As a practical matter, I don’t think the gov’t really tries that hard to keep people from crossing the border on foot (there are places where its a lot easier to do so then a park right next to a border crossing, look further West and there are plenty of places where neighbourhoods abut the border and one could just stroll across. So you can cross within the park, but your supposed to exit on “your” side. However, do not walk outside the parks boundaries or enter the adjacent country unless you have cleared Customs to legally enter that country. You may walk around and enjoy the entire international (US/Can) park. However, always remember your personal identification when visiting the international park. You are not required to have a visa to visit the park and Monument. We (USCPAA) receive many questions regarding visiting the international park. Now, I’m not under the impression there isn’t anyone keeping an eye on the park, but what happens on a bright sunny day when lots of people from both sides are continually entering the park, doing their thing and then leaving? Extra border people walking around checking ID’s all day?Īpparently, the whole idea of the park is that you can cross to the parts on the other side of the border. What is stopping someone from entering the park from the Canadian side, throwing the ball around for a while and having a picnic, and then getting into a car in the parking lot and continuing on into the US? It seems use of the park by Canadians is expected.īut the park also has a parking lot that is connected to the streets on the US side. There is no fence and, in fact, there is easy pedestrian access to the park from the Canadian side and a sign right on the border facing the Canadian side stating “Dogs On Leash”. The area of the park is in the US but the Northern edge of the park is literally on top of the border. Poking around with Google Earth, I see that there is a park right on the Can/US border, right beside the Peace Arch crossing. I’m not establishing a plan to hop the border. First I’ll point out that I am just asking out of curiosity.
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