Oh that’s an interesting one. The French-speaking province of Quebec has a complicated political history with the rest of Canada. As a result, they do somethings in their own unique way. One of those things is that what would be called state parks in the USA or provincial parks in the rest of Canada are called National Parks in Quebec. They are run by SEPAQ, the agency that manages provincially-run parks in Quebec – they aren’t run by Parks Canada so they are not Canadian National Parks.

I love your website. I’v finished the US National Parks and I’m going to start on the Canadian Parks. I’ve been to six Canadian Parks so far.

I have a question? I was looking at a map and saw Gaspésie National Park in Quebec. Why isn’t this park listed on your website and map? Thank you, Fred Boyd

Hi Jhael, My post about taking a cross country National Parks road trip sounds like it would fit what you are looking for. It has lots of ideas of places to stop. If you are looking to camp in National Parks, check out the booking calendar on the Parks Canada website – summer reservations open in mid to late January (depending on the Park) so you’ll want to figure out your itinerary soon so you can make reservations once they open.

I would say the WCT is a bit easier than the NCT because there are no ropes and very little scrambling. Instead, the WCT has ladders. The only section of the WCT that is comparable in difficulty to the NCT is the section between Camper Bay and Thrasher Cove – you can choose from the beach route or the forest route in that section. The beach route has a lot of scrambling. The forest route has a little bit.

In relation to the North Coast Trail, is the West Coast Trail a bit easier in terms of how much we need to use all four limbs to get over/around obstacles?

I’ve got a post with the best spring backpacking trips in BC. They are all low elevation and will work for fall too.

Hi Victor. I’m not familiar with that brand. But from looking at their website there are two reasons I wouldn’t recommend them. Firstly, they don’t offer ankle support. As I explained in the article, ankle support can be important when snowshoeing, especially if you are not on flat trails. Secondly, they seem far too warm for most users. When snowshoeing, your feet will heat up inside the boots as you walk and start to sweat if the boots are too warm. These look like great boots for more sedentary cold weather activities like ice fishing or snowmobiling.

I thought the Steger Artic Mukluks would fit nicely.

Your thoughts?

Respectfully,
Victor J Kollock