Wapusk National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Canadian national park in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay
About Wapusk National Park
The park is in the Hudson Plains ecozone,45km (28mi)south of Churchill in north-east Manitoba on the shores of Hudson Bay. Access to the park is limited due to its remote location and an effort to preserve the park. The name comes from the Cree word for polar bear (wâpask). The park is also home to Cape Churchill, which is renowned as the best location in the world to view and photograph wild polar bears. The only way people can access Cape Churchill is by helicopter or Tundra Buggy. Wapusk National Park covers11,475km(4,431sqmi)park—bigger than Jamaica—and protects one of the world's largest known polar bear maternity denning areas. It includes a large part of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, a subarctic region bordering Hudson Bay that is mostly muskeg and wet peatlands. It is one of the wildest
Where to Stay in Wapusk National Park
- 🏨Broad River multi-use fenced compound
- 🏨Owl River multi-use fenced compound
Wapusk National Park Travel Guide Sections
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