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Wilderness Camping Tips

CampingTake your choice of extreme wilderness camping in our National Parks, or select a secluded fully serviced campsite for your tent or RV in one of our Territorial Parks. Wherever you go, please be sure to follow the rules of wilderness camping.

Leave No Trace

The backcountry is a place to seek solitude and a true wilderness experience, away from crowds, noise and everyday pressures. You'll enjoy your escape more if you help us to protect and preserve our wilderness. Enjoy activities with a low environmental impact. Clean up your campsite, and Leave No Trace.

Fires

Build campfires on sand, earth, or gravel, or in provided fireplaces. Never leave a fire unattended and always make sure it is out when you are finished. Remember to be careful with fire while out on the land and respect the restrictions on open fires when they are posted.


Clothing

Wear wool or polypropylene rather than cotton clothing. Wool is best for wet or cool weather; it retains warmth even when wet. Cotton clothing (including jeans) is less suitable because it increases loss of body heat when soaked. As a safety measure, have each member of your group carry a whistle. Make sure everyone knows that three blasts on a whistle or three shouts are a distress call.

Swimming

Check for underwater hazards (like rocks and logs) before you allow anyone to dive or swim. Avoid water with fast currents. And never swim alone.

Wildlife

Never approach or feed wild animals even if they appear to be friendly. When you choose a campsite, always be on the lookout for bear sign such as tracks and droppings. Don't camp where you see them. Keep your campsite clean and cache food safely away from tents. Dispose of food scraps by burning or burying them. For many people, seeing a bear is the highlight of a wilderness experience. However, bears are dangerous. As long as people and bears occupy the same territory, there will be unplanned encounters with potentially disastrous results. Try not to catch a bear by surprise. When you're out walking, it's a good idea to make a lot of noise.

To learn about preventing negative encounters with bears, download a copy of Safety in Grizzly and Black Bear Country http://www.nwtwildlife.com/Publications/safetyinbearcountry/safety.htm

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Nahanni National Park Reserve

This park is an outstanding example of northern wilderness, with rivers, canyons, gorges and alpine tundra.

The Salt Plains

The Salt Plains are one of the reasons Wood Buffalo National Park was declared a World Heritage Site.

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Aulavik National Park

Muskox are the prime draw on Banks Island. Estimates place the island population at more than 68,000.

Tuktut Nogait

Experience the pristine Arctic, with its unique vegetation, wildlife and culture.

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Wood Buffalo National Park

The park’s vast mosaic of boreal forest and muskeg is home to bears, wolves and moose, as well as free-roaming bison herds.

Super NWT Parks and Campgrounds

Our parks and campgrounds include spectacular waterfalls, great fishing, beaches, and opportunities for canoeing and boating.

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Canoe Arctic Inc.

Fly-in canoe trips on the most remote wild rivers left on earth. Our focus is the Thelon River basin, herds of caribou and muskoxen, white tundra wolves, grizzlies, and birds. All trips guided by Alex Hall.

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Parks Canada-Western Arctic Field Unit

Parks Canada, Western Arctic, protects several sites in the Western Arctic in the Northwest Territories: Aulavik National Park, Tuktut Nogait National Park, Saoyú and AEehdacho National Historic Site and the Pingo Canadian Landmark. All sites are managed in cooperation with either the Inuvialuit or the Sahtu Dene and Métis...

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Banks Island Tundra Tours

Our business consists of sightseeing, camping trips (groups or individuals 3-7 days at a time), snowmobiling, and ATV and boat trips. Banks Island Tundra Tours is mostly for persons who like to camp outdoors.

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Saruq Guiding & Sportfishing

Experienced outfitting service based in Paulatuk, near Tuktut Nogait National Park. We offer coastal boat trips, including trips to the Smoking Hills and Cape Parry Bird Sanctuary. Drop-offs by boat or ATV for hiking along the coast, near the Park, or Hornaday River area. Guided sport fishing.

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Taiga Tour Company

We will plan your adventure into Wood Buffalo National Park. Adventure tour packages, three to ten days, personalized to suit your needs.

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Det'an Cho Tourist Camp

Gorgeous outdoor location for family reunions, or back to nature retreat. On the banks of the Little Buffalo River on Highway 6. Capacity 30. Cabins with kitchen, living room, bedrooms and main lodge. Just minutes from Great Slave Lake. Canoe rentals, paddle boats. Brochure. Open year round.

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