{"id":5179,"date":"2014-01-23T21:36:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T05:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/?p=5179"},"modified":"2014-01-30T20:12:57","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T04:12:57","slug":"top-3-provincial-parks-canada-2014-travelers-choice-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/23\/top-3-provincial-parks-canada-2014-travelers-choice-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 3 Provincial Parks in Canada &#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\u00a0PROVINCIAL 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 Provincial 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>Provincial\u00a0\/ Territorial Parks<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Canada&#8217;s\u00a0Provincial\u00a0\/ Territorial Parks <\/strong>&#8211; every province and territory in Canada has some parks which are designated as provincial parks. All are created to protect and preserve, either, our history and\/or sensitive eco &#8211; systems. Many are home to assorted wildlife, flora and fauna\u00a0(some endangered). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Canada&#8217;s oldest provincial park (est.1893) is the Algonquin Provincial Park located in Ontario, Canada. Since then there have been many parks created in all 13 regions of Canada. Some are landlocked parks while others are marine parks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Together, \u00a0our provincial and territorial park system has attracted\u00a0millions of travelers to our country every summer and winter. To many the provincial\u00a0and\u00a0territorial parks\u00a0in Canada are a refuge for adventure, activities, relaxation, education and peace of mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">The\u00a0provincial \u00a0park system varies. Some parks are not developed at all and are remote and hard to access. While others are developed with a bevy of services like campgrounds, marinas, cabins, yurts, general stores, playgrounds, equipment rentals, museums, showers, change rooms, fish stations, laundromats\u00a0and a whole lot more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Below we have posted the <strong>TOP 3 MOST POPULAR\u00a0PROVINCIAL\u00a0PARKS VISITED on our award winning ehCanadaTravel.com website and blog by\u00a0OVER 2.1+ MILLION ONLINE TRAVELERS in 2013.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Below are the winners of our <strong>2014 TRAVELER\u2019S CHOICE AWARDS: <\/strong>\u00a0<\/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_5187\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cathedral-grove.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5187\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5187\" alt=\"Cathedral Grove Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cathedral-grove.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cathedral-grove.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/cathedral-grove-150x102.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cathedral Grove Provincial Park<\/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-1st4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5183\" alt=\"1travelers-best-award-1st\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-1st4.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-1st4.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-1st4-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverislandaccommodations.com\/parks\/cathedralgrove\/park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cathedral Grove Provincial Park<\/a>,<br \/>\nBC, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong> <strong><\/strong> <strong>Cathedral Grove &#8211; MacMillan Provincial Park<\/strong> is located east of the community of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverislandaccommodations.com\/portalberni\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Port Alberni<\/a>, BC on Vancouver Island, Canada. The 157 hectare wilderness park was created to protect the old growth forests within the Coastal Douglas Fir Biogeoclimatic Zone. The trees are massive in MacMillan Park &#8211; most of them Douglas Fir and Red Cedar. There are trees in the park that are over 800 years old. One of the oldest Douglas Fir trees in Cathedral Grove is over 9 metres\u00a0in diameter. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverislandaccommodations.com\/parks\/cathedralgrove\/park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">read more<\/a>)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5189\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/koocanusa-lake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5189\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5189\" alt=\"Kikomun Provincial Park\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/koocanusa-lake.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/koocanusa-lake.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/koocanusa-lake-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Koocanusa 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-2nd3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5184\" alt=\"1travelers-best-award-2nd\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-2nd3.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-2nd3.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-2nd3-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/british-columbia\/kootenays\/fernie.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Kikomun Creek Provincial Park<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">BC, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong> <strong><\/strong> <strong>Kikomun\u00a0Creek Provincial Park<\/strong> is a recreation destination, popular for its sandy beaches, lakes and trails, located west of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/british-columbia\/kootenays\/fernie.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fernie, BC<\/a> in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. The 682 hectare park\u00a0is home to fields of grasslands and wetlands surrounded by Ponderosa pine and Douglas Fir trees. The park is designed to protect the grassland habitat and wildlife population in the region. A series of trails in the park connect hikers to beaches and lakes including the Koocanusa, Surveyor and Hidden Lakes.. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/british-columbia\/kootenays\/fernie.html\" target=\"_blank\">read more<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_5188\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/coulees-horsethief-canyon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5188\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5188\" alt=\"coulees-horsethief-canyon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/coulees-horsethief-canyon.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/coulees-horsethief-canyon.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/coulees-horsethief-canyon-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horsethief Canyon Provincial Park<\/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-3rd4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5185\" alt=\"1travelers-best-award-3rd\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-3rd4.jpg\" width=\"245\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-3rd4.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.ehcanadatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1travelers-best-award-3rd4-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertaeh.ca\/drumheller-parks\/horsethief-canyon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Horsethief Provincial Park<\/a><br \/>\nAlberta, Canada<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><\/strong> <strong>Horsethief Canyon Provincial Park<\/strong> is a sightseeing and hiking destination located west of the community of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertaeh.ca\/drumheller.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Drumheller, Alberta<\/a>, Canada. It is an area well documented with fossil discoveries of dinosaurs. There have been over 35 dinosaur discoveries recorded in the region uncovering fossils dating as far back as 70 million years ago.\u00a0 Now&#8230; Horsethief Canyon is more of a sightseeing destination providing far-reaching views of the Canadian Badlands. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertaeh.ca\/drumheller-parks\/horsethief-canyon.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\u00a0Provincial \/ Territorial\u00a0Parks in 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><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;\">CLAIM YOUR AWARD &#8211; from ehCanadaTravel.com<\/span><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;\u00a0Provincial\u00a0Parks<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOP 3\u00a0PROVINCIAL PARKS IN CANADA 2014 Traveler&#8217;s Choice Awards Top 3 Most Visited Provincial Parks in Western \/ Northern Canada \u00a0Back to 2014 Traveler&#8217;s Choice Award Winners Provincial\u00a0\/ Territorial Parks Canada&#8217;s\u00a0Provincial\u00a0\/ Territorial Parks &#8211; every province and territory in Canada has some parks which are designated as provincial parks. 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