National parks in Canada

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• Quebec3 parks
• Ontario6 parks
• British Columbia7 parks
• New Brunswick2 parks
• Alberta5 parks
• Nova Scotia3 parks
• Newfoundland and Labrador4 parks
• Saskatchewan2 parks
• Manitoba2 parks
• Nunavut5 parks
• Prince Edward Island2 parks
• Northwest Territories6 parks
• Yukon3 parks

All national parks in Canada

• Akami-Uapishkᵁ-KakKasuak-Mealy Mountains National ParkNL

  A vast Labrador park reserve of rounded Mealy Mountains, boreal forest, and sandy Labrador Sea beaches. Remote and mostly roadless.

• Aulavik National ParkNT

  Polar desert on Banks Island in the Northwest Territories. Treeless tundra with muskox herds and Peary caribou.

• Auyuittuq National ParkNU

  Arctic wilderness on Baffin Island, largely inside the Arctic Circle. Steep granite peaks, glaciers, and fjords.

• Banff National ParkAB

  Canada’s first national park in the Rockies — Lake Louise, Banff townsite, icefields, and busy alpine valleys.

• Bruce Peninsula National ParkON

  Niagara Escarpment shoreline on Lake Huron with clear water, cliffs, and the Bruce Trail. Part of a UNESCO biosphere.

• Cape Breton Highlands National ParkNS

  Highlands and coastline on Cape Breton Island. A stretch of the Cabot Trail crosses the park’s Acadian and boreal forest.

• Elk Island National ParkAB

  A fenced plains park near Edmonton focused on elk and bison conservation, with lakes and aspen parkland.

• Forillon National ParkQC

  A tip of the Gaspé Peninsula where Appalachian ridges meet the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Sea cliffs, forest, and fishing history.

• Fundy National ParkNB

  Bay of Fundy shoreline with some of the world’s highest tides. Forested highlands drop to mudflats and rocky coast.

• Georgian Bay Islands National ParkON

  Small islands in Georgian Bay, with Beausoleil as the main hub. Boat access, Precambrian rock, and forest.

• Glacier National ParkBC

  Columbia Mountains park around Rogers Pass — glaciers, avalanche country, and the Illecillewaet Glacier.

• Grasslands National ParkSK

  Mixed-grass prairie and badlands on the Saskatchewan–Montana border. Rare undisturbed prairie and fossil country.

• Gros Morne National ParkNL

  Western Newfoundland highlands with fjords and exposed mantle rock. A UNESCO site for its geology and scenery.

• Gulf Islands National ParkBC

  Scattered Gulf Islands in the Salish Sea — rocky shores, Garry oak meadows, and quiet boat-access camps.

• Gwaii Haanas National ParkBC

  Southern Haida Gwaii islands co-managed with the Haida Nation. Temperate rainforest, reefs, and cultural sites.

• Ivvavik National ParkYT

  Northern Yukon tundra unglaciated in the last ice age. Firth River country, adjacent to Alaska’s Arctic Refuge.

• Jasper National ParkAB

  Large Rockies park with icefields, lakes, and the town of Jasper. Quieter than Banff but still a major mountain hub.

• Kejimkujik National ParkNS

  Inland lakes and Mi’kmaw cultural landscape in southwest Nova Scotia, plus a separate seaside unit.

• Kluane National ParkYT

  Yukon icefields and high peaks including Mount Logan. Huge glaciers; road access only to the fringes.

• Kootenay National ParkBC

  Rockies park along the Banff–Radium corridor. Hot springs, fossil beds, and mountain valleys.

• Kouchibouguac National ParkNB

  New Brunswick coastal park of dunes, lagoons, bogs, and barrier islands on the Northumberland Strait.

• La Mauricie National ParkQC

  Laurentian lakes and hills north of Shawinigan. Canoe routes, forests, and wood turtle habitat.

• Mingan Archipelago National ParkQC

  Limestone islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with sea stacks, seabirds, and Atlantic puffins.

• Mount Revelstoke National ParkBC

  A short drive-up mountain above Revelstoke with subalpine meadows and Columbia Mountains views.

• Nááts'ihch'oh National ParkNT

  Mackenzie Mountains reserve protecting more of the South Nahanni watershed with Sahtu partners.

• Nahanni National ParkNT

  South Nahanni River country — Virginia Falls, canyons, and caves. A classic wilderness river corridor.

• Pacific Rim National ParkBC

  A Parks Canada reserve on Vancouver Island’s west coast — Long Beach, the Broken Group Islands, and the West Coast Trail. Surf, rainforest, and Pacific weather.

• Pituamkek National ParkPE

  Barrier islands off northwestern PEI, co-managed with the Mi’kmaq. Dunes, archaeology, and shorebirds.

• Point Pelee National ParkON

  Canada’s southern mainland tip — marsh, beach, and a major migratory bird and monarch stopover.

• Prince Albert National ParkSK

  Boreal forest and lakes in central Saskatchewan, with plains bison and a small lakeside community.

• Prince Edward Island National ParkPE

  North-shore dunes and beaches on PEI, including piping-plover habitat and the Green Gables landscape.

• Pukaskwa National ParkON

  Rugged Lake Superior shoreline and boreal forest with few roads. Long undeveloped coast and hiking.

• Qausuittuq National ParkNU

  High Arctic park on Bathurst Island protecting Peary caribou and muskox habitat.

• Quttinirpaaq National ParkNU

  Ellesmere Island polar desert at Canada’s northern tip — fjords, ice caps, and extreme remoteness.

• Riding Mountain National ParkMB

  A forested highland island in the Manitoba prairie, with lakes, wildlife, and Wasagaming townsite.

• Rouge National ParkON

  Canada’s national urban park along Toronto’s Rouge River — wetlands, farmland remnants, and city access.

• Sable Island National ParkNS

  A remote sand island on the Scotian Shelf, famous for wild horses, seals, and shifting dunes.

• Sirmilik National ParkNU

  Eastern Arctic park on Baffin and Bylot Islands — mountains, glaciers, and seabird cliffs.

• Terra Nova National ParkNL

  Eastern Newfoundland’s rocky coves and boreal forest along the Trans-Canada Highway.

• Thaidene Nëné National ParkNT

  East Arm of Great Slave Lake where boreal forest meets tundra. Deep water and caribou country.

• Thousand Islands National ParkON

  Scattered St. Lawrence islands and mainland parcels east of Kingston. Oldest park east of the Prairies.

• Torngat Mountains National ParkNL

  Northern Labrador mountains and coast, established with Inuit partners. Dramatic fjords and peaks.

• Tuktut Nogait National ParkNT

  Tundra hills park protecting Bluenose-West caribou range in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

• Ukkusiksalik National ParkNU

  Wager Bay country in Nunavut — polar bear denning areas and Inuit cultural sites around soapstone country.

• Vuntut National ParkYT

  Remote northern Yukon park operated with the Vuntut Gwitchin. Pleistocene fossil country without road access.

• Wapusk National ParkMB

  Hudson Bay lowlands near Churchill — major polar bear maternity denning area in peat and tundra.

• Waterton Lakes National ParkAB

  Where Rockies meet prairie on the Alberta–Montana border. Twin of Glacier (US) in the peace park.

• Wood Buffalo National ParkAB / NT

  Canada’s largest park — wood bison, whooping crane nesting, and the Peace–Athabasca Delta.

• Yoho National ParkBC

  Rockies park west of Banff with Burgess Shale fossils, waterfalls, and the Kicking Horse valley.

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