Canada's national parks, indexed.
From the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic fjords — full guides to every park, with lodging, trails and tours.
Banff
Canada's first national park — turquoise lakes, hot springs and Rocky Mountain peaks.
Jasper
The largest in the Rockies — dark-sky preserve and vast wilderness.
Waterton Lakes
Where the Rockies meet the prairie — wind-sculpted peaks and glacial lakes.
Elk Island
A prairie island of bison, elk and aspen forest east of Edmonton.
Wood Buffalo
Canada's largest national park — bison herds, salt plains and the world's biggest beaver dam.
Yoho
Waterfalls, Burgess Shale fossils and the soaring Takakkaw Falls.
Kootenay
Fire-scarred forests, hot springs and the Paint Pots along the Continental Divide.
Glacier
Cedar rainforest and the Rogers Pass summit through the Selkirk Mountains.
Mount Revelstoke
Drive to alpine wildflower meadows above the Columbia River valley.
Pacific Rim
Temperate rainforest, surf beaches and rugged Vancouver Island coast.
Gulf Islands
Sheltered islands of oak, arbutus and orca pods in the Salish Sea.
Gwaii Haanas
Ancient Haida villages, totem poles and pristine rainforest on Haida Gwaii.
Kluane
Canada's highest peaks and the world's largest non-polar icefields.
Ivvavik
Firth River canyons and Porcupine caribou in the northern Yukon.
Vuntut
Old Crow Flats wetlands and the Vuntut Gwitchin cultural landscape.
Nahanni
Virginia Falls and a UNESCO river wilderness through deep canyons.
Nááts'ihch'oh
Mountain caribou country at the headwaters of the South Nahanni River.
Tuktut Nogait
Arctic tundra, bluffs and calving grounds for Bluenose caribou.
Aulavik
Banks Island's Thomsen River — a polar desert of muskox and archaeological sites.
Thaidene Nëné
The 'land of the ancestors' on the East Arm of Great Slave Lake.
Auyuittuq
Arctic fjords, granite peaks and the Penny Ice Cap on Baffin Island.
Quttinirpaaq
Canada's northernmost park — ice caps, glaciers and high-Arctic desert on Ellesmere Island.
Sirmilik
Bylot Island seabird cliffs and iceberg-strewn inlets off Baffin Island.
Ukkusiksalik
Polar bears, caribou and a former trading post on Wager Bay.
Qausuittuq
High-Arctic tundra and a refuge for the endangered Peary caribou on Bathurst Island.
Grasslands
Badlands, prairie rattlesnakes and bison in Canada's only prairie national park.
Prince Albert
Boreal forest, lakes and free-roaming bison on the edge of the parkland.
Riding Mountain
A forested plateau rising from the prairie — elk, black bears and boreal lakes.
Wapusk
One of the world's largest polar bear denning areas on Hudson Bay.
Bruce Peninsula
Crystal-clear Georgian Bay and the rugged Niagara Escarpment.
Georgian Bay Islands
Granite islands and windswept pines in the world's largest freshwater archipelago.
Point Pelee
Canada's southernmost tip — a migratory bird haven jutting into Lake Erie.
Pukaskwa
Wild Lake Superior shoreline of black beaches, boreal forest and pictographs.
Forillon
Sea cliffs, lighthouses and whales at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula.
La Mauricie
Forested Laurentian hills, lakes and canoe routes between Montréal and Québec.
Mingan Archipelago
Limestone sea stacks and puffins on islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Fundy
The world's highest tides, red cliffs and sea caves.
Kouchibouguac
Sand dunes, salt marshes and warm-water beaches on the Acadian coast.
Prince Edward Island
Sandstone cliffs, dunes and warm Gulf beaches along a scenic coastal drive.
Cape Breton Highlands
Where the Cabot Trail meets moose and Atlantic cliffs.
Kejimkujik
Dark-sky inland lakes and Mi'kmaq petroglyphs, plus a coastal seaside adjunct.
Sable Island
A crescent sandbar of wild horses and grey seals 300 km offshore.
Gros Morne
Fjords, Tablelands and UNESCO geology on the Atlantic.
Terra Nova
Boreal forest and rugged coastline on Bonavista and Notre Dame Bays.
Torngat Mountains
Polar bears, Inuit cultural sites and the dramatic peaks of northern Labrador.
Akami-Uapishku-KakKasuak-Kemberuk
A co-managed reserve of coastal barrens in the Innu and Inuit homeland of Labrador.