arrived at Cameron Lake just in time for the bad weather to set down so no hike today. We were on the other side of those mountains yesterday... hard to believe. We didn't realize it at the time we were here or there. I wonder what the Kenow fire did here? Sept 11, 2017: The fire was sparked 10 days ago after a lightning strike in the Flathead Valley just across the border from the national park, in B.C.
The Kenow wildfire, burning out of control in B.C. is now "firmly established" in the Cameron Valley along the Akamina Parkway in Waterton Lakes National Park, according to Parks Canada.

The valley is home to Cameron Lake, a popular area where tourists can rent kayaks and canoes at the visitor centre. Akamina Parkway, the road from the townsite to the lake, follows the valley. It provides access to several well-used trails.
Additionally, a fire in the Tamarack Basin area, to the north of Cameron Valley, is expected to grow and move into the Blakiston Valley and towards the Red Rock Parkway, Parks Canada said in a news release.


Cameron Lake is named after Donald Roderick Cameron (1834–1921) a British Royal Artillery captain. The 49th parallel north runs through the southern end of the lake making part of it technically in Glacier County, Montana