Prince Edward Island National Park is a National Park located on Prince Edward Island. Situated along the island's north shore, fronting the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the park measures approximately 60 km in length and ranges from several hundred metres to several kilometres in width. Established in 1937, the park's mandate includes the protection of many broad sand beaches, sand dunes and both freshwater wetlands and saltmarshes. The park's protected beaches provide nesting habitat for the endangered Piping Plover; the park has been designated a Canadian Important Bird Area. An extension was added to the park in 1998 when an extensive sand dune system in Greenwich was transferred from the provincial government to Parks Canada. The Prince Edward Island National Park also includes Green Gables, which was the childhood inspiration for the Anne of Green Gables novels by author Lucy Maud Montgomery, as well as Dalvay-by-the-sea, a Victorian era mansion currently operated as an inn. In recent years, environmental and conservation groups have identified Prince Edward Island National Park as being the most endangered in the national park system, based on human impact. The park also experiences severe coastal erosion as a result of winter storms and its vulnerable shoreline. The park was the subject of a short film in 2011's National Parks Project, directed by John Walker and scored by Chad Ross, Sophie Trudeau and Dale Morningstar.

Jasper National Park in Alberta is one of Canada’s oldest and largest national parks. Jasper has become a popular getaway from urban life and a special place to reconnect with nature. Jasper features some stunning scenic drives, but its real essence is a world where grizzly bears, moose and elk outnumber people. The park’s superlative mountain scenery of towering peaks, glaciers, flower-filled meadows, and roaring rivers can be explored on 620 miles of trails for hiking and biking. The park is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and mountains. This park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, together with the other national and provincial parks that form the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. Some of the park's scenic attractions include Mount Edith Cavell, Pyramid Lake with Pyramid Mountain, Maligne Lake, Medicine Lake, and the Tonquin Valley. Other attractions are the Marmot Basin ski area; the Snocoach tours of theAthabasca Glacier, an outlet glacier of the Columbia Icefield; Athabasca Falls; Whistler Sky-Tram, the Jasper Tramway, and numerous other outdoor related recreational activities (such as hiking, fishing, wildlife viewing, rafting, kayaking and camping). The Miette Hot Springs are located close to the northeast entrance. The Miette Hot Springs are created by an extremely hot spring cooled by the mountain to temperatures suitable for humans. The Icefields Parkway is a highway 230 km (140 mi) in length from Lake Louise, Alberta in Banff National Park, to Jasper, Alberta. The highway parallels the continental divide, providing motor and cycle access to the mountains. The Athabasca and Sunwapta Falls are both accessible by the road.

Dynamic forces of Earth are on display at Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland protecting land that was shaped 450 million years ago by movement of the planet’s tectonic plates. An area of great natural beauty with a rich variety of scenery, wildlife and recreational activities Gros Morne provides opportunities for visitors to hike through wild, uninhabited mountains and camp by the ocean. Boat tours provide access under the towering cliffs of a freshwater fjord carved out by glaciers. Waterfalls, marine inlets, sea stacks, sandy beaches, and colorful fishing villages complement the natural and cultural surroundings of Gros Morne National Park of Canada.

St. Lawrence Islands National Park (established 1904) is located in the Thousand Islands Region of the Saint Lawrence River. The islands are actually the worn-down tops of ancient mountains. This region, the Frontenac Axis, connects the Canadian Shield from Algonquin Park in Ontario to the Adirondack Mountains in New York. The park consists of 21 islands plus many smaller islets, 2 mainland properties and a visitor centre at Mallorytown, Ontario on the mainland. This is Canada's third smallest national park with a total area of 24.4 km². Much of the park is only accessible by boat. There are picnic facilities and limited camping facilities on several islands. Trail systems can be found on the mainland along the Thousand Islands Parkway at Jones Creek and Landon Bay. The Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve, in which the park is located, is known as being one of the highest areas of biodiversity in Canada. The first inhabitants of the park were Aboriginals who began fishing and hunting in the area around the end of the last glacial period approximately 10,000 years ago. Many artifacts have been found in the park, including a 2500 year old pot that was found by a diver in 1979. Pictographs are still visible on some shoreline cliffs despite damage due to acid rain and vandals. By the early 17th century, the Iroquois people had put up large summer encampments on the riverbanks from which they fished the rich waters. Around this time they began to be visited by French explorers, fur traders, and missionaries following the St Lawrence river to seek their fortune in the new world. Following the American Revolution at the end of the 18th century, European settlers began moving into the area and the traditional fishing encampments were displaced. A few Iroquois still returned to fish, but by the 1860s fish stocks were greatly depleted. During the war of 1812, the St Lawrence Islands National Park area was visited by both British and American warships. The preserved hull of a British Gunboat was sunk nearby and, raised in 1967, it now resides at the park. Martello towers were built in the area to defend the British from American invasion. Inside the park, Cedar Island, a small island visible from downtown Kingston, Ontario, is the site of a Martello tower named Cathcart Tower.

At the tip of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, Forillon Park is a mountainous area that borders on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Bay of Gaspé. Its boreal forest is home to a diverse collection of wildlife that can be easily observed. The park’s steep cliffs welcome thousands of sea birds and its shores harbor colonies of seals. Hiking trails within the confines of the park wander along at the dizzying heights of some dramatic seaside cliffs and highlands, affording spectacular views of coves, beaches and fishing villages and out to the ocean teeming with wildlife, including six different species of whales and porpoises.

Nahanni National Park’s wild rivers are a powerful magnet for canoeists, kayakers and whitewater rafters. Located in the Northern Territories the park boasts a broad array of epic river trips that can last from several days to several weeks. Nahanni protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region offering visitor’s a true wilderness experience. A key feature of the park are the four great canyons that line the Naha Dehé (South Nahanni River), a spectacular whitewater river. At Nailicho (Virginia Falls) the river plunges in a crashing column of water. Hotsprings, alpine tundra, mountain ranges and forests of spruce and aspen are home to many species of birds, fish and mammals.

Glacier National Park is one of seven national parks in British Columbia, and is part of a system of 43 parks and park reserves across Canada. It protects a portion of the Columbia Mountains. It also contains the Rogers Pass National Historic Site, designated for its importance in the construction and development of Canada's first major national transportation route. It is 1,349 km2 (521 sq mi) in area and was established in 1886. It contains extensively glaciated areas. Glaciers cover much of the challenging terrain in the park, which is dominated by 10 peaks ranging from 8,530 to 11,120 ft (2,600 to 3,390 m) in height. Steep, rugged mountains, a wide variety of plant and animal life, and a warm, moist climate are typical of this natural regions. Peaks of the Hermit Range, the Bonney and Bostock Groups, the Van Horne Range, Purity Range, Dawson Range, and the especially challenging Sir Donald Range all lie wholly or in part within the park. Animals in the park include mountain caribou, mountain goat, grizzly bear, and Canadian lynx. The visitor centre for the park is at Rogers Pass, though information can be found in nearby Revelstoke. There are currently two campgrounds in the park: Illecillewaet Campground (60 vehicle/tent sites) is centrally located near British Columbia Highway 1 and has kitchen shelters and washrooms with flush toilets (no electrical hookups or RV sani-station). Loop Brook Campground (20 vehicle/tent sites) is farther west than Illecillewaet and has similar facilities. A third was closed in the early 1990s due to widespread root rot in the trees. There are two designated backcountry campsites in Glacier National Park with tent pads and food storage poles. A Wilderness Pass is required to camp in the backcountry. With Glacier's deep snowpack, none of the campsites are actively maintained during the winter. There are also three backcountry huts, however the access is arduous, and mountaineering expertise is necessary for two of them. The pass was discovered by the American Major A.B. Rogers in 1881. Five years later, after the Canadian Pacific Railway had constructed a railway through the wilderness, the surrounding area was designated a national reserve. In 1885 the railway began operations through Selkirk Mountains, but was not prepared for the frequent avalanches that would roar down the mountains at speeds of over 300 kilometres an hour. When completed, the rail line was at the mercy of avalanches. In 1910 while clearing one slide, another slide came down Avalanche Mountain, killing 62 men. The railway decided that the only way to keep the transportation corridor open was to tunnel under Mount Macdonald thereby eliminating 16 kilometres of the most hazardous railway line. Today the Trans-Canada Highway system runs through Rogers Pass. Completed in 1962, the highway is now monitored by the most advanced avalanche control system in the world.[citation needed] The Selkirk Mountains are far older and much harder than the neighbouring Rockies.[citation needed] The Selkirks catch the moist Pacific air from the coast, and Roger Pass gets an average of 1.5 metres of precipitation each year. The interpretive program in Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National Parks is based at the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre at the summit of Rogers Pass on Highway 1. This national historic site depicts the human history of the region through accounts of first climbs, last spikes, lives lost, and railway lines laid. The Rogers Pass Discovery Centre is open year-round except Christmas Day, and Tuesdays and Wednesdays in November. The centre is the only frontcountry facility open during the spring and winter, while the campgrounds, picnic areas and trails lie under a two-metre blanket of snow. The centre includes a theatre, an exhibit hall with railway models, natural history displays and wildlife specimens, and the Glacier Circle Bookstore.

Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. Waterton was Canada's fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake, in turn after the Victorian naturalist and conservationist Charles Waterton. The park contains 505 km2 (195 sq mi) of rugged mountains and wilderness. Operated by Parks Canada, Waterton is open all year, but the main tourist season is during July and August. The only commercial facilities available within the park are located at the Waterton Park townsite. The park ranges in elevation from 1,290 metres (4,232 ft) at the townsite to 2,910 m (9,547 ft) at Mount Blakiston. It offers many scenic trails, including Crypt Lake trail. In 2004, Waterton Lakes National Park had 367,500 visitors.

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is a Canadian national park reserve in British Columbia made up to have with parks of three separate regions: Long Beach, the Broken Group Islands, and the West Coast Trail. The entire park encompasses 511 km² (197 sq mi) of land and ocean. The park is characterized by rugged coasts and lush temperate rainforests. The park is open from mid-March until mid-October. The park encompasses a thin strip of land located on the south-west coast of Vancouver Island. To the east of the park lies the Vancouver Island Ranges of the Insular Mountains and to the west is the Pacific Ocean. During fall and winter, the area is continually subjected to moist air masses from the Pacific Ocean. The presence of the mountain ranges causes the air masses to rise and deposit large quantities of precipitation, a phenomenon known asorographic precipitation. The area averages over 3,000 mm (118 in) of precipitation per year, a key factor in producing temperate rainforests. During the drier summer months the area is frequently covered in fog. Average temperatures range from 14 °C (57 °F) during the summer and 6 °C (43 °F) in the winter. Long Beach is the most visited and most accessible of the three regions. It is made up of the coastal region from Tofino to Ucluelet. The primary feature in this area is Long Beach itself. The area also contains the Green Point campground, which has 94 campsites for both tents and small trailers. There are also numerous trails in this region, running through bogs and temperate rainforest areas. Other structures in the area include a ranger station, British Columbia Highway 4, and Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre. This centre is the main educational centre in the area and contains exhibits about local wildlife, plants, native culture, and history. The centre also includes a theatre, restaurant, gift shop, and information desk. The West Coast Trail is a 75 km (47 mi) trail along the west-coast of Vancouver Island from Port Renfrew to Bamfield. The trail was built to aid in the rescue of shipwrecked sailors. Construction on the trail started in 1907 and by 1910 the "Lifesaving Trail" was complete. The trail was abandoned in the 1950s. By 1970 the trail was transformed into The West Coast Trail, a challenging trail that takes visitors along rocky beaches, through rainforest, and across sometimes rough and muddy terrain. The trail has been improved greatly over the years and can be traversed in 5–7 days.