Features

Banff

The spectacular Banff National Park is one of the country’s most famous and best-loved National Parks. Established in 1887, it is Canada’s first National Park. At 6,641 km² it protects three distinct Natural Regions - the alpine, subalpine, and the montane – each with its own distinct flora and fauna.

In 1984, the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, including Banff and Jasper in Alberta, were declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Jasper

The 10,878km² Jasper National Park was established in 1907.

 

In 1984, the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, including Banff and Jasper in Alberta, were declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Waterton Lakes

Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada’s fourth National Park, was established in 1895. In 1932, it was joined with Glacier National Park in the U.S. to form the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, 1985.

The 505 km² National Park is popularly referred to as the place where “the Mountains Meet the Prairie." No protected area of similar size in the Rocky Mountains has as much ecological diversity as Waterton Lakes National Park.

 

Wood Buffalo

Wood Buffalo National Park, at 44,807 km² is Canada’s largest National Park. The Park is shared between Alberta and the Northwest Territories: 81 percent - or 36,330 km² - is in Alberta; 19 percent - or 1,480 km² - is in the Northwest Territories.

Wood Buffalo is the world’s only natural nesting site of the endangered whooping crane and supports the largest free- roaming and self-regulated bison herd in the world. Another of the park's attractions is the world's largest inland delta, located at the mouth of the Peace and Athabasca rivers.

Wood Buffalo National Park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983.

Elk Island

The 195 km² Elk Island National Park was established in 1906. It protects the wilderness of the aspen parkland, one of the most endangered habitats in Canada.

This oasis in a developed landscape is home to herds of free roaming plains bison, wood bison, moose, deer, and elk, and boasts over 250 species of birds.