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Canadian Travel and General Recreation Guides

The guides listed below cover a range of outdoor recreation activities. Some guides also describe attractions, accommodations and restaurants.

Book titles are listed on this page according to the following regions:

Price ranges for books from Amazon are in US dollars before discount. Price ranges for Amazon.ca are in Canadian dollars before discount. In case of discrepancy, the prices listed on Amazon's Web sites are the prices that will be charged.
Price ranges before discount
$: less than $15 | $$: $15-20 | $$$: $20-30 | $$$$: more than $30


Canada General

Canada's National Parks  Marylee Stephenson, 367 pp, Prentice-Hall Canada
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN less discount

Explore Canada: The Adventurer's Guide Peter Thompson, Marion Harrison, 304 pp, Key Porter Books, 1999, Canoeing, hiking, kayaking, biking, cross-country skiing and more at 125 different destinations, colour photos
Amazon: $$$US less discount   Amazon.ca: $$$$CDN less discount

Lonely Planet Canada 7th edition, Mark Lightbody et al, Lonely Planet, 1999
Amazon: $$$US less discount   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN

Top | Recommend a Book

Atlantic Canada (NB, NS, NF, PEI)

Atlantic Canada Handbook: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador 2nd edition, Mark Morris, 460 pp, 1999, Moon Travel Handbook
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN less discount

Canada's Atlantic Provinces Adventure Guide: Nova Scotia, Prince Edward & Cape Breton Islands  Barbara Radcliffe Rogers & Stillman Rogers, 670 pp, Hunter Pub - Hiking, fishing, skiing, snowmobiling, cycling, kayaking, exploring, wildlife watching
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN

Canada's Maritime Provinces  David Stanley, 360 pp, 2002, Lonely Planet - guide to NS, NB & PEI for the active traveller, 36 maps.
Amazon: $$US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN

Coastal Nova Scotia  Joanne Light, 148 pp, 1993, Nimbus - Whale-watching, scuba diving, hiking, kayaking, beach combing.
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN less discount

Exploring Nova Scotia: A Guide to 500+ Unique Adventures & Activities  Dale Dunlop, 1998, Formac Distributing - Biking, canoeing, hiking, kayaking
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN

Maritime Provinces: Off the Beaten Path  Trudy Fong, 1999, Globe Pequot
Amazon: $US less discount   Amazon.ca: $$CDN

Top | Recommend a Book

Quebec

Quebec: Off the Beaten Path  Katharine Fletcher & Eric Fletcher, 1998
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN less discount

Top | Recommend a Book

Ontario

The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park  Michael W. Runtz, 174 pp, 1995
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN less discount

Frommer's Guide to Algonquin Park  Jeff Warren, 178 pp, 2002, Frommers
Describes lodgings, mountain biking, sea kayaking, hiking, xc skiing, snowshoeing, canoeing, fishing trips with 12 maps, plus an illustrated nature guide
Amazon: $US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN

Killarney  Kevin Callan & Noel Hudson, 80 pp - Canoeing and hiking
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN

The The Toronto Adventure And Recreation Guide  Tiffany Sher, 178 pp, 1999, No Fixed Address Publications - 500 listings in 60 categories
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN less discountCanoeing, hiking

Manitoba and Sakatchewan

Top | Recommend a Book

Alberta and the Rocky Mountains

Alberta and the Northwest Territories Handbook: Including Banff, Jasper and the Canadian Rockies 3rd edition, Andrew Hempstead, 520 pp, 1999, Moon Handbooks
Amazon: $$US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN less discount

Alpine Huts 2nd edition, Keith Haberl, Tami Knight, 196 pp, 1998, Alpine Club Of Canada - Guide to the ACC's backcountry mountain huts.
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN less discount

The Best Places for Heading Out: A Celebration of the Outdoors in Calgary and Southern Alberta  Bruce Masterman, 264 pp, Johnson Gorman Pub
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN less discount

Canadian Rockies Access Guide  John Dodd & Gail Helgason, 360 pp, 1998, Lone Pine Publishing,  106 day hikes, tips on hot springs, canoeing, fishing, skiing, icewalking
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN less discount

Canadian Rockies Handbook: Including Banff and Jasper National Parks Andrew Hempstead, 220 pp, 1999, Moon Handbooks
Amazon: $US less discount   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN less discount

From Grassland to Rockland: An Explorer's Guide to the Ecosystems of Southernmost Alberta &Peter Douglas Elias, 272 pp, 2002, Rocky Mountain Books
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN

Inside Out Northern Rockies: A Best Places Guide to the Outdoors  Susan English & Kathy Witkowsky, 512 pp, 1997, Sasquatch Books
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN

Top | Recommend a Book

British Columbia

Bonaparte Plateau: An Access Guide  Richard Youds, 128 pp, 1993, Sonotek Publishing - Trails, canoe routes and accessible backroads in the region north of Kamloops
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN less discount

British Columbia Handbook: Including Vancouver, Victoria, and the Canadian Rockies 5th edition, Jane King, Andrew Hempstead, 2000, Moon Handbooks, Amazon: $$US less discount   Amazon.ca: CDN

British Columbia Off the Beaten Path 2nd edition, Tricia Timmermans, 272 pp, 1999, Globe Pequot, Guide to unique out-of-the-way places such as ranches and parks.
Amazon: $US less discount   Amazon.ca: $$CDN

British Columbia Recreational Atlas  120 pp, 1999, Whitecap Bks,   Hiking, skiing, camping, fishing and hunting
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN less discount

Coquihalla Country: A Guide To BC's North Cascade Mountains & Nicola Valley  Murphy Shewchuk, 224 pp, 1998, Sonotek - Hiking, xc skiing, camping, mtn biking, canoeing, 35 maps and 50 photos.
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN less discount

Don't Waste Your Time In The BC Coast Mountains: An Opinionated Hiking Guide to Help You Get the most from the Magnificent Wilderness  Craig Copeland, Kathy Copeland, 1999, Voice In The Wilderness Press
Amazon: $US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN less discount

Exploring Wells Gray Park  Roland Neave, 240 pp, 1995, Friends of Well Gray Park - Hiking and canoeing
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN less discount

Guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands  Neil Carey, 1998, Raincoast Book Distribution
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN less discount

The Gulf Islands Explorer  Bruce Obee, 208 pp, 1994, Whitecap Books
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN less discount

Inside Out British Columbia: A Best Places Guide to the Outdoors  Jack Christie, 624 pp, 1998, Sasquatch Books
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$$$CDN

Islands for Discovery: An Outdoors Guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands  Dennis Horwood & Tom Parkin, 200 pp, Orca Book Publishers
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN

Island Adventures: An Outdoors Guide to Vancouver Island  Richard K. Blier, 192 pp, Orca Book Publishers
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN

Nature Wells Gray: Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Wildlife, Trails & More  Trevor Goward & Cathie Hickson, 224 pp, Revised, 1996, Lone Pine Pub - Covers Hiking, camping, canoeing, fishing, cross-country skiing, natural history and ecology.
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN less discount  

Lonely Planet Vancouver Chris Wyness, Lonely Planet, 1999
Amazon: $US less discount   Amazon.ca: CDN

The Northern Gulf Islands Explorer  Elaine Jones, 208 pp, 1994, Whitecap Books
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN less discount

Okanagan Country: Outdoor Recreation Guide  Murphy Shewchuk, 176 pp, Sonotek - Hiking, cycling the Kettle Valley Railway, backroad exploring, canoeing and trout fishing in the Okanagan Valley.
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN

Okanagan Trips & Trails: A Guide To Backroads And Hiking Trails In BC's Okangan-Similkameen Region  Murphy Shewchuk & Judie Steeves, 224 pp, 1999, Sonotek - More than 50 back-country trips and recreational trails.
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN less discount

Vancouver Handbook: Including Victoria and Vancouver Island Andrew Hempstead, 2000, Moon Handbooks
Amazon: $US less discount   Amazon.ca: CDN

Vancouver Island South Explorer: The Outdoor Guide  Mark Zuehlke, 1994, Whitecap Books
Hiking, canoeing, kayaking
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $CDN less discount

Whistler And Region Outdoors  Paul Adam, 199 pp, Tricouni Press
Amazon: $US   Amazon.ca:$CDN

Top | Recommend a Book

Northern Canada

1999 Nunavut Handbook (formerly the Baffin Handbook) Marion Soubliere, 474 pp, 1998, Nortext
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN less discount

Alaska-Yukon Handbook  Don Pitcher & Deke Castleman, 530 pp, 1997, Moon Publications
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN less discount

Alberta and the Northwest Territories Handbook: Including Banff, Jasper, and the Canadian Rockies 3rd edition, Andrew Hempstead, 520 pp, 1999, Moon Handbooks
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$$CDN less discount

Whitehorse & Area Hikes & Bikes  Yukon Conservation Society Staff, 1996 - Describes 36 trails in the vicinty of Whitehorse.
Amazon: US   Amazon.ca: $$CDN less discount


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