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Here are 121 Great Canadian Adventures to Embrace in 2024

Raft the tidal bore on the Shubenacadie River in Nova Scotia

Hike to the Lake Agnes Tea House near Lake Louise, Alberta

Scuba-explore the shipwrecks of Georgian Bay, Ontario

Hike the 2.9 kilometres up the face of Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver

Grouse Grind hikers on stairs in the forest

Ski the backcountry of Chic Chocs, Quebec

Hike up and picnic at the Ferryland Lighthouse in Newfoundland

Cross country ski in Gatineau Park, Quebec

Dog sled in Churchill, Manitoba

Paddle 715K from Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon in the Yukon River Quest

Take a SUP tour of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest

Dine on sugar shack-to-table fare at Quebec’s Cabane a Sucre Au Pied de Cochon

Sea kayak Iceberg Alley in Newfoundland

Hike Ontario’s Bruce Trail

Skate on the Rideau Canal Skateway

Group of people hiking Mt. Temple in Lake Louise, Banff National Park

Run Vancouver’s Stanley Park

Climb (well, scramble) Mount Temple in Banff National Park

Hike the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island

Bike or cross country ski the 58KM Aerobic Corridor through the Quebec Laurentians

Hike the East Coast Trail along the coast of Newfoundland

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West Coast Trail

Spend the night in Quebec’s Ice Hotel

Skate on the Lake Louise ice rink

Soak in the Canadian Rockies Hot Springs

Go whale watching off the coast of Vancouver Island

Kayak 6.5K to Flowerpot Island in Fathom Five National Marine Park

Paul Zizka @paulzizkaphoto

Take in the fall foliage at Algonquin Park in late September and early October

Bike the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia

Mountain bike the trails of Vancouver’s North Shore

Go on a guided bison safari in FortWhyte Alive, Manitoba

Hike Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park between Alberta and Saskatchewan

cycling routes
Cabot Trail

Surf at Lawrencetown Beach near Halifax, Nova Scotia

Take a culinary bike tour through Montreal

Canoe in Quetico Provincial Park in Northern Ontario

Raft the Ottawa River

Bike the 435K Confederation Trail across Prince Edward Island

Quetico Provincial Park

Celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa

Hike to the top of Gros Morne Mountain in Newfoundland’s Gros Morne National Park

Take a ski jumping course at Whistler Olympic Park

Glamping at Clayoquot Wilderness Resort in Tofino, British Columbia

Hike La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney Provincial Park

Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge

View aboriginal pictographs on the Grotto Canyon hike in Exshaw, Alberta

Hike in and swim at the remote Alice Lake in Alice Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia

Complete an official beer mile

Stay in an Alpine Club of Canada backcountry hut

See the Northern Lights

Stay in a hobbit-like eco-lodge in Quebec’s Entre Cimes et Racine

Après ski at Whistler-Blackcomb in British Columbia

Go back in time at Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park

Bike the scenic 58K Niagara River Recreation Trail along the Canadian side of Niagara Falls

Tackle the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail on Vancouver Island

Entre Cimes et Racine, Quebec

See the polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba

Sleep on the beach at Long Beach in the Pacific Rim National Park, BC

Tube float the Cowichan River in British Columbia

Hike the 309K remote Waskahegan Trail in Central Alberta

Flashback to the gold rush on the 53K Chilcoot Trail in the Yukon

Jasper National Park (Parks Canada/Ryan Bray)

Ice-climb Jasper National Park’s Athabasca Falls

Après ski at Mont Tremblant in Quebec

Skate the ice trail at Arrowhead Provincial Park in Ontario

Scuba dive in Fathom Five Marine National Park in Tobermory

Climb Rattlesnake Point in Ontario’s Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area

Mont Tremblant

Cross the Capilano Suspension Bridget in British Columbia

Ride the Ridge Runner Mountain Coaster at Blue Mountain in the Town of Blue Mountains, Ontario

Go bird watching in Point Pelee National Park, Ontario

Horseback ride in the Canadian Rockies

Raft the Kicking Horse River in the Rockies

Kicking Horse River (photo: Hydra River Guides)

Camp at Sandbanks Provincial Park in Picton, Ontario

Ride the MistRider Zipline to Niagara Falls

Go tree-top trekking in Whistler, British Columbia

Go ice canoeing on the shores of the St. Lawrence in Quebec City

Take an island-hopping sailing tour of the 1000 Islands between the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario

ice canoeing
Ice canoeing

Hike the Vancouver Island Trail

Try fat biking

Stand up paddleboard in the Cyprus Lake Grotto at Bruce Peninsula National Park

Take a bicycle wine tour of Niagara on the Lake

Climb in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley (recover with local wine)

fat biking Ontario

Hike in Alberta’s Willmore Wilderness Park

Kayak Rustico Bay off the coast of Prince Edward Island

Sea kayak in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia

Canoe the Missinaibi Lake in Chapleau, Ontario

Downhill mountain bike at Ski Bromont in Quebec

Willmore Wilderness Park (Forrest Mankins @forrestmankins)

Paddle and camp in Thousand Islands National Park in Ontario

Stay in a yurt in Fundy National Park, New Brunswick

Take the Chi-Cheemaun Ferry to Manitoulin Island, Ontario for a day of cycling

Stargaze in Wood Buffalo National Park in Northwest Territories

Hike to the base of Virginia Falls in Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories

Fundy National Park

Get up close and personal with wolves at the Haliburton Wild Life Reserve Wolf Centre in Haliburton, Ontario

Have an Arctic experience and get off the beaten path at Auyuittuq National Park in Nunavut

Surf Long Beach in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in British Columbia

Spot grizzly bears as you float down the Atnarko River in Bella Coola, British Columbia

Watch the summer caribou migration in Nunavik, Quebec

Beach in Pacific Rim National Park and the Pacific Rim Highway

Take a hut-to-hut ski-tour of the Wapta Traverse in Alberta

Ski Ontario’s backcountry (no, seriously) at Algoma Highlands north of Sault St. Marie

Soak in Hot Springs Cove at Maquinna Marine Provincial Park in British Columbia

Hike Pisew Falls to Kwasitchewan Falls in Paint Lake/Pisew Falls Provincial Park, Manitoba

Hit the backcountry and take a fall hike on the Mantario Trail in in Manitoba

Pisew Falls, Manitoba

Take a wildlife safari in Manitoba to see belugas, bison and moose

Recover from a day out there with cheese fondue at Banff’s The Grizzly House

Visit the Narcisse Snake Dens in Manitoba

Dine at Crystal Hut at the top of Whistler-Blackcomb

Pitch your tent for the night at Alice Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia

Build and spend the night in a quinzhee (even if it’s in your own backyard)

Hike and stay at the remote Lake of the Woods Campground in Cathedral Provincial Park, British Columbia

Get a group of friends together and take an evening snowshoe fondue tour on Grouse Mountain

Hike and storm watch along Vancouver Island’s Wild Pacific Trail

Revel in your Canadian-ness as you hike a section of the Trans Canada Trail

Storm watching near Amphitrite Lighthouse in Ucluelet. Wild Pacific Trail.

Play a game of pond hockey

Cycle Newfoundland & Labrador’s 450K Viking Trail

Canoe in the paddle strokes of the Group of Seven’s Tom Thomson on Canoe Lake

Take an outdoor yoga class on Kitsilano Beach in British Columbia

Cycle some of the stunning 5,000 kilometres of Quebec’s La Route Verte

P’tit Train du Nord, Route Verte, Quebec

Visit the Columbia Icefield in the Canadian Rockies

Wander through ancient rainforests in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia

Visit a maple syrup farm and indulge in maple taffy

Don your cross country skis at the historic Gatineau Loppet in Gatineau, Quebec

Stay in an oTENTik tent/cabin at Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia

Columbia Icefield (Pursuit / Mike Seehagel)

Bike the oldest road in the Yukon, the 30K Ridge Road Heritage Trail

Take a kayak tour of the Toronto Islands

Scuba dive and hunt for the 3-metre tall bronze mermaid statue in Mermaid Cove, Saltery Bay Provincial Park, British Columbia

Kayak and view the red cliffs of Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Quebec’s Îles-de-la-Madeleine islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Take in the mountains and flowers on the Cavell Meadows trail in Jasper National Park

Take a seaplane to dine at the famous Henry’s Fish Restaurant on Frying Pan Island in Sans Souci, Ontario

Ski the champagne powder of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort outside of Golden, British Columbia

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