What could be more Canadian than celebrating Canada Day at one of Canada's many National Parks? I simply cannot think of a more Canadian thing... unless you added eating poutine on a canoe while listening to Shania Twain. Now that's a seriously Canadian image... you're welcome. I digress - it turns out that Parks Canada agrees with me, so they've made admission free at several Canadian National Parks and Historic Sites for this year's Canada Day. So if you don't have plans for this July 1st, 2019, consider one of the beautiful sites listed below and save yourself the cost of admission cause Parks Canada evidently loves Canadians... and we love them, too. Jasper National Park View this post on Instagram Along the Athabasca River, Jasper National Park, Alberta A post shared by Glenn Davis (@johnglenndavis) on Sep 4, 2018 at 7:00am PDT Where: Yellowhead Highway, Jasper, Alberta Learn more. Gros Morne National Park View this post on Instagram Explore the RARE geological features of the Tablelands. A Mars like landscape towering above the double armed fjord of Bonne Bay. We hike past waterfalls, around rare plants and if we’re lucky photographing caribou in the fall. . . . . . #explorenl #grosmorne #travel #hike #exploregrosmorne #hikenl #hikingnl #guidelife #tours #nationalpark #explorecanada #canada #tourgrosmorne A post shared by Tour Gros Morne (@tourgrosmorne) on Feb 16, 2019 at 3:34am PST Where: Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland Learn more. Terra Nova National Park View this post on Instagram On top with a pendejo @skeupon #terranova #terranovanationalpark #hiking #newfoundland #view #drone #dji #mavicair #lake #mountain #landscape #lookout #nature #canada #simon #thomas A post shared by photographiste (@robotcosmic) on Nov 25, 2018 at 8:31am PST Where: Trans-Canada Highway Glovertown, Traytown, Newfoundland Learn more. Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site View this post on Instagram Bell 故居一景 A post shared by 😳 (@andy__km) on Oct 10, 2015 at 9:09pm PDT Where: 559 Chebucto St, Baddeck, Nova Scotia Learn more. Halifax Citadel National Historic Site View this post on Instagram 🎵 Seven signals swaying… 🎵 On special occasions, the mast would be dressed like this. #12DaysofChristmas A post shared by Halifax Citadel (@halifaxcitadel) on Dec 31, 2018 at 4:31am PST Where: 5425 Sackville St, Halifax, Nova Scotia Learn more. Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anne-B (@rungemaille) on Jul 23, 2018 at 12:53pm PDT Where: 10000 boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Quebec Learn more. The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site View this post on Instagram #winteriscoming on the #lachinecanal but sales of homes in the area is heating up! A post shared by Zsolt Fischer (@laniel_fischer_realestate) on Nov 11, 2018 at 7:44am PST Where: 1255 boulevard Saint-Joseph, Lachine, Quebec Learn more. La Mauricie National Park View this post on Instagram Les chutes Webber au parc national de la Mauricie! Pour s'y rendre, on doit faire une agréable randonnée d'une heure en canoe et ensuite une heure à pieds. 📷@laurent_hm . . . . . . #waterfalls #parcscanada #mauricie #quebeclife #tourismequebec #quebecphotography #parcnationaldelamauricie #waterfallphotography #landscapephotography A post shared by ⚜️📸 Québec Photo 📸⚜️ (@quebec.photo) on Apr 27, 2019 at 11:54pm PDT Where: Chemin de Saint-Jean-des-Piles, Shawinigan, Quebec Learn more. Sir Wilfrid Laurier National Historic Site View this post on Instagram 🏡 A post shared by Justine Laurier (@justinelau) on Jun 27, 2018 at 3:56pm PDT Where: 945 12th Avenue, Saint-Lin-Laurentides Learn more. Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site View this post on Instagram #river #parkscanada #battleofthechateauguay #tree #green #canada #history A post shared by Gabrielle Ednie (@gabbb31) on Jun 23, 2016 at 7:15pm PDT Where: 2371 Chemin de la Rivière Châteauguay, Howick, Quebec Learn more. Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site View this post on Instagram "The only time you should look back, is to see how far you've come." A post shared by Joelle Audet (@joe_photo_) on May 1, 2019 at 10:03am PDT Where: 308 Chemin du Fleuve, Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec Learn more. Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site View this post on Instagram night #3 A post shared by Rachel Habrih 🥀 (@rachel.hab) on Jul 1, 2015 at 10:09am PDT Where: 834 Chemin du Vieux Fort, Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec Learn more. Point Pelee National Park View this post on Instagram Last day in Ontario spent at the southernmost point of mainland Canada. Shares the 42nd parallel with Rome and Barcelona. Doesn’t share all the tourists today. We had the peaceful point to ourselves while we reflected on a relatively quiet yet adventurous 7 days. — #pointpelee #peacethroughnature #findyourownpointpelee #souvenirhaul #backtothebigcity #ontario_adventures #1stquinnternationalroadtrip A post shared by John Armstrong (@johnequatro) on Jun 9, 2018 at 10:09am PDT Where: 1118 Point Pelee Dr, Leamington, Ontario Learn more. Pukaskwa National Park View this post on Instagram We love being between a national park and a provincial park! This photo is from the Hattie Cove canoe launch in Pukaskwa National Park! 🏕🏕🏕🛶🛶🛶 . . . #nationalpark #pukaskwanationalpark #hattiecove #naturallysuperioradventures #paddleON #lakesuperior #parkscanada A post shared by Naturally Superior Adventures (@naturallysuperioradventures) on Jul 19, 2018 at 12:10pm PDT Where: Heron Bay, Ontario Learn more. Elk Island National Park View this post on Instagram There’s nothing like an evening in the @parks.canada Red Chairs with views like this! Going to Elk Island National Park has become a great little tradition every time I pass through the city 🤗 The Plains bison are such incredible animals! There is something so therapeutic about watching the herds graze as the thunder rumbles in the distance.. @exploreedmonton @explorecanada @travelalberta @parcs.canada @alberta.canada ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #sharethechair #parkscanada #exploreedmonton #explorealberta #travelalberta #explorecanada #tourcanada #imagesofcanada #insidecanada #livelovecanada #canadasworld #sharecangeo #lensbible #yourshotphotographer #greatnorthcollective #venturebeyond #adventurenthusiasts #hikecanada #earthpix #pursuitlife #paradisecanada #oh_canada_ #albertaviews #parkscanada #alberta #albertacanada #wildlifephotography #wildlife #bison #elkislandnationalpark A post shared by H A N N A R A E (@hannaraem) on Apr 16, 2019 at 7:24am PDT Where: 54401 Range Rd 203, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Learn more. Waterton Lakes National Park View this post on Instagram Today’s image was taken in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, which is directly across the border from Glacier National Park in Montana. The building in the photo is the Prince of Wales Hotel, which is one of the most iconic national park hotels in Canada. ⠀ I’ve been on the road the last week, quite literally. ⠀ I drove from Minneapolis to Cincinnati and back for a conference and along the way visited several national park service sites. I didn’t post much on Instagram because I was behind the wheel of a car most of the time. ⠀ I’ll be home again for a stretch before starting my travels again next month. It should be quite a busy summer for me, I should get close to visiting all 61 national parks in the US. I’m pretty close to my goal. ⠀ #everythingeverywhere #explorecanada #explorealberta #travelalberta A post shared by Gary Arndt (@everythingeverywhere) on Apr 9, 2019 at 7:38am PDT Where: AB-5, Waterton Park, Alberta Learn more. Bar U Ranch National Historic Site View this post on Instagram #baruranchnationalhistoricsite #baruranch #travelalberta #photographybybonnita A post shared by Alberta Photographer (@bonnitawurzphotography) on Jun 21, 2017 at 6:27am PDT Where: Township Rd 17B and 17A, Longview, Alberta Learn more. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites View this post on Instagram Warning ⚠️ This is not a postcard. This was not photoshopped. No filters added. A post shared by nat. (@natlamlam) on Jun 2, 2017 at 10:23pm PDT Where: 603 Fort Rodd Hill Rd, Victoria, British Columbia Learn more. Also, as of January 1st, 2018, admission to Parks Canada places is free for all youth under 17, so all you youths out there should take advantage of this sweet deal. While we're a good couple months away from Canad Day, a lot og these places are necessarily next door, (unless you live in Halifax, in which case the Citadel is essentially your backyard). So hopefully this article has inspired you to consider your Canada Day plans, and maybe make one of our beautiful National Parks part of the party!
