Top 10 camping spots in Canada
Considering Canada's great outdoors, choosing the best places to camp wasn't easy. See what you think of our favourites.
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Top 10 camping spots in Canada
Waterton Lakes National Park
Location: Southwest Alberta
It’s the only park in the world that can boast these three designations: a Unesco World Heritage Site, an International Peace Park, and a Biosphere reserve. Because it’s a place where several ecological regions meet, the views include rolling mountains, prairie grasses and beautiful coastlines. Stay at the Townsite Campground, where access to a range of amenities will complement regular sightings of mule deer and bighorn sheep.
Learn more here.
Silent Lake
Location: Bancroft, Ontario
This is the perfect place for camping neophytes to embark on an outdoor love affair. The private lake location is just rustic enough, and the flush toilets and showers make camping less extreme. There are electric campsites and yurts available, so glamp away if that’s your style.
Learn more here.
Lake Superior Provincial Park
Location: Wawa, Ontario
If you’re new to camping, this park has sites to meet all of your needs. Intermediate campers should check out Gargantua, which is only a short hike or paddle in and offers stunning scenery and a more remote feel.
Learn more here.
Parc national d'Anticosti
Location: Port Menier, Quebec
This Gulf of St. Lawrence location features white cliffs, roaring falls, secluded caves, schools of salmon, and seals sunning on rocks. Families can enjoy swimming, canoeing, mini rafting, tubing, and underwater exploration. Plus, there are both camping and glamping options.
Learn more here.
Yoho National Park
Location: Field, British Columbia
Be awed by Takkakaw Falls. At 254 metres, it is one of the highest waterfalls in Canada. Relax beside beautiful Emerald Lake, or just stand still and look – even the grouchiest kid is sure to say, “Wow,” at some point.
Learn more here.
Columbia Icefield Campground
Location: Jasper National Park of Canada, Alberta
It’s one of the highest spots in Canada to go car camping. Along with majestic views, there’s an interactive glacier gallery, a snow coach for riding the glacier, and guided walking tours.
Learn more here.
Sombrio Beach
Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Campsites are easy to get to from the parking lot. Take your family for a hike along the gorgeous cobble beach, then hang out and enjoy the laid-back vibe of this world-class surfing area.
Learn more here.
Hole-in-the-Wall Park & Campground
Location: Grand Manan Island, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick
The warning on the website says it all: Whales may wake you in the night. If you can’t imagine anything better, this is the seaside spot for you.
Learn more here.
Grand Beach Provincial Park
Location: Grand Marais, Manitoba
The 12-metre-high dunes and long stretch of warm sandy beach will make you think you’re in the Caribbean, not the north. Plus, swimming in Lake Winnipeg, Canada’s sixth largest lake, is fantastic.
Learn more here.
Cavendish Campground
Location: Cavendish, Prince Edward Island
It features a very family-friendly, supervised white-sand beach, as well as the Homestead Trail, an eight-kilometre haven for hikers and cyclists. Plus, oh joy of all joys, the campground has a laundromat.
Learn more here.
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