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The most beautiful wild places in Canada (msn.com)
The most beautiful wild places in Canada
With an area of nearly 10 million square kilometres, Canada is the second-largest country in the world, yet it has just the 38th-largest population, which means there’s a lot of land that remains relatively untouched. In fact, there’s enough space in C
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The most beautiful wild places in Canada
1. Beautiful wild places in Canada
With an area of nearly 10 million square kilometres, Canada is the second-largest country in the world, yet it has just the 39th-largest population, which means there’s a lot of land that remains relatively untouched. In fact, there’s enough space in Canada for each person to have 61 acres to him/herself.
Here are 20 of the most beautiful wild places in Canada.
2. Banff National Park, Alberta
It’s not exactly an unexplored secret, but thanks to the efforts of dedicated conservation groups, Banff National Park remains one of the most stunning and well-preserved natural destinations in the country, with 6,641 square kilometres of gorgeous scenery. Popular spots within the park include Lake Louise and Sulphur Mountain, which offers a panoramic view of the surrounding area.
3. Laurentian Mountains, Quebec
Extending across southern Quebec, the Laurentian Mountains date back 540 million years. The highest peak in the mountain range is Mont Raoul Blanchard at 1,166 metres, and there are more than 9,000 lakes and rivers in the region.
4. Georgian Bay, Ontario
Voted the top hidden travel gem in the country, Georgian Bay is made up of more than 30,000 islands and 2,000 shorelines, offering some of the best views in Ontario. And don’t be fooled by its name; the bay itself is nearly 15,000 square kilometres, or roughly 80% the size of Lake Ontario, making it a prime location for swimmers, sailors, and kayakers.
5. Bowen Island, British Columbia
Though it’s technically part of Metro Vancouver and just a short ferry ride from the big city, Bowen Island may as well be a world away. Over 5,000 acres of the 12,800-acre island is covered in trees (cedar, hemlock, Douglas fir, etc.), making it the perfect place for a relaxing walk in the woods.
6. Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan is best noted for its many lakes, including the massive Waskesiu Lake (967 square kilometres), making it the perfect place for watersport enthusiasts. But it’s also popular among hikers, horseback riders, and campers.
7. Tofino, British Columbia
Tofino is a perfect example of why they sometimes call Vancouver Island “God’s Country.” Located on the southern edge of Clayoquot Sound, this small district of less than 2,000 residents is perhaps best known for its surfing, but it also “offers spectacular scenery, true west coast beaches, hiking, hot springs, wildlife viewing, storm watching and more!”
8. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
“Come for the wilderness and stay for the people,” said National Geographic of the capital of the Northwest Territories, a remote mining town that doesn’t feel so remote when you’re there, with an active community made up of nearly 20,000 people. Yellowknife is famous for its northern lights, which are best viewed from mid-November to early April.
9. Agawa Canyon, Ontario
Agawa Canyon served as the inspiration for five members of the Group of Seven, and it’s easy to see why. Located in northeastern Ontario’s Algoma District, it is accessible only by train or hiking trail, and it looks like a painting come to life. The site is particularly beautiful in the fall, when the leaves start to turn colour.
10. Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick/Nova Scotia
One of Canada’s most popular natural attractions is located between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, where twice a day “160 billion tonnes of seawater flow in and out of the Bay of Fundy—more than the combined flow of the world’s freshwater rivers!” Over time, these extreme tides have shaped the shorelines and created unique rock formations known as Hopewell Rocks, or Flowerpots Rocks.
11. Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta/Northwest Territories
While Banff may be Canada’s most popular national park, with more than four million visitors per year, Wood Buffalo National Park, located in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories, is Canada’s biggest. At 44,807 square kilometres, it is the second-largest national park in the world, and roughly 6.7 times bigger than Banff.
12. Big Muddy Badlands, Saskatchewan
You don’t have to head south of the border to get a taste of the Old West. The valley of Saskatchewan’s Big Muddy Badlands is 55 kilometres long, 3.2 kilometres wide, and 160 metres deep, and it will have you feeling like a 19th-century outlaw on the run.
13. Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
Canada’s best-kept secret, according to Slice, is the remote B.C. archipelago of Haida Gwaii, previously known as the Queen Charlotte Islands. There you’ll find “dramatic landscapes, abundant wildlife, and some of the world’s richest heritage treasures with more than 500 archeological sites.” It’s also a great place for hiking, fishing, surfing, or simply exploring the land.
14. Athabasca Sand Dunes, Saskatchewan
Canada probably isn’t a place you’d expect to find sand dunes, but the Athabasca Sand Dunes in Saskatchewan have been around for roughly 8,000 years, dating back to the last glacial period. The only way to reach the site is by float plane, and it’s not recommended for those with limited wilderness experience.
15. Saguenay Fjord National Park, Quebec
Located less than a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Quebec City is Saguenay Fjord National Park, where you’ll find North America’s only navigable fjord. You’ll also find via ferrata circuits, plenty of lakes and rivers for fishing, an abundance of wildlife, and over 100 kilometres of hiking trails.
16. Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta
Dinosaur Provincial Park, located just outside of Brooks, Alberta, and less than a three-hour drive from Calgary, is aptly named for its rich collection of dinosaur fossils. Since 1889, more than 400 dinosaur skeletons from 55 unique species have been discovered on the site.
17. Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia
With seemingly endless mountains, valleys, waterfalls, and coastlines, it’s no wonder Cape Breton Highlands National Park was voted the best national park in Canada by readers of USA Today Travel.
Alexander Graham Bell once said: “I have traveled around the globe. I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes, the Alps and the Highlands of Scotland, but for simple beauty, Cape Breton outrivals them all.”
18. Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia
As far as wildlife goes, the Great Bear Rainforest on B.C.’s Pacific coast is Canada’s top spot. As its name implies, the site, which is 15.8 million acres, is home to black bears, grizzly bears, and the popular Kermode (or “spirit”) bear, a subspecies of the black bear that in some cases has white fur. More than that, it also hosts coastal grey wolves, Sitka deer, cougars, mountain goats, orca, salmon, sea lions, sea otters, humpback whales, and many more.
19. Churchill River, Alberta/Manitoba/Saskatchewan
Stretching more than 1,600 kilometres long, Churchill River passes through Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba and is home to whales and several species of fish, including walleye, sauger, northern pike, and burbot.
20. Northwest Passage, Nunavut
Despite extreme climates, plenty of interesting wildlife species call the Northwest Passage home, including arctic foxes, caribou, lynx, wolves, musk ox, and of course polar bears. You might even catch a glimpse of the narwhal, a unique whale species with a large tusk that extends up from the head.
