Summer Adventure Hotspots
Where Canadians go when the snow melts — lakes, coast and festival cities.
Filter our destination database by summer: turquoise alpine lakes, coastal hikes, festival cities, and road-trip country. These are the places that shine during Canada's short, glorious warm season.
Where to go this summer
British ColumbiaHaida Gwaii
Remote archipelago of ancient Haida culture and rainforest
British ColumbiaPrince Rupert
North-coast gateway to bears, salmon and the Inside Passage
British ColumbiaSquamish
Sea-to-Sky outdoor hub of granite cliffs and trails
British ColumbiaOsoyoos
Canada's warmest lake and only true desert
British ColumbiaVernon
Okanagan lakes, orchards and Silver Star
British ColumbiaNanaimo
Harbour city on the eastern shore of Vancouver Island
British ColumbiaPenticton
Beaches, wineries and the Kettle Valley between two lakes
British ColumbiaKamloops
Sun-drenched interior of rivers, ranches and trails
British ColumbiaKelowna
Okanagan wine country on the lake
QuebecGaspé
Where the land meets the sea at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula
AlbertaLake Louise
Iconic emerald glacial lake
OntarioNiagara Falls
The thunder that built a tourist town
AlbertaJasper
Dark-sky wilderness north of Banff
Nova ScotiaLunenburg
UNESCO colourful seaport on the South Shore
QuebecQuebec City
A slice of Europe on the St. Lawrence
New BrunswickMoncton
Hub city at the gateway to Hopewell Rocks
Prince Edward IslandCavendish
Anne of Green Gables country & red-sand beaches
YukonDawson City
Heart of the Klondike Gold Rush
British ColumbiaVictoria
Gardens, harbour & British charm
New BrunswickFredericton
Capital of the St. John River Valley
SaskatchewanRegina
The Queen City & Saskatchewan's capital
New BrunswickSaint John
Bay of Fundy port city of tides and trails
Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown
Birthplace of Confederation & PEI's capital
YukonWhitehorse
Yukon's capital on the wild Yukon River