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VERMILION PROVINCIAL PARK 80 km west of Vermilion Protects scenic marshes and oxbow lakes .
NATIONAL PARKS
FREE PASS !
JASPER NATIONAL PARK Located around Jasper The largest of Canada ’ s Rocky Mountain Parks , known for its stunning glaciers .
ELK ISLAND NATIONAL PARK Near Fort Saskatchewan Famed for their wild bison herds and is part of the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve .

Saskatchewan

BRONSON FOREST PROVINCIAL PARK 90 km northeast of Lloydminster Great fishing , beaches , and home to a band of wild horses .
THE BATTLEFORDS PROVINCIAL PARK 38 km north of North Battleford Known for its beaches and sand dunes .
PIKE LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK 29 km southwest of Saskatoon This park has fully furnished cabins for rent and easy access to the sand dunes .
BLACKSTRAP PROVINCIAL PARK 45 km southeast of Saskatoon Mount Blackstrap was constructed to host the 1971 Canada Winter Games .
GREAT BLUE HERON PROVINCIAL PARK 45 km north of Prince Albert Saskatchewan ’ s newest provincial park with great beaches and camping .
GOOD SPIRIT LAKE PROVINCIAL PARK 55 km northwest of Yorkton Rated one of the Top Ten Beaches in Canada !
NATIONAL PARK
FREE PASS !
PRINCE ALBERT NATIONAL PARK Near Waskesiu Lake Contains a protected white pelican nesting colony and freeranging plains bison .

Manitoba

ASESSIPPI PROVINCIAL PARK 16 km west of Riding Mountain National Park Protects mixed grass prairie , aspen , and burr oak woodlands .
BEAUDRY PROVINCIAL PARK 10 km west of Winnipeg Protects large basswood , cottonwood , and

UNESCO Designated Sites

To be included on the World Heritage List , sites must be of outstanding universal value based on historical , cultural , or natural criteria . There are 18 of these sites in Canada , two of which can be found on the Yellowhead Highway , along with one UNESCO Biosphere Reserve !
WORLD HERITAGE SITE SGANG GWAAY ON HAIDA GWAII Located on a small island off the beautifully rugged , Pacific west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands , are remains of ancient Haida villages that contain large cedar long houses , and 32 carved totemic mortuary and memorial poles , that illustrate the Haida people ’ s art and way of life . The site commemorates the living culture of the Haida people , their relationship to the land and sea , and offers a visual key to their oral traditions .
WORLD HERITAGE SITE CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PARKS Renowned for their striking landscape , the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks are comprised of Banff , Jasper , Kootenay and Yoho national parks and Mount Robson , Mount Assiniboine and Hamber provincial parks . They are studded with rugged mountain peaks , icefields , glaciers , alpine meadows , lakes , waterfalls , extensive karst cave systems , deeply incised canyons , and the Burgess Shale fossil site — one of the most significant fossil areas in the world !
PHOTO CREDITS : ABORIGINALBC . COM ; JEFF BARLETT ; BEAVER HILLS BIOSPHERE
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