{"id":5160,"date":"2014-01-19T16:41:44","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T00:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/?p=5160"},"modified":"2014-01-30T20:13:56","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T04:13:56","slug":"voted-canadas-top-3-national-parks-2014-travelers-choice-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/19\/voted-canadas-top-3-national-parks-2014-travelers-choice-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Voted Canada&#8217;s TOP 3 National Parks &#8211; 2014 Traveler&#8217;s Choice Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: arial black,avant garde; font-size: x-large;\"><strong>TOP 3 NATIONAL PARKS IN CANADA<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: arial black,avant garde; font-size: x-large;\">2014 Traveler&#8217;s Choice Awards<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Top 3 <strong>Most Visited Parks in <\/strong>Western \/ Northern Canada<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/travelers-choice-awards.html\" target=\"_blank\">Back to 2014 Traveler&#8217;s Choice Award Winners<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>National Parks<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Canada&#8217;s National Parks <\/strong>&#8211; the adventure destinations which are identified\u00a0with\u00a0national park designations that are located in Canada attract millions of travelers to\u00a0our country\u00a0every summer and winter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Many\u00a0visit during the summer season\u00a0to enjoy activities like camping, hiking, backpacking, birding, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, boating, biking, horseback riding, surfing, water skiing\u00a0and so much more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">But it does not stop in the summer months. Oh no! There are many national parks in Canada which are open for play during the winter season as well.\u00a0 Travelers enjoy winter adventures like cross country, snowshoeing, ice fishing, winter camping, skiing, snowboarding, dog sledding, snowmobiling and others. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">The landscape may\u00a0look different and the activities change every season but that does not stop Canadians and visitors from having fun. In many ways our seasons give us two versions of each park. How lucky are we!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Below we have listed the&#8230; <strong>TOP 3 MOST\u00a0POPULAR NATIONAL PARKS VISITED IN 2013 BY OVER 2.1+ MILLION ONLINE TRAVELERS <\/strong>on our award winning ehCanadaTravel.com website and blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Below are the<strong> 2014 TRAVELER\u2019S CHOICE AWARD WINNERS! <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">(for posting\u00a0the winners on your blog, social media or website please contact us at media(at)ehCanadaTravel.com and request a logo link)<\/span><br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 550px; height: 988px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5169\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sulfur-mtn-cosmic-station.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5169\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5169\" alt=\"Banff National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sulfur-mtn-cosmic-station.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sulfur-mtn-cosmic-station.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/sulfur-mtn-cosmic-station-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cosmic Station &#8211; Sulfur Mountain<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 202px;\" colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-1st3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5165\" alt=\"1st Place TOP 3 National Parks in Canada\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-1st3.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-1st3.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-1st3-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertaeh.ca\/banff-national-park\/banff-national-park-info.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Banff National Park<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">,<br \/>\nAlberta, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong> <strong>Banff National Park<\/strong> is Canada&#8217;s oldest national park, first established in 1885. Banff National Park runs along the same lines as the Continental Divide, the provincial border between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada and includes the Canadian Rocky Mountains. There are two resort villages located in the park;\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertaeh.ca\/banff.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Banff<\/a>, Alberta and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertaeh.ca\/lake-louise.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lake Louise<\/a>, Alberta. The national park was first created to protect the local wildlife and the mineral springs near the village of Banff, Alberta. Since then the park has grown to include over 1,500 kilometres of recreation trails, alpine teahouses, ski mountains, many day use areas, scenic picnic sites, mountain resorts and more. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertaeh.ca\/banff-national-park\/banff-national-park-info.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">read more<\/a>)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5168\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/maligne-lake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5168\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5168\" alt=\"Jasper National Park \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/maligne-lake.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/maligne-lake.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/maligne-lake-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maligne Lake<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-2nd2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5166\" alt=\"2nd Place TOP 3 National Parks in Canada\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-2nd2.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-2nd2.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-2nd2-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertaeh.ca\/jasper-national-park\/jasper-national-park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Jasper National Park<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">Alberta, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong> <strong>Jasper National Park<\/strong> was first established in 1907. Prior to becoming a park the region was home to Jasper House which was built on the shores of Brule Lake in 1820 and acted as a fur trading post for servicing the Rocky Mountain wilderness region. Today, the region is a national park measuring over 10,800 square kilometres surrounding the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertaeh.ca\/jasper.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Village of Jasper<\/a>. There are many opportunities to explore and view glaciers, icefields, wildflower meadows, snow capped mountain peaks, hot springs, wildlife, waterfalls, historic sites, hiking trails, canyons, alpine lakes and rivers. Jasper, National Park along with the Yoho, Kootenay and Banff National Park including the Mount Robson. Hamber and Assiniboine Provincial Parks combine to create the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertaeh.ca\/jasper-national-park\/jasper-national-park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">read more<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5170\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/wickinnish_beach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5170\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5170\" alt=\"Pacific Rim National Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/wickinnish_beach.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/wickinnish_beach.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/wickinnish_beach-150x99.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wickaninnish Beach<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-3rd3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5167\" alt=\"3rd Place TOP 3 National Parks in Canada\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-3rd3.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-3rd3.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-3rd3-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverislandaccommodations.com\/parks\/pacific-rim\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pacific Rim National Park<\/a><br \/>\nBritish Columbia, Canada<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong> <strong>Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada<\/strong> is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The communities of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverislandaccommodations.com\/tofino\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tofino<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverislandaccommodations.com\/ucluelet\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ucluelet<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverislandaccommodations.com\/bamfield\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bamfield<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverislandaccommodations.com\/portrenfrew\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Port Renfrew<\/a> are considered Pacific Rim communities while <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverislandaccommodations.com\/portalberni\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Port Alberni<\/a> is recognized as a gateway community to the park. The Pacific Rim National Park is a protected, sensitive and diverse eco system covering over 13,000 hectares (6000 hectares is marine park and 7000 is on land). The park is divided into three regions based on the major attractions within the park. There is the easy access sandy beaches in the Long Beach region, the rough and tough 70+ backpacking trail in the West Coast Trail region and the hundreds of islands in the Broken Islands region. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverislandaccommodations.com\/parks\/pacific-rim\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">read more<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Congratulations to this years most popular\u00a0National Parks\u00a0in Western\/Northern <strong>Canada<br \/>\n<\/strong>from the &#8220;eh Team Brothers&#8221; and the ehCanadaTravel.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>LINK YOUR PARK WEBSITE WITH ehCanadaTravel.com<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4612\" alt=\"vista2- small2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vista2-small2.png\" width=\"125\" height=\"111\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ehCanadaTravel.com<\/a> (eh Canada Travel &amp; Adventure) is the largest booking, planning and researching tourism and travel website for Western and Northern Canada currently expanding into Eastern and Atlantic Canada. The EH Team Brothers (Co Founders) also author the eh Canada Travel Blog which was recently awarded \u201cA Top Canadian Blogger\u201d by FlightNetwork.com. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">2014 Traveler&#8217;s Choice Awards &#8211; National Parks<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOP 3 NATIONAL PARKS IN CANADA 2014 Traveler&#8217;s Choice Awards Top 3 Most Visited Parks in Western \/ Northern Canada \u00a0Back to 2014 Traveler&#8217;s Choice Award Winners National Parks Canada&#8217;s National Parks &#8211; the adventure destinations which are identified\u00a0with\u00a0national park designations that are located in Canada attract millions of travelers to\u00a0our country\u00a0every summer and winter. 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