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Capital CommunityFerry CrossingPaved Surface Unpaved Surface Canol Heritage Trail (Backcountry Only) Non-NWT Communities
E X P L O R E C A N A D A ’ S N O R T H W E S T T E R R I T O R I E S
A R C T I C C I R C L E
A R C T I C C I R C L E
A R C T I C C I R C L E
A R C T I C C I R C L E
Minto Inlet
Kuujjua River
Prince Albert Sound
Point Lake
Lac de Gras
Lac duSauvage
Yamba Lake
Takijuq Lake
Contwoyto Lake
Great BearLake
Hottah Lake
Camsell River
Lac laMartre
JollyLake
GordonLake
HardistyLake
Riv
er
Camsell Lake
MackayLake
Aylmer Lake Clinton
Colden Lake
Artillery Lake
Selwyn Lake
Kasba Lake
TathlinaLake
Great SlaveLake
MillsLake
WillowLake
TroutLake
Liar
d
Ram
Redstone
River
Kelly Lake
Mou
ntain
Hume
Arctic
ColvilleLake
Peel
SitidgiLake
Liverpool Bay
Anderson
Horton
Franklin Bay
DarnleyBay
Amundsen Gulf
Tho
mse
nR
iver
Riv
er
Riv
er
River
Riv
er
Kee
le
Riv
er
Red
River
Riv
er
Hare
Bea
ulie
u
River
Sn
owdrift
Horton
River
HornadayR
iver
Eskimo Lake
s
River
Anderson River
River
Carcajou
River
Indian
River
Great Bear River
Nahanni
North
Nahanni River
Rabbitskin River
Mackenzie R.Blackstone R.
Dolphin and UnionStrait
Coppermine River
Horn River
Kakisa River
Hay
River
Tree
Riv
er
Hood River
Snar
e
River
Slave
River
River
Taltson
Bathurst
Inlet
Bu
rnside River
Mara
River
Lake
Pellatt
RiverTaltso
n
Riv
er
Talt
son
Back River
Thel
on
River
South
River
Lake Athabasca
ScottLake
WholdaiaLake
SnowbirdLake
Firedrake Lake
Kazan
River
Mosquito Lake
Dubaw
ntR
iver
Rennie Lake
Nonacho Lake
Thoa River
EileenLake
LynxLake
Whitefish Lake
GardeLake
CampbellLake
MaryFrancesLake
Walmsley Lake
FletcherLake
McLeod Bay
ChristieBay
TsuLake
ResolutionBay
BuffaloLake
Deep Bay
Kakisa Lake
Trou
t River
Muskeg
River
Willow Lake
River
Fish lake
Faber Lake
Lac StCrois
Lac GrandinLac Tache
KellerLake
Blackwater Lake
Blackwater River
Mackenzie
River
Dubawnt Lake
Liddon Gulf
Kell
ett S
trai
t
Crozie
r Cha
nnel
P a r r y C h a n n e lM’Clure Strait
Big River
Kellett River
BluenoseLake
Dease Arm
Smith Arm
Keith A
rm
McV
icar A
rm
McT
avish
Arm
Calde
r River
HortonLake
Lac Maunoir
Lac des Bois
LacBelot
AubryLake
Cape Parry
Cape Bathurst
Cape D
alhousieKugmallit
BayCarnw
ath
River
Kug
aluk
Riv
er
Mackenzie
River
MackenzieBay
TravaillantLake
Ram
parts River
Root River
B e a u f o r t S e a
A r c t i cO c e a n
Riv
er
Thel
on
BulmerLake
BirchLake
Yello
wkn
ife
North Magnetic Pole
YELLOWKNIFE
Hay River
Tuktoyaktuk
Paulatuk
Ulukhaktok
Inuvik
Tsiigehtchic
Aklavik
FortMcPherson
Eagle Plains
DawsonCity
ElsaKeno
MayoStewart Crossing
Carmacks
WHITEHORSE
Teslin
Carcross
Skagway Atlin
Jakes Corner
Johnsons Crossing
FaroRossRiver
Watson Lake
LowerPost
Dease Lake
Liard River
Cassiar
Upper Liard
Toad RiverFort Chipewyan
Fitzgerald
Peace Point
Fort Smith
Fort Resolution
Detah
Whatì
Gamètì
Wekweètì
Enterprise
Kakisa
Fort Providence
Meander River
Steen River
Indian Cabins
Fort LiardTrout Lake
Jean Marie River
Fort Simpson
Wrigley
Tulita
Norman Wells
Fort GoodHope
Colville Lake
NahanniButte
FROMALASKA
Sachs Harbour
Pelly Crossing
FROM PRINCEGEORGE
FROM FORTNELSON
Bathurst Inlet
Kugluktuk
Cambridge Bay
Gjoa Haven
Umingmaktok
Resolute
FROMHIGH LEVEL
Wignes Lake
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NO
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VuntutNational Park
Tuktut NogaitNational Park
Nahanni NationalPark Reserve
Wood BuffaloNational Park
AulavikNationalPark
Thelon WildlifeSanctuary
SASKATCHEWAN
ALBERTABRITISH COLUMBIA
NUNAVUT
ALASKA
ALASKA
V I C T O R I A I S L A N D
B A N K S I S L A N D
B AT H U R S T
I S L A N DD E V O N I S L A N D
E L L E S M E R EI S L A N D
A X E L H E I B E R G
M E LV I L L E I S L A N D
PR INCE
PATR I CK
I SL AND
B O R D E N
I S L A N D
P R I N C EA L B E R T
P E N I N S U L A
W O L L A S T O NP E N I N S U L A
D I A M O N D J E N N E S S P E N I N S U L A
T U K T OYA K T U K P E N I N S U L A
H E R S C H E LI S L A N D
P R I N C E O F
W A L E S
I S L A N D
B O O T H I A
P E N I N S U L A
S O M E R S E T
I S L A N D
M A C K E N Z I E
K I N G
I S L A N D
I S L A N D
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65˚ N
70˚ N
75˚ N
80˚ N
100˚ W
110˚ W
120˚
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130˚
W
140˚
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150˚
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90˚ W
160˚
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will
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Str
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Ballantyne Strait
BROCKISLAND
Hazen Strait
EMERALDISLE P A R R Y I S L A N D S
DUNDAS PENINSULA
BLUE HILLS
Cas
tel B
ay
Mer
cy B
ayBernard River
Cape K
ellett
ThesigerBay
Richar
d C
ollin
son
Inle
t
Wynniatt Bay
ALBERT ISLANDS
Harrowby Bay
Russell Inlet
McKinley B
ay
Hutchinson B
ay
Kendall IslandBird Sanctuary Cape Parry
Bird Sanctuary
East C
hannel
Ontaratue River
Edacho National Historic Site
Sahy
oue N
ation
al
Histor
ic Sit
e
Hornby B
ay
GrouardLake
Riviere Grandin
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Rae Lake
CliveLake
MarianLake
Courageous Lake
Back Lake
SnapLake
Rutledge R
iver
Little Buffalo River
Buffalo River
Kennady Lake
Coppermine River
Itchen Lake
Rockinghorse Lake
Napaktulik Lake
Tyrrell Lake
Eyeberry Lake
Beaverhill Lake
Mary Lake
Sid Lake
Howard Lake
Penylan Lake
Man
ches
ter
Lake
PorterLake
ThekulthiliLake
Hill IslandLake Dunvegan
Lake
Ennadai Lake
CasimirLake
Kamilukuak
Lake
Dub
awnt
R
iver
Aberdeen Lake
LowerGarryLake
Poplar River
Jean Marie R.
LindbergLanding
Checkpoint
RutledgeLake
Middle C
hannel
Hecla &
Gripa Bay
Exten
t of y
ear-r
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Pola
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Coronation Gulf
Queen Maude Gulf Dease S
trait
Quunnguq Lake
Prin
ce o
f Wale
s Stra
it
Rae River
East Arm
LaLoch
e River
ThubunLakes
North Arm
NUNAVUT
BRITISH COLUMBIA ALBERTASASKATCHEWAN
ALASKA
ALASKA
Banks IslandBird Sanctuary #1
Hal
dane
Riv
er
Dea
se R
iver
IvvavikNational Park
HNFirth
River
YUKONYUKON
Win
d
River
AndersonRiver DeltaBird Sanctuary
Nahanni Plateau
Ram Plateau
Cano
l Heri
tage T
rail
Propo
sed T
errito
rial P
ark
BIG SPRUCE HILLS
Banks IslandBird Sanctuary #2
MackenzieBison Sanctuary
Cli Lake
LittleDoctorLake Sibbeston
Lake
UNITED STATES
CANADA
ALASKA
MEXICO
NUNAVUT
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MAC
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DEMPSTER HIGHWAY
Edmonton
San FranciscoChicago
Houston
Los Angeles
CalgaryVancouver
Dallas
New York
Toronto
W
Winnipeg
Y
Boston
Ottawa
Rankin Inlet
Norman Wells
Wrigley
Dawson
Carmack
Watson Lake
Fort Nelson
Grimshaw
Montreal
Hay River
Iqaluit
ellowknife
Fort Smith
NORTHWESTTERRITORIES
hitehorse
Fort LiardFort Simpson
Inuvik
Prince George
YUKON
Principal Highways
TRAVEL
Principal Air Routes
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Prince Rupert
Stewart
New Hazelton
Smithers
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KitimatHouston
Burns Lake
Fraser LakeVanderhoof
Prince George
Bear Lake
McLeod Lake
Chetwynd
Hudson’s HopeBennett Dam
Fort St. John
Grande Cache
Grande Prairie
Sexsmith
Spirit River
DunveganFairview
Grimshaw
Peace River
Dixonville
Manning
High Prairie
ValleyviewSlave Lake
Trout Lake
Whitecourt
Swan Hills
Barrhead
FortAssiniboine
Westlock
Athabasca
Lac la Biche
Cold Lake
Bonnyville
Fort McMurray
Fort Vermilion
Williston Lake
Chinchag
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Chinchag
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Peace River
Cano
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Sambaa Deh Falls
CoralFalls
Checkpoint
LindbergLanding
Kugluktuk
SUNBLOOD RANGE
Ekati DiamondMine
Diavik DiamondMine
Snap LakeDiamond Mine
D4D5
D2
D1
LT1W6
W5W4
W2
WB1
WB2
WB3
H1
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F3
F1
F5B
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Riv
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F4
GS1GS2
W3
Mackenzie Delta
Slave Lake
Tathlina Lake
D3
Kendall IslandBird Sanctuary
Kittigazuit
Pingo CanadianLandmark
AndersonRiverDelta BirdSanctuary
Cape ParryBird Sanctuary
Nagwcihoonjik
Edacho National Historic Site
Sahy
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ation
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Histor
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Mission of Notre DameDe Bonne Espérance
Bro
ken
Skul
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H2
Old Fort Providence
Hay RiverMissions
Fort SmithMission
La Crête
TumblerRidge
Dawson Creek
Beaverlodge
Firth
River
Win
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Herschel Island
Great Bear River
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Explorers’ Map
Trans Canada Trail Canadian Heritage Rivers
RaeYellow
knife
NWT/BC Bor
der
NWT/AB Bor
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Kakisa
Jean
Mar
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r
High Lev
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Hay Rive
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Ft Sm
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Ft Sim
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Ft Res
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Ft Pr
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Ft Nels
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Ft Lia
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Enter
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Edzo
Edmon
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Wrigley
Yellow
knifeRae
NWT/BC Bor
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NWT/AB Bor
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Kakisa
Jean
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High Lev
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Hay Rive
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Edzo
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DISTANCES BY ROAD
Miles
Kilometres
National Parks in the Northwest Territories
Blackstone Territorial Park & Interpretive CentreNWT Highway 7Located between Checkpoint and Fort LiardOpen: 8:30am-6:00pm 15th May –15th September
Dawson CityDempster Delta Visitor Information CentreFront Street at King Street, Dawson City, YukonPhone: 867-993-6167E-mail: [email protected]: 9:00am-8:00pm 15th May –15th September
Dempster HighwayNitainlaii Visitor CentreNitainlaii Territorial Park, south of Fort McPhersonOpen: 8:30am-6:00pm 15th May –15th September
Fort LiardAcho Dene Native Crafts Phone: 867-770-4161Open year round
Fort SimpsonFort Simpson Visitor Information Centre100 Street at Antoine DrivePO Box 438, Fort Simpson NT X0E 0N0Phone: 867-695-3182Open: 15th May –15th September
Nahanni National Park Reserve Headquarters100 Street at 100 AvenuePO Box 348, Fort Simpson, NT, X0E 0N0Phone: 867-695-3151www.parkscanada.gc.ca/nahanni Open year round
Fort SmithFort Smith Visitor Information Centre108 King Street, P.O. Box 147, Fort Smith NT X0E 0P0Phone: 867-872-3065www.fortsmithtourism.caE-mail: [email protected] year round
Wood Buffalo National Park Headquarters149 McDougal Road, P.O. Box 750, Fort Smith NT X0E 0P0Phone: 867-872-7960www.parkscanada.gc.ca/buffalo Open year round
Hay RiverHay River Visitor Centre73 Woodland Drive, Hay River, NTPhone: 867-874-3180 Open: 8:30am-6:00pm 15th May –15th September
InuvikWestern Arctic Regional Visitor CentreLocated across street from hospitalPhone: 867-777-4727, Fax: 867-777-4625E-mail: [email protected] Open: 9:00am-8:00pm 15th May –15th September
Ivaavik, Tuktut Nogait & Aulavik National Parks Information CentreBox 1840, Inuvik NT X0E 0T0 Phone: 867-777-8800E-mail: [email protected] www.parkscanada.gc.caOpen year round
Norman WellsNorman Wells Museum & Gift Shop23 Mackenzie Drive, Norman Wells NT Phone: 867-587-2415Open year round
Sixtieth Parallel Visitor Information CentreNWT Highway 1Northwest Territories/Alberta borderPhone: 867-984-3811Open: 8:30am-6:00pm 15th May –15th September
YellowknifeNorthern Frontier Regional Visitor Centre4807 49th Street, Yellowknife NT X1A 3T5Phone: 867-873-4262Toll-free: 1-877-881-4262E-mail: [email protected] www.northernfrontier.comOpen year round
Visitor Information Centres
NWT Territorial Parks
Aklavik B/2
Checkpoint D/3
Colville Lake B/2
Déline C/3
Detah C/4
Edzo C/3
Enterprise D/3
Fort Good Hope B/2
Fort Liard D/2
Fort McPherson B/1
Fort Providence D/3
Fort Resolution D/4
Fort Simpson C/3
Fort Smith D/4
Gamètì C/3
Hay River D/3
Inuvik B/2
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Kakisa D/3
Lutselk’e C/4
Nahanni Butte D/2
Norman Wells C/2
Paulatuk B/3
Rae C/3
Sachs Harbour A/3
Trout Lake D/3
Tsiigehtchic B/2
Tuktoyaktuk A/2
Tulita C/2
Ulukhaktok A/3
Wekweètì C/4
Whatì C/3
Wrigley C/2
Yellowknife C/4
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Our Communities• Consult the chart for the services available
in each of the NWT communities.
• Travellers should note that not allcommunities have banking facilities, andmost campgrounds can only accept cashpayment; cash can usually be obtained atstores in most communities, using eithercredit or debit card.
• Gasoline, diesel and propane are availablein the communities listed; there are noservice stations between communities, soplan your trip carefully to ensure anadequate fuel supply!
• Cell phone coverage in the NWT is limitedto the area immediately surrounding majorcommunities.
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� Day Use Park with Campground
Aulavik National Park*Ivvavik National ParkNahanni National Park Reserve
Tuktut Nogait National Park*Vuntut National ParkWood Buffalo National Park
327 408 318 487 372 250556 157 67 236 121647 36 53 115 1100759 79 168 144 956594 89 269 125 1222684 185 85 59 1041
195 379 110 254 895403 598 783 511 656 526
Dawson City
Eagle Plains
Ft McPherson
Inuvik
NWT/YT Border
Tsiigehtchic
DEMPSTER HIGHWAY DISTANCESWhitehorse Tsiigehtchic NWT/YT Border Inuvik Ft McPherson Eagle Plains
WhitehorseTsiigehtchicNWT/YT BorderInuvikFt McPhersonEagle Plains
Miles
Kilometres
0 KM 100 200 300
SCALE
Ingraham Trail
F5
IT1
IT2
IT3IT4
IT5
IT7IT8
IT9IT10
IT6
0 KM 5 10 15
SCALE
LEGEND
Paved Surface
Unpaved Surface
Winter Access Only
Deh Cho Travel Connection Route
Trans Canada Trail
Heritage River
Canol Heritage Trail (Backcountry Only)
Capital Community
HIGHWAYS
COMMUNITY SYMBOLS
Dempster Highway
Frontier Trail
Great Slave Route
Heritage Route
Ingraham Trail
Liard Trail
Waterfalls Route
Wood Buffalo Route
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For Parks in Yellowknifearea see
Ingraham Trail map.
*These Yukon parks are accessible only through the NWT.
@Find outmore aboutNorthwest TerritoriesTerritorial Parks atwww.nwtparks.caTerritorial parksare open 15th May to 15th September.
@Find out more about National Parks atthe Parks Canada web sitewww.pc.gc.ca or at visitor centres.
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• Spectacular Northwest Territories Explorers’ Guide: A colourful, photo-filled, comprehensive guide to all there is to see and do in the NorthwestTerritories.• Spectacular Outdoor Adventure: A guide to places to go and things to doincluding canoeing, kayaking, hiking and spectacular wildlife viewing.• Spectacular Fishing: Outfitter contact information, locater map of fishinglodges as well as species descriptions, licensing details and fishing tips.• Spectacular Hunting: A guide to big and small game hunting withoutfitter contact information.
• Spectacular Aurora and Winter Fun: All the information you need toorganize a trip to view the aurora or contact a tourism business offering winteractivities.• Naturally Spectacular Road & Campground Guide: A guide to territorialparks and highway routes. Includes useful information about campground facilities,community services, and points of interest. (*Available in French)
• The Deh Cho Travel Connection: A map and guide to ascenic and historic route through northern Alberta, southernNorthwest Territories, and northern British Columbia.(*Available in French)• Canada’s Dempster Highway…To the WesternArctic and Beyond: A fold-out guide to travel on theDempster Highway, what there is to see and do, and adetailed route map. • Welcome to Canada’s Western Arctic: A fold-outguide to the land beyond Inuvik on the Arctic Coast, itsInuvialuit and Inuit communities, and the parks andwildlife sanctuaries of the region.
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Publications are available free from:
Northwest Territories TourismBox 610, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N5 Canada
Email: [email protected] Website: www.spectacularnwt.com
Telephone toll free in North America 1-800-661-0788From outside North America please call 1-867-873-7200
Publications also available from visitor centres along the way, during their operating seasons - please check the listings for details.
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• The Trans Canada Trail is a recreational trail that winds its way through every province and territoryin Canada, linking hundreds of communities along its route. Given the geography of Canada, it is nota straight line but one that dips and curves to include as much of the population as possible.
• A water route is being used in the Northwest Territories and part of Northern Alberta, down theAthabasca, Slave and Mackenzie Rivers all the way to the Arctic Ocean.
Find out more at www.tctrail.caToll free phone: 1-800-465-3636 E-mail: [email protected]
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• One of the world's great wild rivers, the South Nahanni is the centrepiece of Nahanni National ParkReserve, a World Heritage Site. It surges through steep-walled canyons, meanders past steaming hotsprings, and drops over the spectacular Virginia Falls, twice the height of Niagara.
• The Thelon River winds across the Barren Lands through vast shimmering lakes set like mirrors inthe treeless tundra.
Find out more at www.chrs.ca Phone: 819-994-2913
• The Canadian Heritage Rivers System is Canada's national river conservation program. It promotes, protects and enhances Canada's river heritage, and ensures that Canada's leadingrivers are managed in a sustainable manner. The Northwest Territories possesses three of the mostremote and pristine Heritage Rivers in Canada.
• The Arctic Red River offers limitless wilderness experiences to adventurers ready to take on thechallenge of this wild land. Its valley, framed by high mountains, provides rich habitat for Dall'ssheep, caribou, grizzly bear and peregrine falcon.
Dempster HighwayD1 Tetlit Gwinjik �D2 Nitainlaii D3 Gwich’in
Vadzaih Van Tchik Tithegeh Chii Vitaii �Gwich’in Ehjuu Njik �Nihtak �
D4 Jak D5 Happy Valley
Frontier TrailF1 Dory Point �F2 Fort Providence F3 Chan Lake �F4 North Arm �F5 Fred Henne
Great Slave RouteGS1 Hay River GS2 Little Buffalo River Crossing
Heritage RouteH1 Fort Simpson Park H2 McKinnon Park (Norman Wells)
Ingraham TrailIT1 Yellowknife River �IT2 Prosperous Lake �IT3 Madeline Lake �IT4 Pontoon Lake �IT5 Prelude Lake IT6 Hidden Lake (Backcountry)IT7 Powder Point �IT8 Cameron Falls Trail �IT9 Cameron River Crossing �IT10 Reid Lake
Liard TrailLT1 Blackstone Park
Waterfalls RouteW1 Sixtieth Parallel W2 Twin Falls Gorge
Alexandra Falls �Louise Falls Escarpment Creek
W3 McNallie Creek �W4 Lady Evelyn Falls W5 Kakisa River �W6 Sambaa Deh Falls
Wood Buffalo RouteWB1 Little Buffalo FallsWB2 Queen Elizabeth WB3 Fort Smith Mission �
For more information about NWT Territorial ParksPlease call the regional NWT Parks office,year-round, nearest to the park or parksof interest:
Fort SmithPh: 867-872-6439
Hay RiverPh: 867-875-5566
YellowknifePh: 867-873-7317
Fort SimpsonPh: 867-695-7515
Norman WellsPh: 867-587-7165
InuvikPh: 867-777-7353
For online bookings whereavailable: www.nwtcamping.ca
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