On June 16, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police received a complaint about a vehicle with US license plates being parked at a trailhead near Lake Louise in Banff National Park for an extended period of time. Officers issued four violation tickets at $1,200 each. On June 18, officers were notified about two more US cars parked at Lake Louise, for which two more tickets were issued.
Corporal Deanna Fontaine told The Daily Hive, “[American travelers going to Alaska via Canada] are only to engage in essential needs on the way. Which doesn’t include going hiking in the park.”
Fontaine emphasized that not all cars with US plates in Canada are necessarily breaking the law. Some are legitimately en route to Alaska, while others may belong to people with dual citizenship. If you are crossing the Canadian border to travel to Alaska, it’s important to abide by the rules and not make unnecessarily lengthy stopovers. 