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A Guide to Vancouver's Natural Escapes

Temperate rainforest runs to the edge of downtown, a seawall circles 400 hectares of old growth, and the North Shore mountains rise straight out of the suburbs.

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A Guide to Victoria's Natural Escapes

Canada's mildest climate, rare Garry oak meadows, an autumn salmon run twenty minutes from downtown and the Olympic Mountains across the water.

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A Guide to Montreal's Natural Escapes

A mountain in the middle of the island laid out by the designer of Central Park, one of the world's great botanical gardens, and islands in the St. Lawrence.

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A Guide to Quebec City's Natural Escapes

A waterfall thirty metres taller than Niagara, a glacial valley cut 550 metres into the Laurentians, and three centuries of farmland on an island in the river.

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A Guide to Halifax's Natural Escapes

One of the world's largest natural harbours, 400-million-year-old granite at Peggy's Cove, and an abandoned island of Victorian forts within sight of downtown.

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A Guide to Toronto's Natural Escapes

Canada's largest city hides one of North America's most extensive urban ravine networks, a car-free island archipelago across the harbour, and the country's only national urban park.

A Guide to Ottawa's Natural Escapes

The capital sits where three rivers meet — a UNESCO canal through downtown, a 7,000-year-old bog on a floating boardwalk, and the Gatineau Hills just across the water.

A Guide to Hamilton's Natural Escapes

More than a hundred waterfalls spill off the Niagara Escarpment as it curves through the City of Waterfalls, with the largest wetland on Lake Ontario at its western end.

A Guide to Kingston's Natural Escapes

Where Lake Ontario narrows into the St. Lawrence, on the Frontenac Arch — chickadees that land on your hand, wetland boardwalks and genuine backcountry half an hour north.

A Guide to Niagara Falls's Natural Escapes

Beyond the famous view lies an eleven-kilometre gorge of Carolinian forest, giant fallen boulders, whirlpool rapids and quiet island ponds — much of it free.

A Guide to London's Natural Escapes

The Forest City grew around its river valleys: 40 kilometres of paved path along the Thames, big riverside parks, and a glacial bog tucked into a residential neighbourhood.

A Guide to Sudbury's Natural Escapes

A city built inside one of the largest impact craters on Earth, with three hundred lakes inside its boundary and Shield ridges running through the suburbs.

A Guide to Thunder Bay's Natural Escapes

On the shore of the largest freshwater lake on Earth, beneath a mesa shaped like a sleeping figure — 250-metre cliffs and a waterfall they call the Niagara of the North.

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A Guide to Banff's Natural Escapes

Canada's most iconic national park town, Banff sits at the heart of Banff National Park — Canada's first national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A Guide to Canmore's Natural Escapes

Nestled in the Bow Valley between towering limestone peaks at the eastern gateway to Banff National Park, Canmore is one of Canada's most spectacular mountain towns.

A Guide to Cochrane's Natural Escapes

Perched above the Bow River Valley just 30 minutes west of Calgary with the Rockies filling the horizon, Cochrane enjoys one of Alberta's most spectacular settings.

A Guide to Airdrie's Natural Escapes

Sitting just north of Calgary with the Rocky Mountains on the western horizon, Airdrie offers quick access to an outstanding range of natural escapes.

A Guide to Edmonton's Natural Escapes

Edmonton is home to the largest urban parkland network in North America — over 160 km of connected river valley trails weaving through the city.

A Guide to Calgary's Natural Escapes

Gateway to the Canadian Rockies, Calgary is one of Canada's most nature-rich cities, with ancient Douglas fir forests inside city limits and turquoise glacier lakes nearby.

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A Guide to Winnipeg's Natural Escapes

Where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet at the heart of the continent, Winnipeg offers Canada's largest urban forest and a bison-roamed prairie nearby.

A Guide to Steinbach's Natural Escapes

The heart of Manitoba's Southeast Region, Steinbach is surrounded by a rich tapestry of trails, forests, wetlands, and provincial wilderness.

A Guide to Selkirk's Natural Escapes

Perched on the banks of the Red River just 20 km north of Winnipeg, Selkirk is the gateway to the Lower Red River Valley and the shores of Lake Winnipeg.

A Guide to Portage la Prairie's Natural Escapes

Sitting at the crossroads of Manitoba's vast prairies west of Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie is surrounded by a remarkable natural world, from the shores of Lake Manitoba.

A Guide to Brandon's Natural Escapes

Known as Wheat City, Brandon sits at the gateway to some of Manitoba's most spectacular natural landscapes, from the Assiniboine River to sweeping sand dunes.

A Guide to Winkler's Natural Escapes

Manitoba's fastest-growing city, Winkler sits at the heart of the province's sunny south, surrounded by rich farmland, glacial river valleys, and natural parks.

A Guide to Morden's Natural Escapes

Set amid the rolling hills of southern Manitoba's Pembina Triangle, Morden is a city of surprising natural richness, with world-class marine fossils in the surrounding badlands.

A Guide to Dauphin's Natural Escapes

Tucked beneath the dramatic Riding Mountain Escarpment in northwestern Manitoba, Dauphin is the gateway to some of the province's most spectacular wilderness.

A Guide to Thompson's Natural Escapes

Known as the Hub of the North, Thompson is the gateway to some of Canada's most pristine wilderness, set deep in the Manitoba boreal forest.

A Guide to Flin Flon's Natural Escapes

Straddling the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border on the ancient Canadian Shield, Flin Flon is one of Canada's most dramatically scenic northern cities.

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A Guide to Saskatoon's Natural Escapes

A 60-kilometre river-valley corridor through the middle of the city, plus sand dunes, coulees and one of the best birding stretches on the prairies.

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A Guide to Regina's Natural Escapes

One of the largest urban parks in North America built around a hand-dug lake, an entirely planted urban forest, and Qu'Appelle Valley country an hour away.

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Yorkton: Where Good Things Happen

Nestled in the heart of Saskatchewan's aspen parkland, Yorkton is a hidden gem for outdoor lovers, with urban nature preserves, sand dunes, and boreal forest parks nearby.

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Charlottetown: The Birthplace of Confederation

Charlottetown combines the elegance of Victorian history with the fresh breeze of the Northumberland Strait — historic streets, scenic boardwalks, and cultural hubs.

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Summerside: The Seaside City

PEI's second-largest city, Summerside offers a delightful blend of rich maritime heritage, a bustling boardwalk, and a scenic harbour.

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Stratford: Coastal Beauty & Parks

An incredible network of trails, lakes, and parks in and around Stratford, PEI, just across the harbour from Charlottetown.

A Guide to Kensington's Natural Escapes

Nestled at the crossroads of five communities in central PEI, Kensington is the Island's largest inland town and a basecamp for PEI's natural spots.

A Guide to Montague's Natural Escapes

Nestled along the Montague River in the heart of Kings County, Montague is the largest community on eastern PEI and a basecamp for exploring the Island's coastline.

A Guide to Cornwall's Natural Escapes

A quiet nature getaway near Charlottetown, Cornwall offers riverside walks and easy access to the surrounding Island countryside.

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