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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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Waterfront Boardwalk in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is one of the most popular summer destinations for sightseeing and leisure activity in the community.
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Memorial Drive
North Bay
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Bethune Park is a small community park in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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75 Bethune Blvd. Scarborough, ON M1M 3C5
Scarborough
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A small picnic area is perched near the top of the mountain. The picnic lookout peers out over the North Channel and the Wabuno Channel on Lake Huron, as well as, the LaCloche Mountain Range.
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McLean Mountain Road
Little Current
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The trail is over 600 kilometres in length and is a popular route for hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, horseback riding and dirt biking in the summer months. During the winter, some of the sections of the trail become cross country ski, snowmobile and snowshoe routes.
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A 2 kilometre wilderness hiking trail located east of Bella Coola and Hagensborg, BC. The hiking route is dedicated to a local artist named Carl Medby, who during the 1930s would hike the trail to various points to paint.
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East Nusatsum Forest Service Road
Hagensborg
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The Mill Creek Park is part of a very large network of river valley parks lining both banks of the North Saskatchewan River.
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Edmonton
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Seven Summits Ridge Trail is one of the more scenic, long-haul recreation trails situated in the mountains behind the community of Rossland, BC. The 31 kilometre trail is a sightseeing adventure in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada exploring mountain peaks and ridges.
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Cascade Highway
Rossland
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One of the larger accessible fresh water lakes on Moresby Island in the Haida Gwaii Islands Archipelago. The lake, as well as Mosquito Lake, is a popular destination for fishing, canoeing and swimming.
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Sandspit
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In Ontario's Wilderness Region the Greenwater Provincial Park is a 8,516 hectare nature park with 26 kettle lakes. The highlights in the park are the campgrounds, sandy beaches and outdoor adventures. The activities enjoyed include canoeing, fishing, picnicking, camping, swimming,and hiking.
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Highway 668
Cochrane