Discovery collection

Best National Parks for Photography

Where every turnout is a postcard — sunrise alpenglow, dark skies and signature wildlife in front of legendary backdrops.

RockiesUNESCO

Alberta

Banff National Park

Canada's first national park — and still the one against which the rest are measured.

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RockiesUNESCO

Alberta

Jasper National Park

The wilder, quieter, darker-skied sibling of Banff.

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RockiesUNESCO

British Columbia

Yoho National Park

'Yoho' is a Cree expression of awe — and the park earns it.

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Pacific

British Columbia

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

Surf-pounded sand, rainforest cathedrals, and the West Coast Trail.

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PacificUNESCO

British Columbia

Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve

A co-managed Haida homeland of moss, sea otters and ancient totems.

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Prairies

Saskatchewan

Grasslands National Park

Canada's only mixed-grass prairie park — and one of its darkest skies.

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Arctic

Manitoba

Wapusk National Park

One of the world's largest polar bear maternity denning areas.

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Great LakesUNESCO

Ontario

Bruce Peninsula National Park

Caribbean-blue water on a Niagara Escarpment cliff.

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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve

Atlantic

Québec

Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve

A thousand sea-sculpted limestone monoliths on Québec's North Shore.

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Atlantic

Nova Scotia

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

The Cabot Trail's high, windswept centerpiece.

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Atlantic

Nova Scotia

Sable Island National Park Reserve

Wild horses on a sandbar 290 km off the Nova Scotia coast.

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AtlanticUNESCO

Newfoundland and Labrador

Gros Morne National Park

Earth's mantle exposed at the surface — and one of the world's great fjords inland.

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