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Canada has an extensive national park system, most within a day’s drive of the USA. They were established to protect and share outstanding examples of natural landscapes and natural phenomena that occur in Canada. Located in every province and territory, they range from mountains and plains, to forests, tundra, lakes, glaciers, and much more. National parks protect the habitats, wildlife and ecosystem diversity. Here is a list of the parks, with links to each:
Over 12,000 km2 of arctic wilderness on Banks Island.
Baffin Island landscapes containing northern extremity of Canadian Shield.
UNESCO World Heritage Site and Canada's first National Park of Canada (1885).
Landscapes including the northern end of Niagara Escarpment.
Home to Cabot Trail, a land blessed with spectacular cliffs.
Alberta plains oasis for rare and endangered species.
The "Jewel of the Gaspé" where land meets sea.
Atlantic's sanctuary with world's highest tides.
Captivating islands representing Lake Huron's landscape.
British Columbia's lush interior rainforest and permanent glaciers.
Saskatchewan's rare prairie grasses, dinosaur fossils, and badlands.
UNESCO World Heritage Site amid Newfoundland's wild natural beauty.
An exceptional coastal island landscape in the southern Strait of Georgia.
Haïda culture and coastal rainforest on Queen Charlotte Islands.
Calving ground for the Porcupine caribou herd.
UNESCO World Heritage Site and glacial jewel of the Rockies.
Nova Scotia's inland of historic canoe routes and portages.
Yukon's UNESCO World Heritage Site contains Canada's highest peak.
UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring the famous Radium Hot Springs.
Intricate Acadian blend of coastal and inland habitats.
Lakes winding through forested hills for canoe and portage activities.
A string of islands carved out by the sea.
Rainforest of 1,000-year-old cedars and spectacular mountains.
Northwest Territories' UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pacific Coast Mountains make up this marine and forest environment.
Most southern point on Canadian mainland.
Protects slice of northern coniferous forest and widlife.
A protected area with spectacular coast.
Canadian Shield's ancient landscape on Superior's North Shore.
Most remote, fragile, rugged and northerly lands in North America.
Protected "island" area in the Manitoba Escarpment.
Northern Baffin Island landscape containing Eastern Arctic Lowlands and Lancaster Sound.
Established in 1904.
Remnants of the Eastern Newfoundland Ancient Appalachian Mountains.
The spectacular wilderness of this National Park Reserve comprises 9,700 km2 of the Northern Labrador Mountains natural region.
Calving ground for the Bluenose caribou herd.
The place where there is stone that can be used to carve pots and oil lamps
Northern Yukon's unique non-glaciated landscape.
One of the largest polar bear denning areas in the world.
International Peace Park; where the Rocky Mountains meet the prairie.
UNESCO World Heritage Site larger than Switzerland.
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rockies
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