Torngat Mountains National Park
Our newest national park takes its name from the Inuktitut word Tongait. It is 9,700 square kilometres of spectacular wilderness stretching north from Saglek Fjord to the northern tip of Labrador, and westward from the Atlantic seacoast to the Quebec border. It's a land of mountains and polar bears, small glaciers and caribou where the Inuit hunt, fish and travel, just as aboriginal peoples have for thousands of years.
Because of its remote location, the park differs greatly from its more accessible cousins in the south. The journey requires careful planning, registration with park officials, and the right equipment. There are no roads, no campgrounds and no signs telling you where to go or what to see. Parks Canada recommends that a visitor engage the services of a trained Inuit polar bear guard when hiking in the park. Parks Canada provides interpretative programs, visitor reception, and orientation services, including safety briefings at the Torngat Mountains Base Camp at the southern boundary of the park throughout the summer.
The Torngat Mountains Base Camp, on Saglek Fjord just outside the park, is also the main access to the park. It will operate for seven weeks in 2011, from July 23 to September 3. For information on packages and bookings, please contact:
Juanita Peyton
Labrador Inuit Development Corporation (LIDC)
Tel: 709-896-8505
Email: basecamp@lidc.ca
Toll free: 1.855.TORNGAT (867-6428)
The Labrador Inuit Development Corporation also operates flights into nearby Saglek airstrip and Vision Atlantic Vacations offers a vacation package that includes hiking and a trip to Saglek Fjord.
Things to do
Experience the Torngat Mountains National Park Through an Inuit Cultural Lens: Join Inuit to experience spiritual and cultural sites and experience an Inuit harvesting trip as they gather food for the Torngat Mountains Base Camp. You can also take an overnight trip with Inuit into spectacular fjords where their ancestors have camped and walked before. When you join the Inuit on these trips listen to the ancient stories and legends of the area as you sip on hot tea and eat hot food that has been prepared over an open fire.
Sailing and cruise ships: Perhaps the best way to see the park is via cruise ship. Several small expeditionary ships annually visit the area. They use zodiacs or other small craft to ferry you ashore for hiking and sightseeing adventures.
Fishing: Catch the freshest Arctic char you're ever likely to enjoy in the rivers and saltwater areas within park boundaries.
Sightseeing by aircraft or chopper: You will be able to appreciate the sweeping majesty of the Torngat Mountains from the sky above.
Hiking: This remote and wild area is a place where people have lived for thousands of years. Soak up this ancient legacy as you walk in age-old footsteps. Everything you see and experience will leave an unexpected and remarkable impression.
Mountain climbing: Torngat Mountains National Park is a mountain climber's paradise, as you're surrounded by majestic, scaleable peaks within a scenic panorama almost impossible to imagine.
Backcountry skiing: A particularly exciting and spiritually-exhilarating way to see the park is when it's drenched in flawless, freshly fallen snow. Be the first person to leave your mark in a perfect, wild landscape of white.
Camping: The park has no official designated campsites or facilities. You can pitch your tent wherever the mood takes you – except at designated archaeological sites – keeping in mind that you are in polar bear country. Be sure to leave the pristine wilderness, just as you found it.
Where do I begin?
All visitors must register before entering Torngat Mountains National Park. The park's headquarters is located in the nearest town, Nain, which is 200 km south.
Parks Canada provides general trip-planning assistance. For more information, please consult the Torngat Mountains National Park website, or email the park at torngats.info@pc.gc.ca.
Other expedition resources include:
Location data provided by the operator. Please confirm location
before departure. Also see offshore area disclaimer.
The offshore lines appearing in the map above which purport to delimit the offshore area of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador have no legal effect. Apart from the boundaries established pursuant to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, which include the line established pursuant to the 2002 award of the arbitration tribunal concerning the delimitation of portions of the offshore areas between Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia, there are no agreed boundaries between the offshore areas of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada, the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island or Quebec or the Nunavut Territory, and no such boundaries have been established under statute, regulation or agreement. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has made these facts known to Google.
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