Canada National Parks Free in 2017

If you are a regular reader of bighorntravelblog, then you know that we love National Parks.   Big news was announced recently that the Canada National Parks Discovery Pass is free in 2017.   The Discovery Pass normally costs about $104 USD so it is a great savings and a big opportunity to see the most beautiful places in Canada.   The reason for this offer is Canada 150.  Canada 150 is the celebration of  Canada’s 150th birthday.

Now, I wasn’t sure if this offer was only for Canadians or if they would let their friends to the south participate.   So I went on the Canada Parks website and 20 seconds later my Discovery Pass was ordered and free first class shipping to me in Georgia.   I think that I am going to have to add some trips to Canada in 2017 to my planned trip schedule now.

Now I must admit that I don’t know nearly as much about the Canada National Park system as I do the US National Parks.   I looked up and found out that there are 47 National Parks.   Some like Banff are easily accessible from a major airport but others are pretty remote and I assume very difficult to get to.    I am looking forward to learning more about the Canada National Parks in 2017.   Happy 150th Birthday Canada!

rk