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When Camping Isn't Your Thing
Summer Holidays! 9 Things To Do When Camping Isn’t Your Thing

It’s a scene we re-enact year after year. Our family of five pays an annual visit to Can Tire to pick up the odds and ends we need to put in our vegetable patch. The kids get distracted by the Outdoor Living section and bombard me with all kinds of
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Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (Family Fun Canada)
Rivers, Rocks, and Rattlesnakes?! Why Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park is a Natural Playground

Our Montana friends, just south of the border, call it Big Sky Country for a reason. In the summer, the land stretches quietly out in front of you, with gently swaying fields of grasses and brilliant blue sky as far as you can see. The day we drove to Writing-on-Stone
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Camping Near Brisbane at Noosa Catching a ride on daddy's back in Noosa National Park. Photo Caroline Faucher
3 Places to Pitch Your Tent! Camping Near Brisbane, Australia

Now that Air Canada is offering direct flights to Brisbane, there’s never a better time to discover the region surrounding this beautiful city. And what better way to explore it than by campervan. From resort towns to the more secluded beaches, here are three destinations our family recently tried out
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A campsite with a view at Fernie Alpine Resort (photo: Nicole Matei)
Mountaintop Camping at Fernie Alpine Resort

I love backpacking for what it promises me: solitude, beautiful scenery, and a natural camping experience free from the noise of generators or loud music at the campsite next to me. The one thing I don’t like though is having to walk for hours to reach my campsite, while carrying
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Zedstream at Hotel Zed Victoria
Hop into the Comfort of the Zedstream at Hotel Zed Victoria

Hotel Zed is known for its fun, retro vibe, much like Airstream trailers are known for their fun, retro vibe. Is it any wonder the new Zedstream at Hotel Zed Victoria feels like a match made in fun, retro heaven? Parked out back of the hippest hotel on the block
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Learn to Camp Saskatchewan
Learn to Camp with Saskatchewan Parks this Summer

I went to summer camp every year as a child but we never camped as a family because my mother, not much of an “outdoor woman”, found the idea daunting. My dad borrowed a friend’s trailer and took us out once but that was the extent of my camping experience
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Sun-lovers' Guide to Camping in Western Canada
Some Like it Hot! Sun-lovers’ Guide to Camping in Western Canada

Many would call me crazy but my ideal camping trip involves eating breakfast in a tank top, biking sun-baked trails with sweat pouring down my face, and then jumping in the nearest lake to cool off. I don’t want to pack fleece sweaters with me, I don’t want to bundle
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Girl Running at the beach at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park Credit Charity Quick)
Island Fun Camping at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, Vancouver Island

Some people love camping. It’s a scientific fact that getting out into nature is good for your health. I, however, do not love camping. The cold, the dirt, and the stumbling midnight sojourns to the bathroom (and I’m being generous here) don’t thrill me. What I do love is travelling.
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Campers enjoy a picnic at Green Point Campground, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada.
Don’t Delay! Parks Canada Camping Reservations Now Open

It’s time to make your Parks Canada Camping Reservations! To celebrate 150 years of our great nation, park entrance fees in our national parks and historic sites have been waived. That’s great news for a family budget, but we have a feeling it’s going to mean a very busy year in
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A young couple kayaking, goes to their campsite at Thousand Islands
Get your FREE 2017 Parks Canada Annual Pass

A Parks Canada Annual Pass is a great investment any year, but in 2017 it’s even better. Why? Because it’s free! It’s all part of the nationwide celebrations planned for the 150th anniversary of Confederation.  All you need to do is apply for the pass, and then get out and exploring in our
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