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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 walkway is a pedestrian path located in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada. The path follows the southern shore of Harrison Lake from one end to the other and passes by the main sandy beach as well as docks, flower gardens and businesses. The promenade provides great views of the lak
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Highway #9
Harrison Hot Springs
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Mount Revelstoke Resort is the ski, heli-ski, cat-ski and snowboarding destination for the community of Revelstoke, BC in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada.
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Camozzi Road
Revelstoke
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The journey to the lookout is part of the adventure. To access the lookout visitors must first hike a 2 kilometre trail and also navigate a 11 kilometre gravel forestry road. The road is rough, and at times uneven. Much of the gravel road travels uphill along mountain ridges, navigating hairpin turn
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Blue Ridge Forest Service Road
Kaslo
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The main Cup and Saucer Trail leads hikers and sightseers to some jaw-dropping views from on top of limestone cliffs which form part of the Niagara Escarpment. The Cup and Saucer includes over 12 kilometres of hiking trails in total.
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Hwy #540
M'Chigeeng
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Alert Bay is a magical and romantic destination located off the northern tip of Vancouver Island.
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Fir Street
Port McNeill
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Carcross Desert is a 260 hectare desert referred to as "The World's Smallest Desert " popular for sightseeing, offroading, hiking, sandboarding, cross country skiing, snowmobiling
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South Klondike Highway
Carcross
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Centre Park is a small community park in North York, Ontario, Canada.
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15 Centre Avenue
North York
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Silent Witnesses Memorial is the crash site of the Arrow Air flight which departed Cairo, Egypt for Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA via Cologne Germany and Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. Silent Witnesses Memorial is a top thing to do while exploring near Gander, Newfoundland, Canada.
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Silent Witnesses Memorial Rd
Gander
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Little Falls Park is a day use area which includes some sightseeing benches, picnic table and a small grass lawn area.
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Little Falls Road
Atikokan