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Parks, Trails and Places to Explore in Canada

Canada Parks include national, provincial, territorial, regional, municipal, community, recreation and wilderness parks. Every province and territory in Canada maintains a good selection of parks.

Most of the Canada parks operate seasonally with the peak months of operation occurring during the months of May to late September. Many of the larger Canada parks are created to protect the environment and wildlife in the region while promoting recreational activities.

 

The most popular park activities enjoyed in a Canada Park include hiking, camping, swimming, backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, fishing, picnicking, birdwatching, wind surfing, photography and much more.

Some of the more common amenities located in the larger developed parks include a campground, sandy beach, showers, washrooms, sani station, park office, picnic area, playground, marina, boat launch and more.

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British Columbia

British Columbia Parks & Trails
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The moderate grade hiking route leads uphill to a viewpoint on a bluff with spanning views of the valley below.
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Pineridge Street
Fort St. James
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Lepreau Falls Provincial Park is an all season waterfall destination for seasonal adventure travel enthusiasts who enjoy easy access scenery, hiking trail and sightseeing.
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Lepreau New Brunswick
St John
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Jubilee Trail is a moderately easy 9.5 kilometre route trekking along an old forestry logging road to some switchbacks leading up to the alpine treeline and then to the alpine peak of Mount Murray. Trail is enjoyed by hikers and cross country skiers.
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Wells
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Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site is a 1843 stone lighthouse tower which rises out from the centre of a two story wooden building located on the northern tip of the Bonavista Peninsula in Newfoundland.
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Cape Shore Road
Bonavista
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A small recreational site tucked away along some logging roads west of Queen Charlotte City on Graham Island. The park area opens up to a large bay with pebbled, sandy beaches looking out onto the large, Lina and smaller, Meyer Island.
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Honna Road
Queen Charlotte City
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Grand Passage Lighthouse (also referred to as the Northern Lighthouse) is a 28 foot lighthouse standing tall on the northern point of Brier Island on Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Water Street
Westport
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The wilderness environment, the waterways, the wildlife sightings and the remote lodges, wilderness campsites and fly-in camps make the Wabakimi Wilderness Provincial Park popular for canoeing, hunting, birdwatching and fishing for perch, walleye, whitefish, northern pike and lake trout.
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Armstrong
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Wiggins Road Trail is accessible at the end of Wiggins Rd. The trail is not formally maintained, but remains a popular fishing spot for locals. The trail also connects to the Anvil Trail.
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The park consists of four islands. The islands provide refuge for many species of Arctic birds - as well as - a viewing point for wildlife sightings of seals and beluga whales. Best time for viewing whales is spring and fall.
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