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How do you get to Nahanni National Park?
To get to Nahanni National Park, there is something called a floatplane. The floatplanes are located in many regional communities such as Fort Simpson and Yellowknife in Northwest Territories, Muncho Lake in British Columbia, and Watson Lake in Yukon. The landing places for floatplanes are Rabbitkettle Lake and Virginia Falls. If you are planning to use a floatplane, please make sure that it has a valid National Park business licence.
Another way to travel to Nahanni National Park is by using commercial outfitter's services such as canoeing or white-water rafting. Again, please make sure it is a legally licensed company.
There are many overland roads that lead to Nahanni National Park but there are no roads inside the park.
How do you get around Nahanni National Park?
There are many ways to get around Nahanni National Park. There are three licensed outfitter companies that offer guided trips in Nahanni National Park. These companies are Blackfeather the Wilderness Adventure Company, Nahanni River Adventures, and Nahanni Wilderness Adventures. You may also rent your own equipment. These equipment include canoes, rafts, spray skirts, paddles and tents.
To get full wilderness experience, you can take a plane and fly around the park. Please make sure you don't fly to low because it might disrupt other visitors and wildlife.
If you want to travel down the river, you can take a river taxi from Nahanni Butte to either Blackstone Territorial Park or Blackstone Landing. Make sure you book well in advance.
How do animals get around Nahanni National Park?
There have been forty-two animal species recorded in the park. The animals are not often seen but their tracks and scats are often seen. Both black and grizzly bears are often at Nahanni National Park. Their main habitat is at Rabbitkettle Lake. Wolves have been seen along the river valleys and moose and caribou are common prey for animals. There are also many rodents and bats as well as different weasel species. Medium sized animals such as Arctic ground squirrels, muskrats, beavers, otters, lynxes and red foxes have been seen. Moose are the most commonly seen animals at the park. Mountain goats are rarely seen because their habitat is mainly outside the boundaries of the park.
At Nahanni National Park, there have been 180 recorded species of birds. Of these species, 21% of them stay in the north all year around. Yohin Lake and Rabbitkettle Lake are two of the most important lakes for aquatic birds. Along South Nahanni River, hawks, American kestrels, bald and golden eagles, peregrine falcons and gyrfalcons have been seen.
The only known reptile/amphibian at Nahanni National Park is the wood frog. They have the widest distribution of any amphibian throughout the north.
At Nahanni, there are 16 different fish species in the South Nahanni Watershed: Lake trout, Dolly varden, Arctic grayling, Burbot, Longnose Sucker, Northern pike, Lake whitefish, Round whitefish, Mountain whitefish, Inconnu, Slimy sculpin, Lake chub, Longnose dance, Spoonhead sculpin, Trout perch and Spottail shiner.
How do goods get around Nahanni National Park?
At Nahanni National Park, there are only a couple ways to travel, as mentioned before. The three main ways are, traveling down the lake (i.e. canoe, kayak), traveling by road and traveling in the air. Therefore, there would only be the three ways for goods to travel as well.
How do ideas get around Nahanni National Park?
Your first idea was probably to use your cell phone. But, when using cell phones on the top of a mountain, there might not always be reception. Something, you could use is a walkie talkie. The only issue is that each walkie talkies has a different limit as of distance.
To get to Nahanni National Park, there is something called a floatplane. The floatplanes are located in many regional communities such as Fort Simpson and Yellowknife in Northwest Territories, Muncho Lake in British Columbia, and Watson Lake in Yukon. The landing places for floatplanes are Rabbitkettle Lake and Virginia Falls. If you are planning to use a floatplane, please make sure that it has a valid National Park business licence.
Another way to travel to Nahanni National Park is by using commercial outfitter's services such as canoeing or white-water rafting. Again, please make sure it is a legally licensed company.
There are many overland roads that lead to Nahanni National Park but there are no roads inside the park.
How do you get around Nahanni National Park?
There are many ways to get around Nahanni National Park. There are three licensed outfitter companies that offer guided trips in Nahanni National Park. These companies are Blackfeather the Wilderness Adventure Company, Nahanni River Adventures, and Nahanni Wilderness Adventures. You may also rent your own equipment. These equipment include canoes, rafts, spray skirts, paddles and tents.
To get full wilderness experience, you can take a plane and fly around the park. Please make sure you don't fly to low because it might disrupt other visitors and wildlife.
If you want to travel down the river, you can take a river taxi from Nahanni Butte to either Blackstone Territorial Park or Blackstone Landing. Make sure you book well in advance.
How do animals get around Nahanni National Park?
There have been forty-two animal species recorded in the park. The animals are not often seen but their tracks and scats are often seen. Both black and grizzly bears are often at Nahanni National Park. Their main habitat is at Rabbitkettle Lake. Wolves have been seen along the river valleys and moose and caribou are common prey for animals. There are also many rodents and bats as well as different weasel species. Medium sized animals such as Arctic ground squirrels, muskrats, beavers, otters, lynxes and red foxes have been seen. Moose are the most commonly seen animals at the park. Mountain goats are rarely seen because their habitat is mainly outside the boundaries of the park.
At Nahanni National Park, there have been 180 recorded species of birds. Of these species, 21% of them stay in the north all year around. Yohin Lake and Rabbitkettle Lake are two of the most important lakes for aquatic birds. Along South Nahanni River, hawks, American kestrels, bald and golden eagles, peregrine falcons and gyrfalcons have been seen.
The only known reptile/amphibian at Nahanni National Park is the wood frog. They have the widest distribution of any amphibian throughout the north.
At Nahanni, there are 16 different fish species in the South Nahanni Watershed: Lake trout, Dolly varden, Arctic grayling, Burbot, Longnose Sucker, Northern pike, Lake whitefish, Round whitefish, Mountain whitefish, Inconnu, Slimy sculpin, Lake chub, Longnose dance, Spoonhead sculpin, Trout perch and Spottail shiner.
How do goods get around Nahanni National Park?
At Nahanni National Park, there are only a couple ways to travel, as mentioned before. The three main ways are, traveling down the lake (i.e. canoe, kayak), traveling by road and traveling in the air. Therefore, there would only be the three ways for goods to travel as well.
How do ideas get around Nahanni National Park?
Your first idea was probably to use your cell phone. But, when using cell phones on the top of a mountain, there might not always be reception. Something, you could use is a walkie talkie. The only issue is that each walkie talkies has a different limit as of distance.