Ivvavik National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park of Canada in Yukon
About Ivvavik National Park
Ivvavik National Park covers an area of10,168km(3,926sqmi), about the size of Lebanon. It was established in 1984. Ivvavikis the Inuvialuktun word meaning "nursery" or "birthplace". It was created as a result of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement in 1984, negotiated between the Canadian Government and the Inuvialuit of the Northern Yukon. It is the first national park in Canada to be established as a result of an Aboriginal land claims agreement. Ivvavik contains the British Mountains which run east to west, parallel to the Arctic coast and merge into the Brooks Range in Alaska. Draining north through the park from the British Mountains is the Firth River, the oldest river in Canada and considered one of the great rafting rivers of the world. The river starts from year-round aufeis formations
Top Attractions in Ivvavik National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Ivvavik National Park:
- ★Hiking
- ★Ivvavik Fly-in Base Camp
- ★Rafting the Firth River to the Arctic Ocean
Ivvavik National Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 9 sections including: