Canada Parks include national, provincial, territorial, regional, municipal, community, recreation and wilderness parks. Every province and territory in Canada maintains a good selection of parks.
Most of the Canada parks operate seasonally with the peak months of operation occurring during the months of May to late September. Many of the larger Canada parks are created to protect the environment and wildlife in the region while promoting recreational activities.
The most popular park activities enjoyed in a Canada Park include hiking, camping, swimming, backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, fishing, picnicking, birdwatching, wind surfing, photography and much more.
Some of the more common amenities located in the larger developed parks include a campground, sandy beach, showers, washrooms, sani station, park office, picnic area, playground, marina, boat launch and more.
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Some of the features of the park include a lake with a boathouse providing rentals, a playground, splash park, recreation centre, baseball fields, soccer fields, disk golf course, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts and some horseshoe pits.
The St. Mary Spring Trail near Skidegate BC is a short single track climb up the side of a hill to some views of Hecate Strait.The significance of the trail is the drinking fountain, the Madonna wooden carving and the legendary words.
East Bluff Lookout in the Harold Noble Memorial Park is a very popular sightseeing destination providing views overlooking Gore Bay and the North Channel.
The Oak Forest Trail measures about 2.0 kilometres long and, generally, follows a single-track, dirt and paved pathway along the shores of Minnow Lake before leading to elevated views overlooking the lake and city.
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park is a rough and rugged wilderness park accessed from Lake Cowichan, Port Renfrew and Port Alberni, BC on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The 16,450 hectare recreation park accounts for 2% of the "Old Growth Forest" still living in the province.
The Big Grass Marsh is a protected wildlife reserve for migratory birds. The birds arrive at the marsh during migration to feed, nest and rest. The main bird species which visit the region every year during migration include ducks, gulls, geese and sandhill cranes.
The Nihtak Day Use Park is divided into two sections by the Dempster Highway. On the north side of the Dempster Highway is a day use area with some picnic tables, fire pits and pit toilets. There is also a firewood teepee shelter which caught our attention.
