The best national parks in Canada
The top 3 according to 537 votes from people: Banff National Park (Alberta) · Jasper National Park (Alberta) · Yoho National Park (British Columbia). (Updated May 4, 2026.)
Rockies, coastlines and the world's highest tides: Canada's top national parks according to U.S. News, Outside and Canadian travel guides.
Top 10
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Banff National Park (Alberta)
Canada's oldest national park (1885), with Lake Louise and Moraine Lake.
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Jasper National Park (Alberta)
The largest park in the Canadian Rockies, a Dark Sky Preserve, with the Columbia Icefield nearby.
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3
Yoho National Park (British Columbia)
Takakkaw Falls, Emerald Lake and the Burgess Shale fossil beds.
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4
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (British Columbia)
Long Beach near Tofino and the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island.
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Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador)
World Heritage fjords and the Tablelands, where the Earth's mantle is exposed.
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Fundy National Park (New Brunswick)
On the Bay of Fundy, which has the highest tides in the world.
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Nova Scotia)
Crossed by the Cabot Trail, with the Skyline Trail over the Gulf of St Lawrence.
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Prince Edward Island National Park
65 km of red sandstone cliffs, dunes and warm-water beaches, plus Green Gables Heritage Place.
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Kootenay National Park (British Columbia)
Radium Hot Springs, Marble Canyon and the Paint Pots ochre beds.
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Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta)
Where the prairies meet the mountains, part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
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Bruce Peninsula National Park (Ontario)
Turquoise Georgian Bay waters at the Grotto, on the Bruce Trail.
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Kluane National Park and Reserve (Yukon)
Park in the Yukon with Mount Logan, Canada's highest peak, and one of the largest non-polar icefields in the world.
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Comments (4)
Gros Morne's Western Brook Pond boat tour is incredible.
Banff's Lake Louise in the early morning, before the crowds.
Kluane in the Yukon deserves a spot, Canada's highest peaks and huge icefields
Moraine Lake in Banff is the most beautiful place I've seen, but now you need the shuttle or Parks Canada bus.