A country · 654 places · 13 regions

Canada, all of it.

654 curated places across 13 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

West Coast Trail, Canada
West Coast Trail · via Wikimedia Commons

The 4 biggest regions — Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec and Alberta — read below as chapters, with 9 more waiting past them.

Chapter I · Ontario · 143 places

Ontario

Tobermory sits at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula where Georgian Bay meets Lake Huron, serving as the gateway to both Fathom Five National Marine Park and the Bruce Peninsula National Park. The crystal-clear cold waters of Fathom Five contain nineteen shipwrecks at diveable depths and the otherworldly Flowerpot Island with its eroded sea stacks. The Bruce Trail, Canada's oldest and longest marked hiking path, reaches its northern terminus here.

West Coast Trail, Canadavia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter II · British Columbia · 122 places

British Columbia

A challenging 75km wilderness trail along the western edge of Vancouver Island in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, known for rugged sea stacks, old-growth forest, and tidal beaches. Considered one of the world's premier backcountry hiking routes, it requires a permit and takes 6–7 days to complete.

✦ May–September · $$

Chapter III · Quebec · 110 places

Quebec

An island in the St. Lawrence River just downstream of Quebec City, Île d'Orléans preserves much of the rural Laurentian landscape first settled by French colonists in the seventeenth century. Its six villages are connected by a single road ringing the island, lined with heritage farmhouses, orchards, and market gardens. The island is a significant agricultural producer of strawberries, apples, and maple products.

Banff National Park, Canadavia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter IV · Alberta · 74 places

Alberta

Canada's oldest national park in the Alberta Rockies, featuring over 1,600 kilometres of maintained hiking trails through mountain scenery, glacial lakes, and diverse wildlife. Prime hiking season runs from July through mid-September; the park is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

✦ July–September · $$

Every place in Canada

654 places, one country.