Exploring travelling in Canada by car

In a Caddle survey taken this year, 90% of Canadians confirmed that they would recommend travel to Canada – and it looks like the world agrees. According to Statistics Canada, the number of U.S. tourists rose by 3.1% from 2016 to 2017, reaching 14.3 million in 2017.

If you’re inspired to see all Canada has to offer, here are just a few of the destinations you can reach by car from our many border crossings:

Alaska

If you’re driving through the Alcan border crossing:

· Yukon Wildlife Preserve (Yukon) – 5 ½ hours

o Miles Canyon (Yukon) – additional 30 minutes

o Emerald Lake (Yukon) – additional 30 minutes

· Nahanni National Park Reserve (Northwest Territories) – 16 hours

Washington and Idaho

From the Blaine border crossing:

· Whistler (BC) – 2 ½ hours

· Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (BC) – 6 hours

From the Eastport border crossing:

· Yoho National Park of Canada (BC) – 4 hours

Montana and North Dakota

Crossing from Sweetgrass:

· Dinosaur Provincial Park (Alberta) – 2 ½ hours

· Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (Saskatchewan) – 3 ½ hours

· Banff National Park (Alberta) – 4 ½ hours

· Jasper National Park (Alberta) – 6 ½ hours

· Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada (Northwest Territories) – 17 ½ hours

Crossing from Raymond:

· Prince Albert National Park (Saskatchewan) – 6 ¼ hours

Crossing from Dunseith:

· Riding Mountain National Park (Manitoba) – 2 ½ hours

Michigan, New York and New England

Entering Canada from Detroit:

· Bruce Peninsula National Park (Ontario) – 5 ½ hours

Entering Canada from Niagara Falls:

· Algonquin Provincial Park (Ontario) – 3 ¾ hours

Entering from the Chateauguay border crossing:

· Ottawa (Ontario) – 2 ½ hours

· Mont Tremblant (Quebec) – 2 ½ hours

Entering from Jackman:

· Quebec City (Quebec) – 2 hours

From Fort Kent:

· Kouchibouguac National Park (New Brunswick) – 4 ¼ hours

Crossing at the Calais border:

· Fundy National Park (New Brunswick) – 2 ¼ hours

· Green Gables Heritage Place (PEI) – 4 ¼ hours

· Prince Edward Island National Park (PEI) – 4 ¼ hours

· Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse (Nova Scotia) – 5 ½ hours

· Skyline and Cabot Trails (Nova Scotia) – 7 ½ hours

Travelling from the Houlton crossing:

· Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador) – 19 hours

· St. John’s and Signal Hill (Newfoundland and Labrador) – 25 hours

Provincial and Territorial tourism sites

travelyukon.com

spectacularnwt.com

nunavuttourism.com

hellobc.com

travelalberta.com

tourismsaskatchewan.com

travelmanitoba.com

ontariotravel.net

quebecoriginal.com

tourismnewbrunswick.ca

tourismpei.com

novascotia.com

newfoundlandlabrador.com