The 39 national parks across Canada and hundreds of provincial parks provide a unique experience which can be enjoyed year round. The national and provincial parks preserve the natural areas of Canada and provide protection to the Wildlife, plant life and unique landscape.

Cabot Tower, Signal Hill In many parks you can rent canoes, row boats, tents, or bicycles. Some parks charge for entry however many are free or can be accessed by a permit.

Over 850 national historic sites can be visited across Canada. Open during the day only and sometimes closed in the winter, the sites preserve artefacts, buildings and other items precious to Canada's history.

Canada is also home to many world heritage sites and 11 biosphere reserves.

Parks Canada is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the national parks, conservation areas and historic sites. Parks Canada centres are a valuable source for advice and information to visitors.

Canada offers a wide range of habitats across varied vegetation.

Arctic Tundra can be found in Canada's north which leads south into boreal forests which is most typical of Canada and covers more of the country than any other type of vegetation.

The Maritimes are home to the Acadian forests which are made up from spruce, for, birch, pine and maple trees.

West of the Maritimes in Quebec and Ontario are the Laurentian Forests and Mountains leading into the Canadian Shield in the north and the Great Lakes in the south and west of Ontario.

Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta make up Canada's prairie grasslands which contain mixed grasses but are mainly covered by farmed grains.

Alberta and the east of British Columbia contain Canada's Rocky Mountains which stretch up into the Yukon Territory from the United States. Spruce, fir and larch trees can be found amongst the rocky and often snow covered terrain.

British Columbia's Pacific Coast contains mountains and temperate rain forests of gigantic red cedar, fir and spruce. The interior of British Columbia has the most far north desert.