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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Hiking the Coal Mine Trail in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada is a short and easy. Leading past old coal mining operations in an alpine forest and meadows makes for a pleasant walk in the Miette region of Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Willband Creek Park is an urban wetland park located in the community of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The parkland features two retention ponds and circling those ponds are two loop trails. Activities include walking, jogging and birdwatching.
Cape Forchu Lighthouse is the first lighthouse of its type, called "applecore", lighthouse. It is definitely a different style of lighthouse from most on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Cape Forchu Lighthouse in Nova Scotia Canada is a top thing to do while exploring near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Some of the activities enjoyed in the park include picnicking, sightseeing, beachcombing, swimming and hiking. There is a short hiking trail following the shoreline exploring through trees leading from the parking lot to the day use area.
The Marina Park walking pathways lead to attractions like the old CN Train, art sculptures and a skateboard and BMX Park. Decorating the paths and park with colors are an assortment of flower gardens, grass lawns and flags waving in the breeze.
Heart Lake Trail is a short, but challenging hiking trail located behind the community of Ladysmith, BC, Canada in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. The trail connects to a small, relatively unknown, lake. Half way up the trail leading to the lake there is a grassy knoll lookout with
Armours Beach is a popular beach close to the village of Gibsons. Armours also provides a small wharf, a picnic area, a clubhouse and is home to the local populations "Polar Bear Swim"
LaVerendrye Parkway is a 1.5+ kilometre paved and cobblestone pathway which stretches west from, basically, Pither's Point Park to the junction of Front Street and Victoria Avenue located south of downtown.
Pyramid Lake is an adventure destination located near the community of Jasper, Alberta, Canada in the Jasper National Park. The lake is a natural attraction set in an aspen and lodgepole pine forest under the slopes of Pyramid Mountain (2762 metres) and next to Patricia Lake.
