Quttinirpaaq National Park
If you are visiting a national park, national historic site, or national marine conservation area in Nunavut and need to report an emergency or require emergency assistance, please call 867-222-4673. Due to the tragic situation in Jasper, this number will be used in place of our regular emergency number until further notice.
ᒫᓐᓇ ᐳᓛᕈᕕᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕈᕕᑦ, ᐅᕗᖓ ᐅᖄᓚᒋᑦ 867-222-4673. ᖁᐊᕐᓵᕐᓇᖅᑐᕐᑕᖃᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᔮᔅᐳᒥᑦ, ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᓐᖏᓐᓂᖓᓂ..
Please note that the Resolute Bay Parks Canada Office will be closed as of June 14, 2024. The new office, located on the second floor of the old Co-op Hotel will open August 6, 2024. Call 867-222-0825 to contact Resolute Bay staff.
ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᖅᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓ ᒪᑐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ `ᔪᓂ 14, 2024. ᓄ`ᑕᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃ, ᐃᓂᒋᓂᐊᓕᖅᑕᖓ ᖁ`ᓚᓂ ᓇᑎᕐᒥ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᕕᓂᐊᓂ ᒪᑐᐃ`ᓚᖅᑐᖅ `ᐊᒋᓯ 6, 2024−ᒥ. ᐅ`ᖃᓚᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ 867-222-0825 ᖃᐅᔨᔪᒪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ.
Inuktitut for “land at the top of the world”, Quttinirpaaq is Canada’s northernmost national park. Its sprawling tundra is enriched by jagged black peaks and massive glaciers. Herds of muskoxen and Peary caribou roam this vast landscape where archaeological sites date back thousands of years.
Spring ski touring
What Quttinirpaaq lacks in powder, it more than makes up for in awe-inspiring routes.
Visiting Quttinirpaaq National Park
Activities and experiences
Things to do, hiking, skiing, climbing, glacier travel, and backcountry camping.
Plan your visit
How to get to here, where to stay, guides and outfitters, maps, brochures, and visitor information.
Camping and overnight accommodations
Types of accommodations, backcountry camping, where to stay in Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord.
Local guides and outfitters
Travel with a guided group or book a local tour in Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord.
Safety and guidelines
Important bulletins, weather and wildlife safety, terrain hazards, search and rescue, visitor guidelines.
Fees
Daily visitor fees, overnight camping, and annual backcountry passes.
About Quttinirpaaq National Park
Nature and science
Conservation, research and monitoring, the environment, and protecting species.
Stewardship and management
Cooperative management, plans and policies, implementation updates, contact information.
Contact Quttinirpaaq National Park
General inquiries:
1-867-975-4673 (Iqaluit office)
1-888-773-8888 (toll-free)
For emergencies within the park:
1-780-852-3100
Hours of operation
The park is open year-round.
Park office: Complete schedule
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