• Location: British Columbia
• Park size: 507 square miles
• Established: 1886
• Fun fact: Yoho is a part of Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site — a contiguously protected area that also includes Banff, Jasper and Kootenay National Parks.

• Location: Alberta
• Park size: 195 square miles
• Established: 1895
• Fun fact:The park and its lakes are named after Victorian naturalist and conservationist Charles Watson.

• Location: Nunavut Territory
• Park size: 14,585 square miles
• Established: 1988
• Fun fact: Located within Canada's newest territory, Quttinirpaaq means "top of the world" in the Inuktitut language, which makes sense considering it is the second most northerly park on Earth after Northeast Greenland National Park.

• Location: Prince Edward Island
• Park size: 8.5 square miles
• Established: 1937
• Fun fact: Due to human impact, this small stretch of shore is considered the most endangered park in Canada's system.

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• Location: Yukon Territory
• Park size: 1,678 square miles
• Established: 1995
• Fun fact: Just across the border from Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, this park is so undeveloped that it doesn't even have roads or trails.

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• Location: Ontario
• Park size: 5.8 square miles
• Established: 1918
• Fun fact: Extending out into Lake Erie, this scenic marshy peninsula is the southernmost point of mainland Canada.

• Location: British Columbia
• Park size: 100 square miles
• Established: 1914
• Fun fact: Flush with old-growth Western Redcedar and Western Hemlock, Mount Revelstoke is home to the only temperate inland rain forest in the world.

• Location: Quebec
• Park size: 207 square miles
• Established: 1970
• Fun fact: Featuring 150 lakes and countless smaller ponds, La Mauricie is a great place for canoeing and kayaking.

• Location: British Columbia
• Park size: 197 square miles
• Established: 1970
• Fun fact: Filled with lush temperate rainforests and ruggy, undeveloped coasts, this park is best experienced with visits to Long Beach, the Broken Group Islands and the West Coast trail.

• Location: British Columbia
• Park size: 543 square miles
• Established:1920
• Fun fact: For visitors looking for some rest and relaxation, Kootenay boasts a swimming-friendly hot springs pool that ranges in temperature from 95-117 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Location: Yukon Territory
• Park size: 8,499 square miles
• Established: 1976
• Fun fact: Mount Logan, the highest mountain in Canada, is located in Kluane.

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• Location: Nunavut Territory
• Park size: 8,570 square miles
• Established: 2001
• Fun fact: Bylot Island (seen above) is one of the largest uninhabitated islands in the world, but it regularly receives local Inuit visitors embarking on seasonal hunting trips.

• Location: Alberta
• Park size: 2,564 square miles
• Established: 1885
• Fun fact: Because the blue-green waters of Banff's Moraine Lake are fed by glacial melt, the water levels don't reach their peak crest until late June.

• Location: New Brunswick
• Park size: 80 square miles
• Established: 1948
• Fun fact: Although technically not inside the limits of the park, the Hopewell Rocks (seen above) are stunning 70-foot-tall rock formations sculpted by tidal erosion.

• Location: Newfoundland and Labrador
• Park size: 697 square miles
• Established: 1973
• Fun fact: The park was designated a World Heritage Site for its breathtaking scenery and unique geology, which illustrates the obduction process of plate tectonics.

• Location: Nunavut Territory
• Park size: 7,370 square miles
• Established: 1976
• Fun fact: Situated on the fjords, glaciers and ice fields of Baffin Island's east coast, this park's name means "the land that never melts" in the Inuktitut language.

• Location: Ontario
• Park size: 60 square miles
• Established: 1987
• Fun fact: A major attraction within the park is the famous Grotto (seen above), which is located between the Georgian Bay trails and Marr Lake.