To see the northern lights in british columbia you ll need to get away from more than the city.
Cities in canada to see northern lights.
Whether you re planning a trip to see polar bears in manitoba or city hopping through the southeastern cities like montreal and toronto canada is a wonderland for cultural and outdoors experiences.
Pay attention to darkness as a factor for choosing your northern lights destination.
It s also the most popular northern lights destination in north america.
Jasper has the darkest skies so if there is a high kp more than kp6 it is a good place to see northern lights in canada.
Stay away from major cities like toronto vancouver and montreal where light pollution will mask the aurora borealis.
Travelers who visit the yukon in the winter months will likely see the northern lights more than once.
2 northern lights in yellowknife yellowknife is located in northwest territories in canada and this is the place you should check in at first instance if you are chasing northern lights in canada.
Inland northern british columbia such as dawson creek is a great place to spend a night with your eyes to sky before beginning a trip up the alaska highway.
And there are fewer campgrounds in the area.
Not only is iqaluit a great place to see the northern lights but it can serve as a base for numerous arctic activities including polar bear viewing kayaking and ice fishing.
Another way to take northern lights viewing to new heights.
Iqaluit is nunavut s capital and also its largest city.
The very best place to see aurora borealis in canada if not the world is the northwest territories where they re generally visible 240 nights a year.
Your first association to british columbia must be vancouver but to witness northern lights in this province you ll need to stray away from this city.
You ll also have to escape the cloudy weather on the coast.
Not many people outside of canada have ever heard of churchill but it s one of the top three places in the world to see the northern lights thanks to its location directly under the auroral oval.
Northern labrador newfoundland and labrador.
Venture just a short distance away from the city of whitehorse s light pollution and you can.
Aboard the aurora 360.
The ideal location to indulge yourself in this natural phenom in northern british columbia must be muncho lake provincial park.
With canada s aurora 360 you can see the northern lights at eye level.