When most visitors come to Canada, they have many sites to see but the ones that are less known or visited are truly beautiful and must be seen in person to appreciate.
British Columbia: Arrow Lake Provincial Park
Arrow Lake Park is located about 150 kilometers south of Revelstoke, British Columbia. The park was established on May 8, 1981 to help maintain tourism and to boost outdoor activities in the area. This park offers camping, hiking, boat trips and much more. Definitely worth a visit if you ever in British Columbia.
Alberta: Jasper National Park
Jasper Park is a 10,800 kilometer protected park which was established around 1907 and is the largest National Park in in the Canadian Rockies. This is one of Canada's more popular tourist destinations with many activities to do within the park. There is also 1,200 kilometers of trails through the park, which offers horse back riding, biking and skiing with the right weather conditions.
Saskatchewan: Prince Albert National Park
Prince Albert National Park is 120 miles north of Saskatoon and was established in on March 24, 1927. The park is 3,874 km and is home to number of Canadian species and is mostly dominated by forest. There's even a heard of about 400 wild bison's that roam the park.
While visiting this park one can take a boat ride, picnic, biking, hiking, swimming, canoeing and much more. Truly this park is one of Saskatchewan's most beautiful places to see in my opinion.
Manitoba: Wapusk National Park
Wapusk National Park is Canada's 37 th park established in 1996 and is one of Manitoba's pride and joys. Its name “Wapusk” means “White Bear” and is home to the world's largest known polar bear mating grounds. This park is unique in a way because it has lush forests like other parks but then the northern part is like Artic tundra which is home to polar bears, woodland caribou, Artic and red fox, lesser snow goose, swans and many other species. Also if you visit the park between March and October you might get lucky enough to see the Northern Lights like the picture above.
Ontario: Algonquin Park
Algonquin Park is a great place for a day visit with the family. There are many trials through out this 7,630 km park with a large variety of animals to see. This is Canada's first provincial park which was established in 1893 and is considered the countries most popular park. Algonquin Park has over 2400 lakes and 1200 kilometers of rivers and streams within its boundaries which were formed by the retreat of glaciers during the last ice age. This park is a must see if you ever decide to visit Ontario.
Quebec: Saguenay - St. Lawrence Marine Park
St. Lawrence Marine Park is the first national park in Quebec created to protect a purely marine environment. The park is at the base where Saguenay River and the St. Lawrence River meet. There is a rich food supply within the Marine because of the currents from the meeting rivers which attracts whales and the endangered beluga whales.
The park has many other attractions as well as mammal life. It's open almost yearly and from what I read cost about $5-10 per person for an 8 hour day which isn't all that bad considering the sites and memories you'll have when you leave.
New Brunswick: Fundy National Park
Fundy National Park was established in 1948 and is New Brunswick's first national park. It was established after nearby forests had been cut down and people began to leave. The park is smaller then most national parks but still has 3 camp grounds, 100 kilometers of hiking and biking trails and over 20 waterfalls. This national park is known for having some of the last remaining wilderness in southern New Brunswick.
Nova Scotia: Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Cape Breton Highlands National Park was established in 1936 and was the first national park in the Atlantic Provinces. The park contains 27 trails to hike or walk and ocean and freshwater swimming spots, canoeing and kayaking, rafting and much more. This park is open all year round.
Newfoundland: Gros Morne National Park
Gros Morne National Park is a world heritage site located on the coast of Newfoundland. It official became “Gros Morne National Park” on October 1, 2005 and is considered to have some of the most exceptional scenery in Canada. The park also contains Newfoundland's second highest mountain which is 2,644 ft. There are also over 293 different species of birds and a number of lakes and ponds which are all beautiful sites. In my opinion this is one of Canada's most beautiful areas.
Prince Edward Island: P.E.I National Park
P.E.I is just a tiny place compared to the rest of Canada but it still has its own beauty to share with people. P.E.I National Park was established in 1937 and is about 18.2 km in total size. This parks terrain is nothing like the parks I have previously written about. Attractions within the park are red sandstone cliffs, offshore bars, submerged estuaries and some of the nation's most popular beaches and more. The parks size is slow getting smaller from erosion which is sad. People I know that have visited P.E.I highly recommend in visiting this national park.
