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**Wood Buffalo National Park **
Wood Buffalo National Park encompasses an area greater than Switzerland. This park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. The park contains a large, self-regulating bison herd and protects the only natural nesting ground of the whooping crane. The park spans the Alberta / Northwest Territories border and is accessed by driving along the Mackenzie Highway 5. Highway 5 is a hard-packed gravel road, as are most of the highways in the Northwest Territories. An open highway cannot be guaranteed in some winter months, so it would be a good idea to check local road conditions before attempting to drive here in winter. For more information, visit Wood Buffalo National Park's visitor centre in Fort Smith.
Tuktut Nogait National Park
The Tuktut Nogait National Park was established to protect the calving grounds of the Bluenose caribou herd. The park also contains the highest density of birds of prey in North America. It is remote, accessible only by chartered aircraft, and rewards the determined visitor with tundra rivers, canyons and traces of Inuvialuit settlement.
Nahanni National Park
Nahanni National Park was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1978. The park features the wilderness surrounding the South Nahanni river and contains hotsprings, tundra, mountains and a tremendous diversity of wildlife. The thundering Virginia Falls, nearly twice the height of Niagara, is the dramatic centrepiece.
Auvalik National Park
You want to experience Canada's wilderness? Visit Auvalik National Park to truly appreciate the beauty of the wilds. Auvalik National Park is 12,000 kilometers of totally undeveloped wilderness. If you want to fully appreciate the outdoors, travel through the park on the Thomsen River via canoe or raft, watching for muskoxen and Arctic wolves along the banks.