Explore’s Top 10 campsites in Northern Canada, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Explore magazine, which is celebrating 35 years of publishing as Canada’s adventure magazine, is saluting Canada’s best campsites. In their most recent issue they have selected the 35 best campsites across the Canadian prairies and north. These are primarily remote and rugged sites—your typical hike-into-campsites, not your cozy RV campgrounds.  If you go, be prepared and do your research.

Here is a selection of campsites in Northern Canada, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as selected by Explore magazine:

1. Divide Lake –Dawson City, Yukon
A two-hour backpack trip to Monolith Mountain and Talus Lake in Tombstone Territorial Park.

2. Fort Selkirk—Between Whitehorse and Dawson City, Yukon
Paddle the Pelly and Yukon Rivers, follow in the footsteps of goldrush history.

3. Million Dollar Falls—Haines Highway, Whitehorse, Yukon
Namesake Falls (Falls even Donald Trump would be proud of), old mining roads and the St. Elias Mountain Range.

4. Adrain Creek—Northwest Territories
350 km hike, this is serious wilderness folks. Critters galore: caribou, grizzlies, sheep and trout.

5. Virginia Falls—Nahanni National Park, NWT
Spectacular falls, river rapids, gorges, canyons and lots of whitewater.

6. Tanquaray Fiord—Nunavut
Go north until you can’t. Fly-in on a Twin Otter and explore really ancient river valleys and meet northern people on their own land.

7. Namekus Lake—Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan
Early morning paddling, sandy beaches and family camping.

8. Whitemud Falls—Clearwater River, Saskatchewan/Alberta border
Snake along an old fur trading trail, paddle through a boulder garden and plunge through canyons.

9. Deep Lake—Riding Mountain National Park -- Manitoba
Swim, dive, hike, camp and relax, overnight or go for a trek

10. Kiche-Manitou—north of Winnipeg
Devil’s punchbowl, follow the Assiniboine River, Spirit Sands and spruce woods.

Read more at www.explore-mag.com