I have been very fortunate in being able to visit many great Canadian destinations over the years. July is the perfect time to take a family road trip – school’s out so the kids are up for an adventure! There are endless possibilities when it comes to the type of road trips you can take from a local destination, to one across the country.
Not sure where you want to go or what a destination may have to offer? Here are three great adventures to get your mind wandering and maybe inspire your next trip: Quebec City, Haliburton and Tofino.
- Tofino, British Columbia. Looking for something truly picturesque? Head to Canada’s surf capital – Tofino. Get your family on a ferry from Vancouver to Nanaimo and drive along the Pacific Rim Highway for a truly breathtaking view of mountains and lakes, along with rainforest. The area is also known for its trees, which grow in spectacular sizes. Some trees are believed to be 1000 years old.
- Haliburton, Ontario. Truly the quintessential summer escape from the big city, you’ll practically feel the stress lifting as you start driving into cottage country. There are several scenic route options, dotted with great ice cream parlours along the way, which all lead to good times ahead. Whether you stay for the day or rent a cottage, you’ll want to make sure you stop at Webers in Orillia, a Canadian burger landmark since 1963.
- Quebec City, Quebec. Whatever direction you’re coming in from, stop in a few francophone villages on your way into the old city to soak up the culture, food and French! Making your way through the beautiful and lush countryside, you’ll be thrilled to arrive at your final destination: old Quebec City, a city full of history, architecture, cobble stone streets and endless charm.
Before you head out on a great adventure, make sure you’re well prepared, especially when kids are involved – we’re hoping for less “are we there yet?” and more “wow, this is amazing!” You’ll always want to pack things like a GPS system, snacks, sunscreen, and sun protection, first aid supplies and good music!
To get you ready for your family adventure this summer, here are some very practical products to put in your travel toolkit. We’re sending along product samples to get you started and also have a giveaway for your readers.
- GRAVOL™ Natural Source™ Ginger Lozenges – curb motion sickness for you and your kids (over the age of six) with these chewable lozenges – convenient, portable and no water required! GRAVOLTM Kids Quick Dissolve Chewables are a great option for your little ones two years and over! (GRAVOLTM Kids Quick Dissolve Chewables are not included in giveaway).
- OxiClean™ Foam Pretreat – spills and stains are bound to happen on road trips, treat them the day they happen and then throw the item in the wash a few days later when you make it to your destination!
- ORAJEL™ Anticavity Fluoride Toothpaste 119g, in either Super Mario™ or The Ultimate Spider-ManTM or My Little Pony™ – with road trips come snacks and fast food so ensuring your little ones are brushing is of the upmost importance.
- Vitafusion™ Women’s and Men’s Complete Multivitamins – are geared towards providing essential nutrients specifically needed by men and women to maintain their health, in a tasty gummy that you can take without water, perfect for on-the-go!
Road trips are a great way to share this fabulous country with your kids. Get out and meet the locals and educate yourself a bit more about this great nation. Road trips are more affordable than you would think as well since you can pack a cooler and pretty much just pay for gas. Especially if you have a tent or RV.
Let me know what your favourite place is to road in Canada is!
1 lucky Canadian reader is going to win a great road trip travel pack from Church & Dwight valued at $50. Fill out the form below to enter. Good luck!
I would love to take a big road trip across Canada,,from NL to BC!
I would love to take a road trip to Nova Scotia, it would be so nice!!
I would love to road trip up to Alaska this summer
~Jonnie
I would love to take a road trip across Newfoundland !!
I would like to take a road trip to Toronto this summer.
I would love to do a road trip in PEI this summer!
I would love to take a road trip to Nova Scotia this summer , but it’s not in the cards so we are thinking maybe Jasper
I would love to take a road trip to New Brunswick & Nova Scotia.
I would love to take a road trip to Jasper
I would love to take a road trip to Newfoundland someday. I’ve heard wonderful stories.
I’d like to take a road trip to Winnipeg to see family.
I would like to take a road trip to Algonquin Park this summer
I’d like to take a road trip to Ontario to visit my family.
love to take a road trip back to Alberta, revisit the badlands, take the icefield hwy and just revisit where we lived!
I want to travel the Cabot Trail and take in some beautiful scenery.
I would like to take my kids on a roadtrip to Niagara Falls this summer!
We have a road trip planned to the East coast, Nova Scotia and PEI
I would love to take a road trip to Oregon.
We would like to take a road trip to Kananaskis this summer.
I would like to take a road trip through the small towns of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
I’d like to take a road trip to PEI. I’ve never visited, but I’d love to!
I would like to go to Vancouver Island
I would love to take a road trip to Vancouver to visit family.
I would like to go to Quebec or Nova Scotia.
Would love to go to Nunavut
I would love to take trip to the Kawartha’s this year.
I would love to take a road trip to Montreal, QC
I WOULD LOVE TO ROAD TRIP TO THE WEST COAST…
I would love to road trip to PEI this summer.
I would love to take a trip out east so I can see all the beautiful scenery plus I can eat a lobster
Halifax would be a nice road trip.
I would like to take a road trip to Calgary to visit my son and his family.
Would love to take a road trip to Niagara Falls this summer.
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love to take a road trip to Niagara Falls for a wine tour
I would love to take a road trip to Vancouver!
We are road tripping around Michigan.
I would love to take a road trip through the Ottawa Valley and Brockville Ontario, it’s so beautiful there a road trip would be amazing!
I like to take a road trip in my own province to Twillingate, NL. I have never been there.
Road trips are great- bu t I drive for a living! Probably Niagara Falls is in the books for time off this year!
I would like to travel to PEI this summer.
I would love to take a road trip to PEI
Id love to drive to Calgary
I would love to take a road trip to Vancouver
I’d love to still be able to take a road trip to the star party in AUG..sadly, not this year
I would like to go to Niagara Falls.
I would like to go to Quebec city
hopefully going on a road trip to banff
montreal would be nice
I would love to take a road trip to Alberta
I would love to take a drive to PEI …all the way at the other end of Canada 🙂
I would love to take a road trip out to Victoria BC
I would love to go to Nova Scotia for a road trip.
I would love to road trip out to New Brunswick from Ontario.
I would love to take a road trip from Nova Scotia to Canada’s Wonderland
I would love to take a road trip to Alberta to meet my new niece.
to Newfoundland. thanks
If I had the money I would love to take my kids on a road trip down the Oregon Coast
I would love to drive to Kelowna to visit my relatives and drink some wine 😉
i would like to take a road trip to Sandbanks!
I would love to travel to the East Coast.
I would love to take a short road trip to St Jacobs to show the kids.
I would like to take a road trip to P.E.I. to see the great land and people there, and enjoy seafood!
Just little road trips for us this summer!! Mostly to the beach 🙂
I’d like to take a road trip to Newfoundland this summer to visit my uncle and aunt.
I would love to take a road trip to the East Coast!
I would love to travel to the East Coast – PEI to be exact!
I’d like to go to PEI.
I would like to go to Blue Mountain in Ontario.
I would like to go to Edmonton.
Vancouver would be where I would love to spend time this summer!
I would love to go to Tobermory
OMGoodness…the Maritimes!!!
I would love to roadtrip to northern Saskatchewan – minus the funnel clouds.
We just got back from a three day music festival in Quebec so the farthest from home we’ll be going now is the cottage!
We hope to go around the Cabot Trail this summer and enjoy some delicious seafood along the way
I would like to take a road trip to Niagara Falls this summer
I would absolutely LOVE to go to the West Coast of Canada to see the mountains. I have only seen them from a distance and would love to drive and walk on them. 😀
A road trip across the Prairies and throughout B.C. would be amazing!
I would love to take a road trip to PEI ,would be amazing to see the red mud and have fresh seafood 🙂
To the rockies
I’d like to drive across Vancouver Island
I would love to take a road trip to Quebec City.
I’d love to take a road trip to PEI this summer.
I’d love to go to the cottage in Madawaska one last time before i die
I’d like to take a road trip to St. John’s.
I’d like to go to banff.
I would love to take a road trip to Vancouver because I have never been to BC yet. It would be long road trip but scenic on the way I am sure.
I would love to take a road trip to Tobermory.
I really want to take a trip to Niagara Falls so fun
If we had the chance would love to drive out to montreal
I would love to take my family on a road trip to Vancouver Island this summer.
I’d love to take a road trip out to Alberta to visit family!
I would like to go to Vancouver Island this summer for a road trip.
Quibell outside of Vermilion Bay
I’d like to explore Northern Ontario.
From Ontario to Nova Scotia to visit family.
New Brunswick
We just returned from Gaspe Bay Quebec. We are now camping locally and we hope to do Canada’s Wonderland for the remainder of the summer.
I would like to take a road trip to British Columbia through the Rockies
I would love to go to Vancouver.
PEI , if I had the money I would be gone already
I would road trip to NYC
Planning on taking a road trip to Toronto this summer!
I would love to drive to New Brunswick
I would like to go to the Rockies.
I would love to take a road trip to PEI!
I would like to take a trip through some of the islands around Vancouver, like Salt Spring and Bowen Island.
Always wanted to visit the west of Canada
I would love to visit Vancouver Island this summer. It has been many years since we have been there.
I would like to go to Newfoundland
I would love to go to Victoria!
I would love to take a road trip right across Canada…from Victoria to St. John’s.
I’d love to road trip to the Okanagan.
I would like to take a road trip to the Canadian east coast.
This summer I want to take a road trip to Newfoundland.
I will like to go to Quebec City
I would love to go to Vancouver, BC.
I’d like to visit Montreal
Good luck to you all.
Hugs.
I have always wanted to go to Victoria, BC
I would love to go to Newfoundland
I would love to go to Pelee Island
I’d love to do a road trip through Nova Scotia. I lived there as a child but would love to revisit as an adult.
My favorite road trip is across Canada but to spend time in NB , NS, PEI
Would love to go to PEI