Waterton & Lake Louise early May.????

TenOC wrote:
We are thinking about making a late Spring trip to the Canadian Rockies. We are currently thinking about arriving at Waterton Lakes Townsite campground around May 1st and then Lake Louise Hard-sided around May 5th to May 10th this is outside the time frame in which the parks take reservations.

My questions what’s the possibility of obtaining a first come first serve campsite this time a year?

Is this too early to visit? We like to see the snow on the mountains. I assume that the roads and parking lots will be clear of snow.

Waterton national park? On May fifth????. In my opinion no problem. Last week we showed up in middle of june hoping for a site and got right in. We were there for a week and had to move a couple times but had no problem. Great park. Lots of hiking and history. Do the hump. Welcome to Canada and enjoy your stay. Here are a few pics. Great park.

Thats the hump. Hike it. Its not to bad. (don't worry the trail only goes half way up)







Thats the USA in the distance behind us. Picture taken from the hump.