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Algonquin Provincial Park
The oldest PROVINCIAL PARK in Ontario and the first provincial park in Canada, Algonquin Provincial Park (established 27 May 1893, 7723 km 2) is located 250 km north of Toronto. The area, which lies across the southern edge...
Anthony Island
One of the most southerly of the QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, BC, Anthony Island (known as SGang Gwaay by the Haida) holds the remaining fragments of a rich culture. Ninstints (SGang Gwaay llnagaay), a village of the Kunghit HAIDA...
Barachois Pond Provincial Park
One of the largest of 48 parks in Newfoundland and Labrador, Barachois Pond Provincial Park (established 1962, 35 km 2), is located at the head of St George's Bay, 70 km south of CORNER BROOK along the Trans-Canada Highway...
Butter Pot Provincial Park
Located on the AVALON PENINSULA, Butter Pot Provincial Park (established 1958, 2833 ha) is 36 km southwest of St John's, Newfoundland, along the Trans-Canada Highway. Natural History The terrain and vegetation is varied...
Cape Scott Provincial Park
Cape Scott Provincial Park (established 1973, 50 km 2), on the northwest tip of VANCOUVER I, BC, includes 64 km of coast with 23 km of sandy beaches interspersed by rocky headlands. The land rises inland to Mount St Patrick...
Cedar Dunes Provincial Park
Tucked into the westernmost corner of Prince Edward Island, Cedar Dunes Provincial Park (established 1962, 37 ha) has been developed around an historic lighthouse. Known as West Point, the site is the result of centuries of...
Coal River Springs Territorial Park
Coal River Springs was established as a territorial PARK and ecological reserve in 1990. The park is located about 65 km east of WATSON LAKE, YT, near the Yukon-BC border. The springs have created a series of beautiful...
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
Located in the CYPRESS HILLS, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border 65 km north of the Canada-US border. A provincial PARK (182 km2) was established on the Saskatchewan side in 1931...
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Encompassing BADLANDS and PRAIRIE Dinosaur Provincial Park (established 1955, 70 km2) lies along the RED DEER RIVER in southeastern Alberta. The badlands, named because the land is not arable, possess an exotic beauty and contain...
Garibaldi Provincial Park
Garibaldi Provincial Park (established 1927, 194 000 ha) is a mountain wilderness located 64 km north of Vancouver, normally reached by a short trail from Highway 99, north of Squamish. Natural History The mountains...
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