If you're planning the trip of your dreams, read this Complete Guide to Visiting Canada's Parks and find out what's expected of you with a safe and enjoyable experience.
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plan ahead
Be sure to check which locations are open, what to expect, how to prepare and what services are available before you travel.
Tip: buy an Annual Pass at whichever park you go, it's valid for one year and it's a one-time fee.
If you intend to visit numerous parks, it is really worth investing in this Pass. Canada has more or less 48 parks.
Top 5 Best National Parks in Canada
banff national park
Rocky Mountain peaks, turquoise glacial lakes, a picture-perfect mountain town and village, abundant wildlife and scenic drives come together in Banff National Park – Canada's first national park and the flagship of the country's park system.
More than three million visitors a year make the pilgrimage to the park for a variety of activities, including hiking, biking, skiing and camping in some of the most breathtaking mountain scenery in the world.
Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site.
And you still have doubts that this park is a little piece of paradise?! 🇧🇷
jasper national park
Stretching over 11,000 square kilometers, it is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks.
Encontre sua conexão com este lugar especial descobrindo uma ou todas as cinco regiões espetaculares, explorando a extensa rede de trilhas ou visitando os famosos locais de cadeiras vermelhas. (Dica: os meses de inverno são bastante espetaculares!).
Nahanni National Park
The granite spiers of the Cirque of the Unscalables rise from the lush alpine meadow, in Náįlįcho (Virginia Falls), the South Nahanni River rises with a drop twice the height of Niagara Falls.
The 30,000 square kilometer Nahanni National Park Reserve is a UNESCO world heritage site.
The Dehcho First Nations welcome adventurers to Naha Dehé, a land of peaks, plateaus and wild rivers.
Wood Buffalo National Park
As part of Canada's system of national parks and national historic sites, Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada is the largest national park in our country and one of the largest in the world.
Foi estabelecido em 1922 para proteger os últimos rebanhos remanescentes de bisões no norte do Canadá. Hoje, protege um exemplo notável e representativo das planícies boreais do norte do Canadá.
Quttinirpaaq National Park
Glittering ice caps are pierced by jagged black peaks, and huge glaciers feed wild rivers.
The Arctic white hare grazes amidst a purple landscape dotted with saxifrage, while ancient people's camps and explorer's shelters dot rugged, unspoiled Quttinirpaaq.
The top of the world is an extreme and thrilling experience, where herds of musk oxen roam the tundra and curious caribou pass by in the glow of the Midnight Sun.
10 golden rules for visitors
know your limits
Escolha atividades que correspondam ao seu nível de habilidade e experiência para evitar lesões e/ou se perder. Isso reduz os riscos e as demandas impostas à resposta a emergências, às equipes de busca e salvamento e ao sistema de saúde
Dispose of garbage properly
Any waste is against the law, no matter how recyclable or compostable it is.
Remember that wildlife is attracted to the smell of food, but also to other items that retain odors, such as garbage, dishes, pots, stoves, refrigerators, and toiletries.
Never feed wild animals
Never feed wild animals, no matter how 'hungry' they look.
Alimentar a vida selvagem cria um risco de segurança para as pessoas e a vida selvagem. Por isso é ilegal.
Don't assume that coolers, boxes, food and drink cans, tents, and soft-sided campers are bear-proof (they're not!).
Keep your pet on a leash at all times.
Bring your pet or service animal, but keep it on a leash or in proper confinement at all times (it's the law).
Confira lugares que aceitam animais de estimação para passar a noite . Animais de estimação não são recomendados no sertão.
Give wildlife the space it needs
Keep the wild in the wild!
The chance to see wildlife in the wild is one of the most exciting things about national parks.
Trate os animais selvagens com o respeito que eles merecem. Fique a pelo menos 100 metros distante de ursos, bisões, pumas e lobos, e pelo menos 30 metros de outros animais de grande porte, como alces, alces, veados, ovelhas e cabras.
Familiarize-se com nossas principais dicas para respeitar a vida selvagem e permanecer seguro.
Avoid excessive noise
Mkeep the noise to a reasonable volume at campsites.
Incentive as crianças a respeitarem os outros. Faça da paz de espírito seu objetivo principal e respeite a experiência de outros campistas, respeitando as horas de silêncio designadas.
Make only marked paths
Stay on marked trails, do not want to explore where there are no guidelines, follow the maps of the parks.
Acampe apenas em áreas designadas. Use estradas e caminhos para viajar de e para as instalações do acampamento (abrigos para cozinhar, banheiros, etc.).
Don't take anything but pictures
Take photos and videos of amazing places and landscapes, but only from the safety of dry land.
Nenhuma foto vale a sua vida! Além disso, dê à vida selvagem o espaço de que ela precisa ao fotografá-la – use uma câmera com zoom ou lente telefoto.
Never try to take selfies with wildlife (animals).
Respect speed limits and drive carefully
Slow down to save lives.
Respect posted speed limits, follow directional signs and stay alert while driving.
Animals often cross the road and if you are inattentive, you could cause a serious accident.
Stay out of restricted areas
Know what's open and closed before you go to avoid disappointment.
When posted, area closures, warnings, and restrictions are necessary to increase public safety, protect sensitive species, and help maintain natural processes.
So make sure you don't go over the guidelines.
Areas may be temporarily closed to reduce human activity in key wildlife corridors, to conduct research or protect sensitive habitats, or for fire hazard, construction, maintenance, avalanche risks and more.
Complete Guide to Visiting Canada's Parks
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