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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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The Killarney Provincial Park is, generally, a wilderness park with over 50+ fresh water lakes surrounded by Jack Pine forests and an over abundance of white quartzite and pink granite rock formations.
Captain James Cook Historic Site, perched on Crow Hill, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland is where you will find the Captain James Cook Monument. Captain James Cook Historic Site in Newfoundland Canada is a top thing to do while exploring near Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada.
The Waterfront Walkway is a very well maintained path providing access to many recreational opportunities and some impressive far reaching lake views. Located along the walkway are beautiful gardens, grass lawns, picnic areas, sightseeing platforms, sitting benches, washrooms.
Parkway Trail
Take note bikers and cyclist of this gem of a paved trail in Nanaimo, BC on on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada called The Parkway Trail. It is the most traveled pedestrian and biking trail - a transportation route and a connector route for moving around Nanaimo, BC.
The highlights of the park include whitewater rapids, three sandy beaches and the many water sport activities enjoyed on Dogtooth Lake. The whitewater rapids plummet down from Dogtooth Lake to Blindfold Lake.
The Balancing Rock Trail is a short 2 kilometre hike follows a dirt, earthy single-track path up the slopes of Mt. Creston via switchbacks, eventually, leading to a viewpoint, Ralph's Bridge, balancing rock and a small waterfall.
Summerland B.C. 11 hectare Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park is a popular beach destination for swimming, sunbathing, fishing, hiking, scuba diving, kayaking and picnicking.
Whitewood Lake is a very remote recreation lake destination deep in the back country forests located north of Kamloops, British Columbia Canada. The lake is a popular wilderness destination for fishing, camping, canoeing and mountain biking
Indian Head - McIntyre Bluff is a mountain of white granite towering 265 metres providing far reaching views near the communities of Oliver and Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, Canada.
