[1][2] Access to the park is via Highway 40, through the hamlet of Grande Cache, and the four staging areas: Sulphur Gates, Cowlick Creek, Berland River and Rock Lake.

[4] The park was named on April 12, 1965, after Norman Willmore of Edson, a provincial cabinet minister and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta who was killed in a motor vehicle accident in February 1965.

Other mammals commonly found here include grizzly bears, woodland caribou, elk, deer, cougars and timber wolves.

[9] Coyotes, wolverines, lynx and black bears are also present in the sub-alpine region, while marmots, rock pika, ptarmigan and Rocky Mountain goats can be found in the higher alpine areas.

Recreational activities in the park include camping, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing and some hunting.

Rock Lake staging area allows easy access to the north part of Jasper National Park through Willow Creek Trail.