map to pan to any area of Alberta or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Waterton Park and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Waterton Park.

Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.

PlaceWaterton Park
TypeHamlet
Province / TerritoryAlberta (AB)
Location23-1-30-W4
CountryCanada
Latitude49.051667
Longitude-113.914167
Postal Code (FSA)T1K
Area Code403, 587, 780, 825, 368
ImportanceTown
CGN IDIAOZS

About Waterton Park, Alberta

Waterton Park is a hamlet in 23-1-30-W4, Alberta, Canada. It is classified as a town. Waterton Park is located at 49.0517°N, 113.9142°W.

Waterton Park emerges from the earth as a rugged intersection where the high, shadowed shoulders of the Buchanan Ridge meet the persistent flow of the Waterton River. It lies 47.4 km west-south-west of Cardston, AB (from Cardston, AB: bearing 250°T), and is situated 29.8 km south-south-west of Drywood. The air here carries a sharp, mountain-cleansed clarity, often catching the light of dusk in a way that turns the peaks into sudden, glowing embers against the darkening sky. Linnet Lake rests in a quiet basin nearby, its surface reflecting the vast, open expanse of the sky, while the constant, rhythmic percussion of Cameron Falls marks the immediate presence of moving water. The terrain defines the daily habits of those who dwell in Waterton Park, grounding life in the physical reality of the landscape and the seasonal shifts of the WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK OF CANADA. History lingers in the architecture and the deliberate, slow pace of life that persists despite the passing of the seasons. The local economy draws its strength from the natural majesty of the surroundings, inviting those who seek the stillness found along the banks of the Waterton River. Visitors and residents alike navigate the paths near the falls, where the mist rises to meet the wind, creating a cool, damp atmosphere that defines the character of the settlement. Every morning, the sun illuminates the sharp outlines of the terrain, affirming the quiet endurance of a life lived in proximity to the wild, untamed features of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada (National Park) — locality lies within · 505 km²
  • Cameron Falls (Viewpoint) — 0.1 km, 257° WSW
  • Waterton Lakes Movie Theatre and Opera House (Theatre) — 0.4 km, 098° E
  • First Oil Well In Western Canada (Attraction) — 5.7 km, 292° WNW
  • Dream Town (Historic Ruins) — 6.5 km, 283° WNW
  • Natural Tunnel (Attraction) — 7.3 km, 132° SE
  • Carthew-Alderson Trailhead (Attraction) — 10.2 km, 250° WSW
  • Akamina-Kishinena Park (Provincial Park) — 10.6 km, 264° W · 109 km²
  • Castle Wildland Provincial Park (Wildland Provincial Park) — 14.4 km, 314° NW · 641 km²
  • Police Outpost Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 32.4 km, 099° E · 213 ha
  • C.O. Card Home (Museum) — 36.1 km, 068° ENE
  • Remington Carriage Museum (Museum) — 36.1 km, 068° ENE
  • Beauvais Lake Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 40.5 km, 340° NNW · 1,161 ha
  • Butts Recreation Site (Nature Reserve) — 43.8 km, 280° W
  • Castle Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 43.8 km, 321° NW · 224 km²
  • West Castle Wetlands Ecological Reserve (Ecological Reserve) — 46.6 km, 311° NW · 93 ha
  • Courthouse & Heritage Museum (Museum) — 47.3 km, 069° ENE
  • Card Pioneer Home (Museum) — 47.4 km, 070° ENE
  • Fox Theater (Cinema) — 48.3 km, 357° N
  • Woolford Provincial Park (Provincial Park) — 54.3 km, 075° ENE · 38 ha
  • Oldman River Dam (Attraction) — 57.0 km, 001° N
  • Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 63.7 km, 333° NNW
  • Livingstone Range Wildland Provincial Park (Wildland Provincial Park) — 71.6 km, 338° NNW · 4,505 ha
  • Blairmore war memorial (Monument) — 72.3 km, 329° NNW
  • Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump (Monument) — 75.1 km, 014° NNE

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About This Waterton Park Map Page

Explore Waterton Park, Alberta, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 49.051667, -113.914167. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Waterton Park includes the postal code (T1K), telephone area code (403, 587, 780, 825, 368). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data for Waterton Park is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataCanadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)