National Park (in north America)

NATIONAL PARKS IN CANADA

Introduction

Banff national park is one of the oldest national parks in Canada , the national park was established in the year 1885 , it is located 120 kilometers from Calgary and it covers an area of 6 ,641 kilometers squared . The national park has mountainous terrains , glaciers , ice fields , dense forest and alpine landscapes . The park is accessible by both rail transport and road transport with accommodation and restaurant services offered by Banff spring hotel and Chateau spring Loise hotel

Banff National Park is the most visited park

in the world with approximately three million visitors recorded in the year 2004 to 2005 This is attributed by the landscape and wildlife in the park , the wildlife in the park include Grizzly , Black Beers , mountain goats wolves , Lynx , weasel , Beaver Porcupine and many others , tourist also have the opportunity to enjoy hot springs and view glaciers in the national park

Activities in the national park

The main attraction in the Banff national park include hot springs , golf course at the Fairmont hotel , ski resorts including the Mount Norquay resort and Louise lake resort , day hikes especially the Cory pass loop horse riding , camping , and mountain climbing . These activities offered in the park have attracted many tourist in the national park and for these reason the park record over 3 million visitors each year

History

The national park was established in the year 1885 , the special aspect of this national park is that archeological evidence have shown that the aboriginal tribe lived in the area 10 ,300 years ago they include the Kainai , Peigans and Stoneys who were hunters

The railway line was built in the year 1875 and passes the area and therefore the national park is accessible by both road and railway , in the year 1887 a part of the national park was established to mine coal but this area was shut down in the year 1904 due to environmental issues

Another notable historical event with the national park is that it was a camp during world war one , migrants from Germany and Hungary were sent into camps near Castle Mountain and during winter they were transferred to basin and cave area

The history of these park which include camps during world war two and the mines that previously existed in the area have attracted many tourist who come to view these sites , the park 's mountains are said to have been formed before the Jurassic era and also that human activity can be dated back to 10 ,300 years ago according to anthropological findings

In the recent past there has been privatization of some sections of the park , an example of these is the golf course whereby some corrections are obtained , these is a good thing because more funds are now available for environmental preservation in the national park and also an increase in efficient management of the national park

Attraction sites

The park experiences the highest number of tourist in the world tourists all over...