Sights

Kootenay National Park

Once you are in the Kootenays you will start enjoying yourself and the scenery. I spent a month in the Kootenays and surrounding areas. Kootenay National Park has so much to offer in itself for the outdoor lovers, I would highly recommend Kootenay National Park for backpackers with its hiking trails (Fireweed Trail), fishing, camping and about all you would ever want in a park. Make sure you have a good camera for all the wildlife you will see along the trails and off. While you are in the area visit Ainsworth, BC. Ainsworth is a very small town. There's a very small unique hot more..

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Mount Revelstoke National Park

Mount Revelstoke National Park helps protect 1000 year old red cedars in old-growth rain forests. The park preserves various habitats ranging from subalpine forest to alpine meadows to tundra. For more information on this park, including an on-line tour, visit Mount Revelstoke National Park

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Gwaii Haanas

The Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve is a coastal sanctuary of 138 islands which help preserve unique island flora and fauna and Haida cultural artifacts. More than a million seabirds have been counted in the area during nesting season. Note that access to the park is only by aircraft and boat. For more information on the park, visit Gwaii Haanas

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Yoho National Park

Emerald Lake
photo by: Christian Ward

The town of Field, BC is situated in Yoho National Park in southeastern British Columbia. The park is an excellent location to explore the mountains, wildlife and plants of the region. Yoho National Park was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. One reason for the keen interest in this park is that it contains the very significant Burgess Shale fossils, some of the earliest invertebrate fossils found in extremely good condition. For general information on the park, visit Yoho National Park. The Field Learning Center provides information on the Burgess Shale more..

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Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park helps preserve the interior rainforest and features a set of spectacular glaciers and icefields. The park encloses 1349 square kilometers of the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges. The park also protects the ranges of endangered species like the grizzly bear and mountain caribou. For additional information, including a virtual tour of the park, visit Glacier National Park

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Pacific Rim National Park

Pacific Rim National Park is simply spectacular. The park consists of three units - Long Beach, the West Coast Trail and the Broken Group of islands. General information on the park as a whole can be obtained at Pacific Rim National Park

The Long Beach unit contains very long sandy beaches. It is not unusual to see Gray whales and sea lions in park waters from these beaches. For more information, visit Long Beach

The Broken Group of islands unit consists of approximately 100 islands and rocks in Barkley Sound. The outer islands are exposed to the Pacific Ocean while the more..

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Juan de Fuca Marine Trail Provincial Park

The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail Provincial Park is a 47 km trail extending along the coast of southwest Vancouver Island. The trail runs from China Beach, just west of Jordan River, to Botanical Beach, near Port Renfrew. For those wishing to do just sections of the trail, there are four different access points along the length of the trail. The trail is physically demanding and camping is specific sites along the way. For the truly dedicated hiker, it is possible to finish the Juan de Fuca trail where it meets with the West Coast Trail and continue your wilderness adventure along more..

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MacMillan Provincial Park

Cathedral Grove, located in MacMillan Provincial Park, is one of the most accessible stands of giant Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island. Here visitors can stroll through a network of trails under the shadow of towering ancient Douglas-fir trees, majestic pillars untouched by the modern world – some more than 800 years old.