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Theres still time left this summer to get outdoors and enjoy Canadas natural beauty at one of our National Parks

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Quttinirpaaq National Park
Canadas Arctic desert, where vegetation cover is sparse and soil development is minimal

THINGS YOU CAN DO IN NATIONAL PARKS

Camping Swimming

2.2%
of Canadas total area is National Park land
44,807.0 sq. km 15.5 sq. km

43
parks

Kluane National Park

Wapusk National Park

One of the worlds largest polar bear denning areas

Home to Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada

Ivvavik Vuntut Tuktut Nogait

Aulavik Sirmilik

Hiking

Canoeing

Auyuittuq

Snow-shoeing Kayaking

Yukon

Wood Bu alo National Park

N.W.T. Nahanni

Largest in Canada Home to whooping cranes, peregrine falcons and wood bison, three of Canadas species at risk

Nunavut
Ukkusiksalik

Cross-country Bird skiiing watching

Cape Breton Highlands National Park Torngat Mountains National Park

Alta. Glacier Jasper Prince Albert Kootenay Mount Revelstoke Waterton Lakes Riding Mountain Grasslands Pukaskwa
Largest national park in Atlantic Canada. Northern areas contain arctic-alpine plants left over from the ice age

Yoho National Park

Gwaii Haanas B.C. Sask. Man.

Has one of the highest waterfalls in Canada. Takakkaw Falls is 384m high taller than the Ei el Tower and six times higher than Niagara Falls.

N.L.
Mingan Archipelago Gros Morne Forillon

Terra Nova

4,000,000+

MOST POPULAR PARKS

Based on number of visitors in 2010

Pacic Rim Gulf Islands

Ont.

Que.

P.E.I Kouchibouguac Fundy La N.B. N.S. Mauricie

Kejimkujik

Prince Edward Island Sable Island

802,569

Ban National Park

619,995

1,868,797

(224,466 sq. km)

Size of Wood Bu alo National Park, the largest in Canada

426,570

Has over 1,600km of hiking trails Moraine Lake was featured on the back of the $20 bill from 19691979

Elk Island National Park

Home to over 250 species of birds

Bruce Peninsula

Georgian Bay Islands

Point Pelee National Park

Smallest park Southern-most point of Canada

St. Lawrence Islands National Park

The at-risk eastern ratsnake can be found here

FIRST PARKS
1885

19371967
Only two parks established.

19681972
10 national parks established.

Size of Point Pelee National Park, the smallest in Canada

Ban (Alta.)

Jasper (Alta.)

Sources: The Atlas of Canada; Parks Canada; about.com; Natural Resources Canada

Mount Pacic Rim Revelstoke (B.C.) and Glacier (B.C.)

Kootenay (B.C.)

Government established rst park at Ban , Alberta. National parks continued to be established steadily until late 1930s.

Late 70snow
Parks have been added regularly.

SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY MEGAN DINNER/QMI AGENCY