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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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Children will enjoy the playground in the park with swings, jungle jim and slides. Near by is a wet and wild water park to help keep them cool on the sunshine days.
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Williams Lake
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The area, in and around, Cedar Lake is rugged, forested and home to much wildlife. The lake is popular for swimming, fishing, canoeing, hiking, camping and mountain biking in the summer months. The gravel forestry roads and bush trails in the region of the lake draw the mountain bikers and hikers.
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Golden
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Parlee Beach Provincial Park in Shediac, NB is a sandy beach promoted as having the warmest salt water in Canada.
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45 Parlee Beach Rd
Pointe-du-Chêne
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The Elk Cutoff Trail is a one way hiking route. Part of the trail runs parallel to the Dove Hill Hiking Trail but at a lower elevation. The Elk Cutoff Trail is a 2.2 kilometre long trail stretching from the cellular tower behind the community to a trailhead at the Brilliant Terminal Stati
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Golf Course Road
Castlegar
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Kimberley Nature Park is one of the largest multi-use municipal parks in Canada that falls within the city limits of a community. The large 800 hectare (1800 acres) nature park is located in the community Kimberley, BC in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.
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Swan Avenue
Kimberley
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Barracks Square, Fredericton, New Brunswick on Canada's Adventure Travel Guide for planning activities in NB parks, trails, walkways, pathways, and more.
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463 Queen Street
Fredericton
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Largest collection of petroglyphs on the Canadian plains and one of five sites in Canada where petroglyphs are found on horizontal rock surfaces.
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Main Street and Lalonde Avenue
St. Victor
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Pembina Valley Provincial Park is a protected parkland region and a popular recreation destination for hiking and birdwatching located in the Pembina Valley in the southern section of the province of Manitoba, Canada near the communities of Morden and Winkler, Manitoba.
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Road #201
Morden
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Ocean View Walking Trail is a 5 kilometre dirt and boardwalk trail provides some stunning coastline views leading to 3 lookouts overlooking Green Bay. Ocean View Walking Trail in Newfoundland Canada is a top thing to do while exploring near Jackson's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada.
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Highway 391
Jackson's Cove