Summer
Summer Gear Guide: The Best Outdoor Adventure Gear for 2026
Hand-picked, tested and reviewed by the explore magazine team, here are the 13 best items for getting outdoors this summer season.
This Is the Best Thing I Did in the Rockies—and It’s Not What You Expect
Since then, my relationship with the Rockies has changed.
Hate Camping? Here’s How You Can Learn to Love It by Summer
If you’re learning to love camping by summer, I can offer advice gained from experience.
Adventure, Partner Content, Summer, Water sports
Finding His Line: Jimmy Martinello on Adventure, Family and Knowing When to Turn Back
Kids don’t float. That’s why this PFD from iconic Canadian brand Mustang Survival is a summer must-have for my family.
Cool Off in These 10 Refreshing Blue Flag Beaches in Ontario
These 10 standout beaches are not only beautiful but deeply committed to protecting their water and shorelines…
Adventure, Canadian, Editors' Picks, Inclusivity, Summer
The Truth About Experiencing a Canadian Summer as a Third Culture Adult
As a third culture adult—British, Indian and Canadian—I’ve come to realize that summer here isn’t something I inherited.
The Way of the Wolf: Fat, Fast and Feral—A Recipe for a Successful Epic Canoe Expedition
In following the mantra of being ‘fat, fast, and feral,’ your dreams of completing an Epic canoe journey through the Arctic will become reality.
Adventure, environment, Summer, What's New Wednesdays
Planning for Wildfire Season Is Now Essential Across Canada
Smolders explained that it starts with trip planning and research, looking at both weather and conditions, as well as changes to the landscape.
10 of the Best Outdoor Adventure Summer Camps across Canada
Although summer is several weeks away, now is the time to be thinking about summer camps.
British Columbia, Summer, Travel
23 Beautiful Places to Enjoy the Water around Vancouver
Escape the heat with the best bodies of water around Vancouver.
