Warning: Name field for this section is disabled or deleted. This results in unexpected behaviour!

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.

Select a Canadian Province or Territory to Explore Parks in Canada.

British Columbia

British Columbia Parks & Trails
meatbird_lake_lively_sudbury_ontario_71
There is a well maintained, supervised sandy beach and a 5 kilometre walking trail. The walking trail loops around the lake (some would say pond) leading to viewing platforms & information signs.
Read more
Municipal Road 24
Lively
revmtn
Mount Revelstoke National Park is an adventure destination exploring Revelstoke Mountain in the community of Revelstoke, BC in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. The trails in the park provide amazing mountain scenery well connecting to lakes, summits and alpine meadows.
Read more
Revelstoke
trek-info-centre
The Star Trek Station was built to look like and provide the feeling of being on the planet Vulcan. Some even say the Space Station arrived from the night sky landing permanently in the community of Vulcan.
Read more
Vulcan
alexandra_falls_twin_gorge_park_NWT_1
The Alexandra Falls is part of the Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park. In the day use area is a trailhead entrance leading to a 2.2 kilometre boardwalk trail connecting to Alexandra Falls and Louise Falls.
Read more
Waterfall Highway
Hay River
canyon-park-fitness-trail
Canyon Park includes 30 picnic sites (some shaded from the sun) with fire pits. There is a baseball diamond, a horse arena, a horse racing track, horseshoe pits, a playground, a bandstand shelter, a fitness circuit and some washrooms.
Read more
48th Street
Creston
doukhobor-discovery-center
Doukhobor Discovery Centre is a cultural museum, open to the public, located in the community of Castlegar, B.C., Canada. The museum is a reconstructed village depicting the lifestyle of the Doukhobor people in the early 1900s. The Doukhobors were some of the first settlers in the Kootenay Valley.
Read more
Castlegar
mapleton-wetland-trail-lookout20100903_33
Mapleton Park in Moncton, New Brunswick on Canada's Adventure Travel Guide for planning NB parks, trails, wetlands, nature parks, and more.
Read more
610 Mapleton Road
Moncton
irving-nature-park-boardwalk20100819_87
Irving Nature Park in Saint John, NB is a sightseeing, birding and walking trail attraction on Canada's Adventure Travel Guide for planning things to do in New Brunswick parks, trails, and more.
Read more
1790 Sand Cove Rd
Saint John
anthony-parkwaterfront-picnic20110712_53
The 7.74 hectre (19 acre) day use park is a popular picnic destination overlooking Cobequid Bay. Anthony Provincial Park in Nova Scotia, NS, Canada is a top thing to do and sightseeing adventure while exploring near the community of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Read more
6889 Hwy # 215
Lower Selma