Torngat Mountains National Park

Welcome to Canada's beautiful Torngat Mountains National Park located on the northern coast of Labrador. Torngat is an Inuktitut Native American term that means place of spirits. The modern day Inuktitut believe that the spirits of their ancestors, who first arrived thousands of years ago, still roam these lands. These people still hunt and fish the land to this day and there are some archeological sites within the park that are over 7,000 years old. Torngat Mountains National Park gives home to wild creatures such as caribou, black bears, arctic foxes, and wolves. For the recreational enthusiast Torngat Mountains National Park boasts, back-country trails, beautiful coastal sailing, mountain climbing opportunities, and more. Come out and explore!

This was RecPlanet place of the day on May 19, 2015.