The Ontario Government operates a large network of provincial parks. The goal of Ontario Parks is to ensure that Ontario's provincial parks protect significant natural, cultural, and recreational environments, while providing ample opportunities for visitors to participate in recreational activities.
There are six classes of parks: Recreation, Historical, Natural Environment, Nature Reserve, Waterway, and Wilderness.
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23 km east of Dryden. Lake ringed with boreal forest. Swimming on natural sand beach, hiking, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
50 km east of Timmins. Access by air and water. Waterway park of the Abitibi and Black rivers. Runs through coniferous forest, swamps, eskers, kettle basins, and waterfowl nesting areas. Backcountry canoeing, camping, fishing. Natural features, facilities, location.
90 km north of Kapuskasing. Glaical Wisconsin Kipling till. Canoeing, fishing. Natural features, facilities, location.
165 km of Sioux Lookout. Waterway park passes through moraines, drumlins, and a variety of water-shaped landforms. Backcountry canoeing and camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
48 km northwest of Nipigon. Moraine, mesa, and cuesta. Many species of liverwort plants and lichens. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Park is a canoeing and recreational area in Northwestern Ontario with high-quality fly-in fishing and hunting, one of the world's largest boreal forest reserves, and wilderness canoeing areas.
100 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Mixed boreal forest, including some mature red and white pine stands. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of Huntsville. Canadian Shield lands. Shores of the glacial Lake Algonquin. Swimming, canoeing, fishing, cross-country skiing, ski rental, skating. Natural features, facilities, location.
80 km north of Blind River. Canadian Shield land with glacial outwash plain and "mega ripples". Hiking trail, scenic outlook. Facilities limited to parking and toilets. Natural features, facilities, location.
Georgian Bay, 11 km northwest of Penetanguishene. Bluff, boulder fields, cobble beaches, kettle lakes, and sand dunes. Camping, canoeing, swimming, fishing, hiking, snorkeling, and cross-country skiing. Natural features, facilities, location.
Between Kirkfield and Coboconk. Canadian Shield lands. Chain of lakes linked to the Trent-Severn Waterway. Boating, boat rental, fishing, swimming, hiking, staffed programs, camping, walk-in campsites. Natural features, facilities, location.
5 km west of Orillia. Open fields, southern forests, and wetlands. Swimming, fishing, winter activities, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Boating, picnicking, playground. Day-use park. Facilities, location.
25 km east of Owen Sound on the Niagara Escarpment. Crevice caves, exposed Silurian and Ordovician bedrock strata, escarpment, and a swamp. No camping. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
14 km west of Barry's Bay. Rare encrusted saxifrage growing on the large cliff. Canoeing, fishing, hiking, and nature viewing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
East of Bracebridge. Canadian Shield land with layered gneiss rock, and a moraine. Day-use park. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Halfway between Sudbury and Chapleau. Water access only. Canadian Shield and boreal forest. Backcountry camping, canoeing, and fishing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
55 km northwest of Owen Sound on the Bruce Peninsula. Lake Huron shore with a beaver swamp and a beach. Swimming. Facilities limited to parking and toilets. Natural features, facilities, location.
48 km northwest of Dryden. Glacial lake of super-clear water. Hiking, fishing, staffed programs, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Between Belleville and Renfrew. Mazinaw Rock, a sheer 100 m cliff, is painted with Native pictographs. Swimming, boating, fishing, canoe rental, hiking, camping, canoe- and walk-in campsites. Natural features, facilities, location, QuickTime VR tour.
35 km east of Ignace. Access by air only. Glacial moulin kame rising more than 80 m above a peat-covered plain. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
37 km southwest of Pembroke. Bonnechere River was a timber route. Beaver pond and marsh. Boating, fishing, hiking, lodges, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
40 km southwest of Pembroke. Waterway park. River runs through mixed forests. Canoeing, fishing, swimming. Nearby to Bonnechere Provincial Park. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
4 km east of Shelbourne. Stream runs through glacial moraines. Forests, open fields, wetlands. Bruce Trail hiking. Facilities limited to hiking trails. Natural features, facilities, location.
75 km northeast of Ignace. Waterway park. Precambrian rock, mixed forest, glacial esker, outwash plain, and moraine. Backcountry canoeing, camping, and fishing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Between Burlington and Oakville. Stream, forests, and operating 1900 farm. Hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, staffed programs, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
10 km southeast of Dryden. Access by water. 8 m of varved clays. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula. Karst pavement limestone. Cliffs. Part of the park is within Bruce Peninsula National Park. No camping. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
East shore of Lake of the Woods. Home to northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass. loons, grouse, eagles, ospreys, and barred owls. Hiking, boating, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
4 km west of Barry's Bay. Algonquin Highlands land. Swimming, canoeing, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
70 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Proterozoic bedrock with broken shallow sandy till and lacustrine clays. White cedar forests and wetlands. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
40 km east of Thunder Bay. Rocky canyon outcrop covered in rare arctic-alpine plants. Bat cave. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
75 km south of Pembroke. Geological features and rare plant species, including the purple cliffbrake. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
100 km west of Timmins. Waterway park with two rivers cut through Precambrian rock. Boreal forests and wetlands are home to moose. Backcountry canoeing, camping, and fishing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of Gananoque. Lowland forests, hemlock ridges, and wetlands. Camping, hiking, swimming, fishing, canoeing, staffed programs. Natural features, facilities, location.
East of Espanola. Waterfalls on the Aux Sables River. Hiking, fishing, golfing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
James Bay lowlands, 140 km north of Cochrane. Devonian bedrock exposure. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Georgian Bay near Collingwood. Fossilized remains of tribolites. Fishing, boating, boardsailing, diving, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
15 km north of Sleeman. Bogs, swamps, and peatland. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
30 km west of Timmins. Mature stands of red and white pine. Fishing, swimming, boating, and hiking. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
East of Oshawa. Former pioneer farmland. Log home dating from the 1830s. Hiking, birding, boating, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
South of Collingwood. Playground and hiking trails. Bruce Trail hiking. No camping. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
60 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Mesa of intruded Precambrian rock. Forest includes alder thickets, balsam fir, spruce, white spruce, and white pine. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
60 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Proterozoic rock above an escarpment. White pine and lichen barrens. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
40 km north of Deep River. Glacial esker and evidence of 1975 forest fire. Hiking, canoeing, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Southeast shore of Lake Simcoe. Swampland is home to rare plants and birds such as the marsh wren, osprey, and caspian tern. Offshore sandbar. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Southeast of Owen Sound. Crevice caves. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of Orangeville near Alliston. Meandering Boyne River. Home to over 100 species of bird. Boating, biking, pool, staffed programs, cross-country skiing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
9 km west of Pelee Island. Access by water. Kentucky coffee trees shelter a major breeding colony of great blue herons, black-crowned night herons, and great egrets. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Lake Superior, 42 km east of Thunder Bay. Access by boat. Low lying island with boreal forest and Paleohelikian, Southern Province, volcanic, and sedimentary rocks. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
15 km east of Bancroft. Wetland and sand flat with poplar, white birch, ash, buffaloberry, and purple flowering raspberry. Three waterfalls. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Northwest of Peterborough. Open meadows, forests, marshes, wet cedar forests. Swimming, camping, lodges, hiking, boating, fishing, staffed programs. Natural features, facilities, location.
37 km northeast of Kirkland Lake. 29 kettle lakes with one of the largest eskers in Ontario. Sand dunes and other post-glacial formations. Swimming, canoeing, canoe rental, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
55 km west of Sudbury. Sudbury Nickel Irruptive and Fairbank fault. Swimming, hiking, boating, fishing, diving, cross-country skiing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
450 km north of Sioux Lookout. Waterway park. Transition zone between the boreal and sub-arctic forest. Backcountry camping and canoeing. Natural features, facilities, location.
30 km east of Peterborough. Glacial drumlins, limestone bedrock, bluff. Hiking, boating on the Trent River, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
1 km south of Temagami. Steep cliffs and stands of pine. Hiking, swimming, diving, boating, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Southwest spit of Pelee Island. Shallow-sand, limestone plain. Sand spit and dune system with deciduous forest. Birding. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Located on the Ottawa River, 8 km north of Arnprior. Cathedral forest of century-old white pine and 300-year-old bur oak. Hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
140 km northeast of Sault Ste. Marie. Silt deposits from a glacial lake and a braided esker complex. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
24 km northwest of Brampton. Gorge and waterfall. Glacial features such as kame hills and kettle lakes. Bruce Trail hiking. Natural features, facilities, location.
65 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Examples of natural succession. Steep cliffs, marshes, bogs, and swamps. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
30 km northeast of Timmins. Access by water. Connaught varved clays. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
River flows from Lake Nipissing to Georgian Bay. Waterway park. Canadian Shield land. Voyageur route. Backcountry canoeing. Natural features, facilities, location.
Volunteer group has joined with Ontario Lake Partners to monitor phosphate levels which have an impact on human activity and are an important indicator of water quality.
A natural environment class park containing a variety of glacial landscapes. Hike, bike, ski, camp.
Park information, fees, guided trips, information about the Friends.
Photos, publications, links to outfitters and other related sites.
Discusses camping, hiking trails, canoeing, fishing and other park activities. Also, park news and updates, publications, summer interpretive programs, friends information and visitor centre information.
Birding reports, history of the Friends, local opportunities, events.
News and information on camping, trails, and flora and fauna. Between Grand Bend and Lambton Shores, Ontario.
Established in 1984, the Friends is a charitable organization whose primary goal is the preservation of Quetico Provincial Park as a unique wilderness area. Publications, photo gallery, events, history.
Park information, programs and events, bird sightings, deer count.
Park information, maps, photos, newsletter.
12 km northeast of Sydenham. Canadian Shield land. Home to many unusual species of birds. Swimming, fishing, backcountry hiking and canoeing. Natural features, facilities, location.
41 km northwest of Hearst. White cedar forest surrounded by boreal forest. Boating, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Describes a unique and beautiful natural environment in the Parry Sound area with a wide range of wildlife, recreational opportunities, and cottage areas. Provides historical, environmental, and local resources information.
North of Port Severn. Stunted forest, exposed bedrock, and wetlands. Hiking and cross-country skiing. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Southeast of Nipigon. River runs through deltaic sands. Bird's-foot delta. Hiking. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
32 km northwest of Cochrane. Eskers and kettle lakes. Home to moose, bear, and wolf. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
80 km north of Parry Sound. Red and white pine, maple, and yellow birch forests. Swimming, fishing, hiking, canoe routes. Natural features, facilities, location.
90 km northwest of Sudbury. Glacial eskers, kames, and moraines. Swimming, boating, canoe routes, hiking, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
19 km west of Gravenhurst. Atlantic coastal plain vegetation. Hiking, canoeing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
6 km northeast of Orangeville. Gorge, forested moraines, and open meadows. Bruce Trail hiking. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Bruce Peninsula, 65 km north of Owen Sound. Niagara Escarpment land with subsurface karst pavement. Wild flowers and ferns. Bruce trail hiking. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
38 km north of Lindsay. Access by water. Limestone escarpment and eastern wetland. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Lake Huron west of Tiverton. Limestone bedrock and sand dunes. Swimming, boating, fishing. Day-use park. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of Wiarton on the Bruce Peninsula. The features demonstrate the natural progression from the shallow waters of Ira Lake to deciduous forest. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
South of Foleyet. Galcial eskers and kettle lakes in boreal forest. Hiking, swimming, fishing, boating, access to Wakami Lake canoe route, staffed programs. Natural features, facilities, location.
16 km northeast of Huntsville. Mature forest of maple, hemlock, yellow birch, beech, basswood. Hiking, swimming, canoeing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Lake Erie, 7 km southwest of Dunnville. Fine sand beach and forest. Swimming, boating, walking, bird-watching. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
25 km southwest of St. Thomas. 33 m bluffs rise above Lake Erie. Carolinian forest. Nature walks, picnics. Day-use park. Natural features, facilities, location.
70 km northwest of Owen Sound inside Bruce Peninsula National Park. Jack pine forest is winter home to deer. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
90 km northwest of Nipigon. Wetlands such as fluvial marsh, treed fen, low shrub fen, and a "graminoid" fen.Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
120 km north of Thunder Bay. Glacial moraine with kame knoll, outwash plain, and troughs. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
32 km west of Thunder Bay. 39 m waterfall into a Precambrian Shield gorge. Camping, hiking, swimming, staffed programs. Natural features, facilities, location.
30 km east of Nipigon. Red-purple rock called mudstone. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of New Liskeard. Mixed forests, Englehart River with waterfalls, fossils. Fishing, hiking, camping, cross-country skiing. Natural features, facilities, location.
85 km west of Thunder Bay. Access by water. Glcial features including an esker complex, outwash apron, and a glaciated lake spillway. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
50 km north of Peterborough. Rolling uplands broken by granite exposures. Backcountry camping. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
72 km southeast of Moosonee. Access by water or air. 80 km of riving running through James Bay lowlands. Backcountry Canoeing, camping, and fishing. Natural features, facilities, location.
40 km east of Timmins. 20 glacial kettle lakes. Boreal forest and sub-arctic tundra. Hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
North shore of Georgian Bay. Wilderness park with white quartzite ridges, pine and hardwood forests, and boggy lowlands. Backcountry hiking, canoeing, and camping. Campground, staffed programs. Natural features, facilities, location.
West of Parry Sound. Canadian Shield land, steep Georgian Bay coastline, forests, and bogs. Swimming, boating, diving, staffed programs, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
5 km west of London. Meadows and forests. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
200 km north of Thunder Bay. Waterway park running through wilderness of northern boreal forest. Backcountry canoeing and camping, swimming, fishing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
140 km northwest of Sudbury. Second growth mixed forest. Fishing, canoeing, wildlife viewing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
80 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Waterway park. Historic fur trade route. Backcountry camping and canoeing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
West of New Liskeard. Canadian Shield land, old-growth pine forests, 25 m waterfall. Backcountry white-water canoeing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of Nipigon. Cliffs and green-black sand beaches. Swimming, canoeing, camping. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
43 km north of Rainy River. Northern and Southern forests, and prairie. Many species of bird. No facilities. Natural features, location.
Southeast of Belleville. Collapsed doline lake. Non-motorized boating, swimming. Day-use park. Natural features, facilities, location.
45 km north of Bancroft. Canadian Shield land. Boating, boat rental, fishing, camping, rockhounding. Natural features, facilities, location.
Eastern shore of Lake Superior, south of Wawa. Steep walled valleys of ancient mountains. Hiking, canoe routes, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
West of Parry Sound in Georgian Bay. Fossil deposits and home to many birds. Nature reserve; no facilities, no camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Bruce Peninsula about 80 km north of Owen Sound. Niagara Escarpment lands overlooking Georgian Bay. Bruce Trail hiking. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
66 km north of Cochrane. Glaical features such as eskers, kames, kettles, and moraines. 26 m waterfall and stand of 300 year-old pine. Backcountry canoeing, camping, and fishing. Natural features, facilities, location.
Northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula within Bruce Peninsula National Park. Barrens, scrub cliffs, palisade forests, and karst pavements. No camping. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
100 km north of Geraldton. Waterway park with boreal forests. Backcountry canoeing and camping. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
90 km west of Thunder Bay. Moraine and a small delta. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Shore of Lake Nipigon. Rare arctic and alpine plants. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
20 km northeast of Dryden. Prairie lands. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Peninsula in Lake Erie, 45 km southwest of Simcoe. 40 km peninsula is home to many migratory birds. Birding, hiking, boating, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Northeast of Bancroft. Eskers, kames, outwash plains, kettle lakes, and sandbars. Hiking, canoeing, fishing, camping at canoe-in sites. Natural features, facilities, location.
Shores of Lake Huron, south of Port Elgin. Woodlands, silver maple swamps, cattail marshes, ponds, fens, and bogs. Hiking, swimming, bird watching, cycling, wind-surfing, camping, lodges.
8 km east of Geraldton, Ontario. Gravel-filled esker. Boating, fishing, camping.
28 kilometres south of Elk Lake. Access by air and water only. Numerous rivers, small waterfalls, and ravines. Backcountry canoeing.
Nature reserve is 20 km southwest of North Bay in Lake Nipissing. Accessible by water only. Swimming, boating and nature viewing. Day-use park. No facilities.
Between lakes Simcoe and Couchiching. Open fields, forest, and wetlands. Swimming, boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
"Quiet spot for a walk in the woods" is east of Peterborough. Beech, maple, elm and hemlock forests, drumlins. Day-use park. Hiking.
56 km north of North Bay. Old growth pine forests. Reconstructed 19th Centuring logging camp. Canoe route, canoe rental, hiking, biking, camping.
35 km south of Parry Sound. Access by water only. 21 km of Georgian Bay shoreline. Home to many animals including the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. Non-motorized boating, fishing, hiking, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
75 km south of Pembroke. Canadian Shield land with biotite gneiss, quartzite, marble, and granite. Nature reserve; no facilities.
70 km west of Thunder Bay. Forested outwash plain, forested dunes, and wetlands. Nature reserve; no facilities.
West of the Ottawa River along the Mattawa River. Waterway park. Route for voyageurs and natives. White-water rafting and canoeing, canoe tripping. Marked portages.
72 km northwest of Vermilion Bay. Old growth white pine forests. Nature reserve; no facilities.
18 km from Orillia on northeast shore of Lake Simcoe. Glacial drumlin. Hiking, swimming, boating, access to the Trent-Severn Waterway, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
17 km northwest of Napanee. Open and treed fen. Birdwatching, wildlife viewing, nature photography, hiking. Nature reserve; no facilities.
8 km southwest of Wawa. Ruins of a French trading post. Hiking and nature viewing. No facilities.
West of South River, between Huntsville and North Bay. Site of ancient glacial lake. Boreal forests. Hiking, boating, fishing, camping.
20 km south of Sioux Lookout. Glacial features including kames and wave-cut terraces. Nature reserve; no facilities.
South shore of Manitoulin Island. Limestone bedrock and wetlands. Nature reserve; no facilities.
Describes the park's natural features, facilities including camp sites and activities, classification and restrictions, directions with map to a location, a distance of 88 km by gravel road from Chapleu.
Park is southwest of Blind River, Ontario on the North Channel of Georgian Bay. Birdsfoot delta with sandy beach and sand bars. Nature reserve; no facilities.
25 km north of Elliott Lake, Ontario. Glacial evidence and fossils. Hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, staffed programs, cross-country skiing, camping.
14 km northeast of Orangeville. Niagara Escarpment lands with crevice caves, an upland limestone plain, and talus slopes. Hiking. Facilities limited to parking, trails, and toilets.
Between Sault Ste. Marie and Montreal River Harbour. Access by water only. Outcrops of granite and diabase. Lichen barrens. Nature reserve; no facilities.
East of Goderich. Forested area home to provincially rare plant and bird communities. Nature reserve; no facilities.
19 km south of Perth. Restored turn of the century mine, a ruined sawmill, pioneer homesteads. Swimming, boating, boat rental, hiking, children's programs, lodges, camping, including electrical sites.
West of Hearst. Nature reserve; developed trails and playground; fishing facilities including boat launch, fish cleaning station and fish smoker.
26 km west of Marathon. Canadian Shield land. Home to woodland caribou. Swimming, boating, hiking, staff-led programs, camping, including electrical sites.
20 km north of Shelburne on the Niagara Escarpment. Escarpment lands, forests, and meadows. Bruce Trail hiking. No facilities.
South of Belleville. Baymouth sandbars. Swimming, boating, fishing, cycling, sailboarding.
35 km northwest of Cochrane. Access by water only. Nature reserve; no facilities.
South-west of Wasaga Beach. Nature reserve; no facilities.
Georgian Bay, 50 km south of Parry Sound. Adjacent to Georgian Bay Islands National Park. Spotted turtle, hog-nosed snake, fox snake, and massasauga rattlesnake. No facilities.
10 km southeast of Parry Sound. Beach, forest, Muskoka-like terrain. Hiking, camping, including electrical and walk-in sites.
South-west of New Liskeard. Waterway park. Polished bedrock, boulder fields, sandy beaches, and wetlands. Backcountry canoeing. No facilities.
56 km northwest of Wawa. Boreal forest, jack pines. Swimming, boating, fishing, birding, hiking, camping, including electrical sites.
In Windsor, Ontario. Native prairie vegetation, savanna, and open woodland. Adjacent to Ojibway Nature Centre. Day-use only.
25 km southwest of Sioux Lookout. Boreal forest. Campers sometimes hear the baying of wolves. Swimming, boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
245 km north of Red Lake, along the Manitoba border. Access by air only. Opasquia Moraine, home of wolverines. White-water canoeing and wilderness trekking. No facilities.
Adjacent to Algonquin Provincial Park, 87 km northeast of Bancroft. 34 distinct forest communities including white pine, sugar maple, poplar, and white birch. Backcountry hiking and canoeing. No facilities.
250 km northeast of Sioux Lookout and 60 km northeast of Pickle Lake. Brackish tidal marshes. Native historical sites. Backcountry canoeing and camping. No facilities.
Southeast of Pembroke, 20 km east of Beachburg. White water. Wilderness trekking and white-water rafting. No facilities.
60 km northeast of Thunder Bay. Steep-sided canyon, arctic-alpine plants. Hiking, fishing, day-use only.
Western edge of Algonquin Provincial Park. Glacial plunge basin at Gravel Falls. Nine distinct forest communities. Canoeing, hiking. Facilities limited to parking, toilets, and trails.
200 km north of Dryden. Marshes, bogs, sandy ridges, high cliffs of silt and clay. Swimming, hiking, boating, canoe routes, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
76 km north of Sault Ste. Marie on Lake Superior. Sandy beach. wild berries. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, camping, including electrical sites.
170 km north of Thunder Bay. Accessible by water only. Moraine and eskers. No facilities.
20 km northeast of Cobourg. Oak Ridges Moraine land. Hiking, Facilities limited to parking, toilets, and trails.
55 km northeast of Peterborough. Native rock carvings, called petroglyphs. Hiking, staffed programs, day-use only.
68 km west of Thunder Bay. River gorge with water falls. Hiking, camping.
6 km south of Grand Bend on Lake Huron. Sand dunes, meadows, oak savanna. Swimming, boating, canoe rental, fishing, birding, bike trail, bike rental, hiking, cross-country skiing, ski rental, ski chalet, toboggan run, lodges, camping, including electrical sites.
200 km north of Sioux Lookout. Precambrian bedrock and boreal forests. White-water canoeing, wilderness hiking. No facilities.
Lake Huron, north of Goderich. Bluffs, sand-and-pebble beach, orchards, forest. Swimming, boating, staffed programs, annual pig roast, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, camping, including electrical sites.
Western shore of Hudson Bay, above James Bay. Access by airplane only. Low-lying tundra. Wilderness park; no facilities except airplane landing strips.
Black Bay Peninsula in Lake Superior. Lava flows, grey-green basalt. No facilities.
Southeast of St. Thomas on Lake Erie. Sandy shoreline. Swimming, boating. Day-use only. Camping nearby.
26 km south of Tillsonburg on Lake Erie. Woodlands, beach savannas, dune system. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, children's programs, camping, including electrical sites.
35 km east of Wawa. Glacial potholes and troughs. Hiking. Facilities limited to parking, toilets, and a trail.
Lake Superior's north shore 40 km west of Marathon. Ridge-dune complex with swales. Hiking. No facilities.
Niagara Escarpment, 83 km southeast of Owen Sound. Glacier features including meltwater channels, moraine, outwash, and till. Fishing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, hiking, Bruce Trail access. No camping. No facilities.
In Lake Superior, 40 km south of Nipigon. Canadian Shield island with a 10-metre-thick wedge of metasedimentary rock, called "Puff Island conglomerate". No camping. No facilities.
40 km north and northeast of Kirkland Lake. Cooled lava, pumice rocks. No camping. No facilities.
40 km northeast of Peterborough. Buried Iroquois village. No facilities.
160 km west of Thunder Bay. Primeval wilderness featuring lakes, bogs, and northern forest with black spruce, jack pine, trembling aspen, and white birch. Wilderness canoeing, camping, including electrical sites.
Between Schreiber and Rossport on Lake Superior's north shore. Falls tumble over multi-ledged granite bedrock. Mixed forest. Hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
10 km northwest of Marathon. Raised cobble beaches, ancient lichen communities, excavated prehistoric rock structures. Nature study and fishing. No camping. No facilities.
32 km east of Kapuskasing. Great Clay Belt land. Swimming, boating, boat rental, children's programs, hiking, winter day-use, camping, including electrical sites.
Restoule Lake, below Lake Nipissing. Sheer rock walls and jagged peaks, mixed forests, home to over 90 species of bird. Hiking, mountain biking, bike rental, canoe route to the French River, camping, including electrical sites and backcountry sites.
48 km south of Ottawa; 5 km north of Kemptville. Silver maples and pines. On the Rideay Canal. Swimming, boating, camping, including electrical sites.
11 km south of Dunnville. Carolinian forests, wetlands, sand dunes, and beaches. Boating, fishing, hiking, swimming, camping, including electrical sites.
Events, contacts, and general information about the association.
Rondeau, southeast of Chatham. Carolinian forest. Swimming, boating, staffed programs, camping, including electrical sites.
40 km north of Parry Sound. Virginia meadow. Canoeing, hiking. No facilities.
20 km southeast of Kenora. Glacial features. Swimming, boating, boat rental, fishing, hiking, including electrical sites.
South shore of Lake of the Woods in Ontario. Nearshore barrier sandbar, featuring marshes and rounded sand dunes. Peat bogs. No facilities.
Mattawa River, 50 km east of North Bay. Heritage river. Towering groves of hemlock and yellow birch. Voyageur Heritage Centre, swimming, non-motorized boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites. Children's programs.
South of Belleville. Baymouth sandbars and dunes. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, lodges, camping, including electrical sites.
12 km northeast of Ignace. Fine sandy beach. Canoe routes, canoe rental, camping, including electrical sites.
Between Sauble Beach and Oliphant. Sauble Falls descends in tiers over rough and jagged dolomite, a type of limestone. Boating, camping, including electrical sites. Near Sauble Beach.
Southwest of Schreiber. Internationally known collection of micro-fossils within Precambrian rock. No facilities.
175 km northeast of Nipigon. Glacial landforms. Low rock knolls and wetlands. Fishing, canoeing, camping. No facilities.
20 km east of Port Dover. North shore of Lake Erie. Woods are dominated by red and white oaks, with maple, cherry, ash and beech trees mixed in. Boating, camping, including electrical sites.
450 km north of Sioux Lookout. Accessible by float plane only. Sub-arctic and boreal forest. Backcountry camping and canoeing. No facilities.
Abitibi River, about 130 km north of Cochrane. Lamprophyre sills - slabs of volcanic rock that have been injected into Palaeozoic rock. Nature reserve; no facilities.
55 km southeast of Cochrane. Dual sequence of varved clay. Nature reserve; no facilities.
30 km west of Perth. Canadian Shield lands. Mixed forest of maple, oak, birch, butternut, and hickory. Swimming, snorkelling, boating, boat rental, hiking, children's programs, camping, including electrical sites.
40 km south of Nipigon. Cooled-lava flows. No facilities besides hiking trails.
4 km southwest of St. Catharines. Pawpaw and sweet chestnut trees. Home to white-tailed deer, coyote, and meadow vole. Hiking, horseback riding, fishing, mountain biking. Trails and parking are only facilities.
South shore of Lake Simcoe. Forests and sandy beaches. Swimming, boating, hiking, fishing, children's programs, camping, including electrical sites.
24 km south of Bancroft. Canadian Shield land. Hiking, non-motorized boating, children's programs, camping, including walk-in sites, lodges.
10 km east of Sharbot Lake. Canadian Shield lands. Boating, canoe rental, swamp boardwalk trail, camping.
Eastern channel of the Lake of the Woods. Canadian Shield land and mixed forest. Boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
Southeastern shores of Georgian Bay. Canadian Shield land and mixed forest. Swimming, canoe rental, access to the Gibson-McDonald canoe route, boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
In Lake Superior, 12 km south of Terrace Bay. Southern boreal forest with some arctic-alpine flora. Home to woodland caribou. No facilities.
Peninsula in Lake Superior, east of Thunder Bay. Forests, lakes, high granite cliffs. Hiking, boating, cross-country skiing, nature and kids' programs, camping, including backcountry camping.
Bruce Peninsula 100 km north of Owen Sound. Niagara Escarpment land. Dolomite and sea caves. Hiking on the Bruce Trail. No facilities.
80 km northeast of Sudbury. Access by water only. Chain of lakes lying between a series of parallel ridges. Backcountry canoeing. No facilities.
25 km south of North Bay. Canadian Shield land including examples of neohelikiam muscovite. Swimming, fishing, boating, and hiking. No facilities.
10 km northwest of Barrie. Red and white pine forest, tulip trees. Hiking trails, access to the Ganaraska Trail. Day use only.
70 km northwest of Fort Frances. Sedimentary plain, swamps, string bogs, patterned fens, isles of coniferous forest, surrounded by peat marsh. No facilities.
24 km east of Terrace Bay. Narrow lakes, cliffs, ravines, swamps, ponds, and a 20-metre waterfall. Great blue herons nest on the islands of Cairngorm Lake. Backcountry camping and canoeing. No facilities.
Northwest of Perry Sound. Granite outcroppings and white pine forest. Boating, fishing, swimming.
60 km northeast of Sudbury. Wilderness canoeing. No facilities.
30 km north of Kirkland Lake. Archean metavolcanic rocks. Canadian Shield lands. No facilities.
Lake Superior south of Thunder Bay. Paleohelikian gabbro dikes and sills, cobble beaches, and Arctic-alpine vegetation. Facilities are limited to toilets and hiking trails.
Moosonee. Access by water taxi only. Four islands in the Moose River near James Bay. Northern boreal forest. Camping, fishing.
South of Picton, in eastern Lake Ontario. Access by boat only. Permission required. Biannual landing site for migratory birds. Meadows, shrub thickets, and oak-hickory forests. No facilities.
Oxford Township, 4 km southwest of Sweaburg. Glacial moraine and Carolinian forest. 1 km hiking trail. No other facilities.
5 km northeast of Red Lake. Access via air only. Glacial moraine. No facilities.
East of Long Point. Carolinian forest, high bluff with pine-oak forest, including oak savannah. Hiking, swimming, golf, boat rental, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
240 km northwest of Thunder Bay. Access by water only. Moraine and Native pictographs. Canoeing, fishing. Waterway Park, no services. Natural features, facilities, location.
Near Whitney, Ontario. Canoeing, hiking, fishing. No services.
Hawkesbury. Shores of the Ottawa River at meeting point of St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield. Beaver ponds, fern swamps, and mixed forest. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing. Guided horseback trips. Boat rental. Camping, including electrical sites.
Armstrong, 250 km north of Thunder Bay. Canadian Shield lands, boreal forest, woodland caribou habitat. Wilderness canoeing, fly fishing.
145 km northeast of Sault Ste. Marie. Canadian Shield lands and boreal forest. Swimming, fishing, boating, nature programs, logging exhibit, camping, including interior sites.
35 km northeast of Sudbury. Sandy plains and gently rolling rockland. Backcountry hiking, swimming, fishing, wildlife viewing. No services.
Town of Wasaga Beach. Beeches; home to many birds and animals, including white-tailed dear. Swimming, hiking, fishing, picnicking, canoeing.
19 km west of Midland. Bluff, sucessional woodlands, thickets, and meadows. Nature reserve; no services. Approved research application required for access.
Park is 60 km west of Dryden, Ontario. Bedrock knolls and ridges, sedimentary deposits, wave-washed bedrock, ponds and swamps, sand beach. No services.
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Volunteer group has joined with Ontario Lake Partners to monitor phosphate levels which have an impact on human activity and are an important indicator of water quality.
Birding reports, history of the Friends, local opportunities, events.
Discusses camping, hiking trails, canoeing, fishing and other park activities. Also, park news and updates, publications, summer interpretive programs, friends information and visitor centre information.
A natural environment class park containing a variety of glacial landscapes. Hike, bike, ski, camp.
News and information on camping, trails, and flora and fauna. Between Grand Bend and Lambton Shores, Ontario.
Lake Superior's north shore 40 km west of Marathon. Ridge-dune complex with swales. Hiking. No facilities.
120 km north of Thunder Bay. Glacial moraine with kame knoll, outwash plain, and troughs. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
24 km east of Terrace Bay. Narrow lakes, cliffs, ravines, swamps, ponds, and a 20-metre waterfall. Great blue herons nest on the islands of Cairngorm Lake. Backcountry camping and canoeing. No facilities.
10 km northwest of Marathon. Raised cobble beaches, ancient lichen communities, excavated prehistoric rock structures. Nature study and fishing. No camping. No facilities.
40 km northeast of Peterborough. Buried Iroquois village. No facilities.
165 km of Sioux Lookout. Waterway park passes through moraines, drumlins, and a variety of water-shaped landforms. Backcountry canoeing and camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
14 km west of Barry's Bay. Rare encrusted saxifrage growing on the large cliff. Canoeing, fishing, hiking, and nature viewing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
100 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Mixed boreal forest, including some mature red and white pine stands. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
16 km northeast of Huntsville. Mature forest of maple, hemlock, yellow birch, beech, basswood. Hiking, swimming, canoeing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of Nipigon. Cliffs and green-black sand beaches. Swimming, canoeing, camping. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
72 km northwest of Vermilion Bay. Old growth white pine forests. Nature reserve; no facilities.
Southeast of Owen Sound. Crevice caves. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Southeast shore of Lake Simcoe. Swampland is home to rare plants and birds such as the marsh wren, osprey, and caspian tern. Offshore sandbar. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Southwest spit of Pelee Island. Shallow-sand, limestone plain. Sand spit and dune system with deciduous forest. Birding. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
40 km north of Parry Sound. Virginia meadow. Canoeing, hiking. No facilities.
175 km northeast of Nipigon. Glacial landforms. Low rock knolls and wetlands. Fishing, canoeing, camping. No facilities.
Moosonee. Access by water taxi only. Four islands in the Moose River near James Bay. Northern boreal forest. Camping, fishing.
5 km west of London. Meadows and forests. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
90 km north of Kapuskasing. Glaical Wisconsin Kipling till. Canoeing, fishing. Natural features, facilities, location.
Lake Erie, 7 km southwest of Dunnville. Fine sand beach and forest. Swimming, boating, walking, bird-watching. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
100 km west of Timmins. Waterway park with two rivers cut through Precambrian rock. Boreal forests and wetlands are home to moose. Backcountry canoeing, camping, and fishing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
450 km north of Sioux Lookout. Waterway park. Transition zone between the boreal and sub-arctic forest. Backcountry camping and canoeing. Natural features, facilities, location.
35 km east of Ignace. Access by air only. Glacial moulin kame rising more than 80 m above a peat-covered plain. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
17 km northwest of Napanee. Open and treed fen. Birdwatching, wildlife viewing, nature photography, hiking. Nature reserve; no facilities.
80 km north of Blind River. Canadian Shield land with glacial outwash plain and "mega ripples". Hiking trail, scenic outlook. Facilities limited to parking and toilets. Natural features, facilities, location.
Western shore of Hudson Bay, above James Bay. Access by airplane only. Low-lying tundra. Wilderness park; no facilities except airplane landing strips.
Park is 60 km west of Dryden, Ontario. Bedrock knolls and ridges, sedimentary deposits, wave-washed bedrock, ponds and swamps, sand beach. No services.
450 km north of Sioux Lookout. Accessible by float plane only. Sub-arctic and boreal forest. Backcountry camping and canoeing. No facilities.
Adjacent to Algonquin Provincial Park, 87 km northeast of Bancroft. 34 distinct forest communities including white pine, sugar maple, poplar, and white birch. Backcountry hiking and canoeing. No facilities.
Bruce Peninsula about 80 km north of Owen Sound. Niagara Escarpment lands overlooking Georgian Bay. Bruce Trail hiking. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
East of Goderich. Forested area home to provincially rare plant and bird communities. Nature reserve; no facilities.
40 km north and northeast of Kirkland Lake. Cooled lava, pumice rocks. No camping. No facilities.
72 km southeast of Moosonee. Access by water or air. 80 km of riving running through James Bay lowlands. Backcountry Canoeing, camping, and fishing. Natural features, facilities, location.
40 km southwest of Pembroke. Waterway park. River runs through mixed forests. Canoeing, fishing, swimming. Nearby to Bonnechere Provincial Park. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
140 km northeast of Sault Ste. Marie. Silt deposits from a glacial lake and a braided esker complex. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of Wiarton on the Bruce Peninsula. The features demonstrate the natural progression from the shallow waters of Ira Lake to deciduous forest. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
35 km northeast of Sudbury. Sandy plains and gently rolling rockland. Backcountry hiking, swimming, fishing, wildlife viewing. No services.
6 km northeast of Orangeville. Gorge, forested moraines, and open meadows. Bruce Trail hiking. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
90 km northwest of Nipigon. Wetlands such as fluvial marsh, treed fen, low shrub fen, and a "graminoid" fen.Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
70 km west of Thunder Bay. Forested outwash plain, forested dunes, and wetlands. Nature reserve; no facilities.
Lake Superior, 42 km east of Thunder Bay. Access by boat. Low lying island with boreal forest and Paleohelikian, Southern Province, volcanic, and sedimentary rocks. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
4 km east of Shelbourne. Stream runs through glacial moraines. Forests, open fields, wetlands. Bruce Trail hiking. Facilities limited to hiking trails. Natural features, facilities, location.
Oxford Township, 4 km southwest of Sweaburg. Glacial moraine and Carolinian forest. 1 km hiking trail. No other facilities.
Northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula. Karst pavement limestone. Cliffs. Part of the park is within Bruce Peninsula National Park. No camping. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
40 km south of Nipigon. Cooled-lava flows. No facilities besides hiking trails.
50 km east of Timmins. Access by air and water. Waterway park of the Abitibi and Black rivers. Runs through coniferous forest, swamps, eskers, kettle basins, and waterfowl nesting areas. Backcountry canoeing, camping, fishing. Natural features, facilities, location.
30 km north of Kirkland Lake. Archean metavolcanic rocks. Canadian Shield lands. No facilities.
9 km west of Pelee Island. Access by water. Kentucky coffee trees shelter a major breeding colony of great blue herons, black-crowned night herons, and great egrets. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
West of Parry Sound in Georgian Bay. Fossil deposits and home to many birds. Nature reserve; no facilities, no camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
19 km west of Midland. Bluff, sucessional woodlands, thickets, and meadows. Nature reserve; no services. Approved research application required for access.
48 km northwest of Nipigon. Moraine, mesa, and cuesta. Many species of liverwort plants and lichens. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Abitibi River, about 130 km north of Cochrane. Lamprophyre sills - slabs of volcanic rock that have been injected into Palaeozoic rock. Nature reserve; no facilities.
66 km north of Cochrane. Glaical features such as eskers, kames, kettles, and moraines. 26 m waterfall and stand of 300 year-old pine. Backcountry canoeing, camping, and fishing. Natural features, facilities, location.
32 km northwest of Cochrane. Eskers and kettle lakes. Home to moose, bear, and wolf. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
40 km east of Thunder Bay. Rocky canyon outcrop covered in rare arctic-alpine plants. Bat cave. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
60 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Proterozoic rock above an escarpment. White pine and lichen barrens. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Shore of Lake Nipigon. Rare arctic and alpine plants. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
55 km southeast of Cochrane. Dual sequence of varved clay. Nature reserve; no facilities.
38 km north of Lindsay. Access by water. Limestone escarpment and eastern wetland. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
West of the Ottawa River along the Mattawa River. Waterway park. Route for voyageurs and natives. White-water rafting and canoeing, canoe tripping. Marked portages.
South shore of Lake of the Woods in Ontario. Nearshore barrier sandbar, featuring marshes and rounded sand dunes. Peat bogs. No facilities.
170 km north of Thunder Bay. Accessible by water only. Moraine and eskers. No facilities.
Black Bay Peninsula in Lake Superior. Lava flows, grey-green basalt. No facilities.
In Windsor, Ontario. Native prairie vegetation, savanna, and open woodland. Adjacent to Ojibway Nature Centre. Day-use only.
30 km west of Timmins. Mature stands of red and white pine. Fishing, swimming, boating, and hiking. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
In Lake Superior, 12 km south of Terrace Bay. Southern boreal forest with some arctic-alpine flora. Home to woodland caribou. No facilities.
Southeast of Nipigon. River runs through deltaic sands. Bird's-foot delta. Hiking. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Established in 1984, the Friends is a charitable organization whose primary goal is the preservation of Quetico Provincial Park as a unique wilderness area. Publications, photo gallery, events, history.
75 km northeast of Ignace. Waterway park. Precambrian rock, mixed forest, glacial esker, outwash plain, and moraine. Backcountry canoeing, camping, and fishing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
20 km northeast of Cobourg. Oak Ridges Moraine land. Hiking, Facilities limited to parking, toilets, and trails.
75 km south of Pembroke. Canadian Shield land with biotite gneiss, quartzite, marble, and granite. Nature reserve; no facilities.
200 km north of Thunder Bay. Waterway park running through wilderness of northern boreal forest. Backcountry canoeing and camping, swimming, fishing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
South of Picton, in eastern Lake Ontario. Access by boat only. Permission required. Biannual landing site for migratory birds. Meadows, shrub thickets, and oak-hickory forests. No facilities.
65 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Examples of natural succession. Steep cliffs, marshes, bogs, and swamps. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
80 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Waterway park. Historic fur trade route. Backcountry camping and canoeing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Southwest of Schreiber. Internationally known collection of micro-fossils within Precambrian rock. No facilities.
10 km northwest of Barrie. Red and white pine forest, tulip trees. Hiking trails, access to the Ganaraska Trail. Day use only.
Near Whitney, Ontario. Canoeing, hiking, fishing. No services.
35 km northwest of Cochrane. Access by water only. Nature reserve; no facilities.
245 km north of Red Lake, along the Manitoba border. Access by air only. Opasquia Moraine, home of wolverines. White-water canoeing and wilderness trekking. No facilities.
Lake Superior south of Thunder Bay. Paleohelikian gabbro dikes and sills, cobble beaches, and Arctic-alpine vegetation. Facilities are limited to toilets and hiking trails.
20 km north of Shelburne on the Niagara Escarpment. Escarpment lands, forests, and meadows. Bruce Trail hiking. No facilities.
East of Bracebridge. Canadian Shield land with layered gneiss rock, and a moraine. Day-use park. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
15 km north of Sleeman. Bogs, swamps, and peatland. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
20 km south of Sioux Lookout. Glacial features including kames and wave-cut terraces. Nature reserve; no facilities.
4 km southwest of St. Catharines. Pawpaw and sweet chestnut trees. Home to white-tailed deer, coyote, and meadow vole. Hiking, horseback riding, fishing, mountain biking. Trails and parking are only facilities.
60 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Mesa of intruded Precambrian rock. Forest includes alder thickets, balsam fir, spruce, white spruce, and white pine. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
30 km northeast of Timmins. Access by water. Connaught varved clays. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
10 km southeast of Dryden. Access by water. 8 m of varved clays. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
In Lake Superior, 40 km south of Nipigon. Canadian Shield island with a 10-metre-thick wedge of metasedimentary rock, called "Puff Island conglomerate". No camping. No facilities.
25 km south of North Bay. Canadian Shield land including examples of neohelikiam muscovite. Swimming, fishing, boating, and hiking. No facilities.
James Bay lowlands, 140 km north of Cochrane. Devonian bedrock exposure. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
100 km north of Geraldton. Waterway park with boreal forests. Backcountry canoeing and camping. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Bruce Peninsula, 65 km north of Owen Sound. Niagara Escarpment land with subsurface karst pavement. Wild flowers and ferns. Bruce trail hiking. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
South of Collingwood. Playground and hiking trails. Bruce Trail hiking. No camping. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Bruce Peninsula 100 km north of Owen Sound. Niagara Escarpment land. Dolomite and sea caves. Hiking on the Bruce Trail. No facilities.
Georgian Bay, 50 km south of Parry Sound. Adjacent to Georgian Bay Islands National Park. Spotted turtle, hog-nosed snake, fox snake, and massasauga rattlesnake. No facilities.
Nature reserve is 20 km southwest of North Bay in Lake Nipissing. Accessible by water only. Swimming, boating and nature viewing. Day-use park. No facilities.
19 km west of Gravenhurst. Atlantic coastal plain vegetation. Hiking, canoeing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of Port Severn. Stunted forest, exposed bedrock, and wetlands. Hiking and cross-country skiing. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
85 km west of Thunder Bay. Access by water. Glcial features including an esker complex, outwash apron, and a glaciated lake spillway. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Park is southwest of Blind River, Ontario on the North Channel of Georgian Bay. Birdsfoot delta with sandy beach and sand bars. Nature reserve; no facilities.
20 km northeast of Dryden. Prairie lands. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Southeast of Pembroke, 20 km east of Beachburg. White water. Wilderness trekking and white-water rafting. No facilities.
56 km northwest of Wawa. Boreal forest, jack pines. Swimming, boating, fishing, birding, hiking, camping, including electrical sites.
43 km north of Rainy River. Northern and Southern forests, and prairie. Many species of bird. No facilities. Natural features, location.
200 km north of Sioux Lookout. Precambrian bedrock and boreal forests. White-water canoeing, wilderness hiking. No facilities.
75 km south of Pembroke. Geological features and rare plant species, including the purple cliffbrake. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
70 km northwest of Owen Sound inside Bruce Peninsula National Park. Jack pine forest is winter home to deer. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
70 km southwest of Thunder Bay. Proterozoic bedrock with broken shallow sandy till and lacustrine clays. White cedar forests and wetlands. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
15 km east of Bancroft. Wetland and sand flat with poplar, white birch, ash, buffaloberry, and purple flowering raspberry. Three waterfalls. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
25 km east of Owen Sound on the Niagara Escarpment. Crevice caves, exposed Silurian and Ordovician bedrock strata, escarpment, and a swamp. No camping. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
90 km west of Thunder Bay. Moraine and a small delta. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
240 km northwest of Thunder Bay. Access by water only. Moraine and Native pictographs. Canoeing, fishing. Waterway Park, no services. Natural features, facilities, location.
70 km northwest of Fort Frances. Sedimentary plain, swamps, string bogs, patterned fens, isles of coniferous forest, surrounded by peat marsh. No facilities.
Northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula within Bruce Peninsula National Park. Barrens, scrub cliffs, palisade forests, and karst pavements. No camping. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
30 km east of Nipigon. Red-purple rock called mudstone. Nature reserve; no facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
8 km southwest of Wawa. Ruins of a French trading post. Hiking and nature viewing. No facilities.
South-west of Wasaga Beach. Nature reserve; no facilities.
55 km northwest of Owen Sound on the Bruce Peninsula. Lake Huron shore with a beaver swamp and a beach. Swimming. Facilities limited to parking and toilets. Natural features, facilities, location.
14 km northeast of Orangeville. Niagara Escarpment lands with crevice caves, an upland limestone plain, and talus slopes. Hiking. Facilities limited to parking, trails, and toilets.
5 km northeast of Red Lake. Access via air only. Glacial moraine. No facilities.
140 km northwest of Sudbury. Second growth mixed forest. Fishing, canoeing, wildlife viewing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
4 km west of Barry's Bay. Algonquin Highlands land. Swimming, canoeing, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Between Sault Ste. Marie and Montreal River Harbour. Access by water only. Outcrops of granite and diabase. Lichen barrens. Nature reserve; no facilities.
250 km northeast of Sioux Lookout and 60 km northeast of Pickle Lake. Brackish tidal marshes. Native historical sites. Backcountry canoeing and camping. No facilities.
Niagara Escarpment, 83 km southeast of Owen Sound. Glacier features including meltwater channels, moraine, outwash, and till. Fishing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, hiking, Bruce Trail access. No camping. No facilities.
Northeast of Bancroft. Eskers, kames, outwash plains, kettle lakes, and sandbars. Hiking, canoeing, fishing, camping at canoe-in sites. Natural features, facilities, location.
Photos, publications, links to outfitters and other related sites.
80 km north of Parry Sound. Red and white pine, maple, and yellow birch forests. Swimming, fishing, hiking, canoe routes. Natural features, facilities, location.
South shore of Manitoulin Island. Limestone bedrock and wetlands. Nature reserve; no facilities.
West of South River, between Huntsville and North Bay. Site of ancient glacial lake. Boreal forests. Hiking, boating, fishing, camping.
20 km southeast of Kenora. Glacial features. Swimming, boating, boat rental, fishing, hiking, including electrical sites.
Describes the park's natural features, facilities including camp sites and activities, classification and restrictions, directions with map to a location, a distance of 88 km by gravel road from Chapleu.
24 km south of Bancroft. Canadian Shield land. Hiking, non-motorized boating, children's programs, camping, including walk-in sites, lodges.
Armstrong, 250 km north of Thunder Bay. Canadian Shield lands, boreal forest, woodland caribou habitat. Wilderness canoeing, fly fishing.
60 km northeast of Sudbury. Wilderness canoeing. No facilities.
West of Parry Sound. Canadian Shield land, steep Georgian Bay coastline, forests, and bogs. Swimming, boating, diving, staffed programs, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
30 km west of Perth. Canadian Shield lands. Mixed forest of maple, oak, birch, butternut, and hickory. Swimming, snorkelling, boating, boat rental, hiking, children's programs, camping, including electrical sites.
South of Belleville. Baymouth sandbars and dunes. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, lodges, camping, including electrical sites.
Located on the Ottawa River, 8 km north of Arnprior. Cathedral forest of century-old white pine and 300-year-old bur oak. Hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
30 km east of Peterborough. Glacial drumlins, limestone bedrock, bluff. Hiking, boating on the Trent River, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
South shore of Lake Simcoe. Forests and sandy beaches. Swimming, boating, hiking, fishing, children's programs, camping, including electrical sites.
"Quiet spot for a walk in the woods" is east of Peterborough. Beech, maple, elm and hemlock forests, drumlins. Day-use park. Hiking.
24 km northwest of Brampton. Gorge and waterfall. Glacial features such as kame hills and kettle lakes. Bruce Trail hiking. Natural features, facilities, location.
Georgian Bay near Collingwood. Fossilized remains of tribolites. Fishing, boating, boardsailing, diving, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
56 km north of North Bay. Old growth pine forests. Reconstructed 19th Centuring logging camp. Canoe route, canoe rental, hiking, biking, camping.
Between lakes Simcoe and Couchiching. Open fields, forest, and wetlands. Swimming, boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
60 km northeast of Thunder Bay. Steep-sided canyon, arctic-alpine plants. Hiking, fishing, day-use only.
Rondeau, southeast of Chatham. Carolinian forest. Swimming, boating, staffed programs, camping, including electrical sites.
12 km northeast of Sydenham. Canadian Shield land. Home to many unusual species of birds. Swimming, fishing, backcountry hiking and canoeing. Natural features, facilities, location.
6 km south of Grand Bend on Lake Huron. Sand dunes, meadows, oak savanna. Swimming, boating, canoe rental, fishing, birding, bike trail, bike rental, hiking, cross-country skiing, ski rental, ski chalet, toboggan run, lodges, camping, including electrical sites.
145 km northeast of Sault Ste. Marie. Canadian Shield lands and boreal forest. Swimming, fishing, boating, nature programs, logging exhibit, camping, including interior sites.
Mattawa River, 50 km east of North Bay. Heritage river. Towering groves of hemlock and yellow birch. Voyageur Heritage Centre, swimming, non-motorized boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites. Children's programs.
North of Huntsville. Canadian Shield lands. Shores of the glacial Lake Algonquin. Swimming, canoeing, fishing, cross-country skiing, ski rental, skating. Natural features, facilities, location.
Between Schreiber and Rossport on Lake Superior's north shore. Falls tumble over multi-ledged granite bedrock. Mixed forest. Hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
10 km southeast of Parry Sound. Beach, forest, Muskoka-like terrain. Hiking, camping, including electrical and walk-in sites.
25 km southwest of Sioux Lookout. Boreal forest. Campers sometimes hear the baying of wolves. Swimming, boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
35 km south of Parry Sound. Access by water only. 21 km of Georgian Bay shoreline. Home to many animals including the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. Non-motorized boating, fishing, hiking, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Lake Huron, north of Goderich. Bluffs, sand-and-pebble beach, orchards, forest. Swimming, boating, staffed programs, annual pig roast, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, camping, including electrical sites.
South of Belleville. Baymouth sandbars. Swimming, boating, fishing, cycling, sailboarding.
East of Espanola. Waterfalls on the Aux Sables River. Hiking, fishing, golfing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of Gananoque. Lowland forests, hemlock ridges, and wetlands. Camping, hiking, swimming, fishing, canoeing, staffed programs. Natural features, facilities, location.
23 km east of Dryden. Lake ringed with boreal forest. Swimming on natural sand beach, hiking, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Eastern shore of Lake Superior, south of Wawa. Steep walled valleys of ancient mountains. Hiking, canoe routes, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
West of Hearst. Nature reserve; developed trails and playground; fishing facilities including boat launch, fish cleaning station and fish smoker.
Shores of Lake Huron, south of Port Elgin. Woodlands, silver maple swamps, cattail marshes, ponds, fens, and bogs. Hiking, swimming, bird watching, cycling, wind-surfing, camping, lodges.
20 km east of Port Dover. North shore of Lake Erie. Woods are dominated by red and white oaks, with maple, cherry, ash and beech trees mixed in. Boating, camping, including electrical sites.
26 km south of Tillsonburg on Lake Erie. Woodlands, beach savannas, dune system. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, children's programs, camping, including electrical sites.
48 km south of Ottawa; 5 km north of Kemptville. Silver maples and pines. On the Rideay Canal. Swimming, boating, camping, including electrical sites.
Between Sauble Beach and Oliphant. Sauble Falls descends in tiers over rough and jagged dolomite, a type of limestone. Boating, camping, including electrical sites. Near Sauble Beach.
Georgian Bay, 11 km northwest of Penetanguishene. Bluff, boulder fields, cobble beaches, kettle lakes, and sand dunes. Camping, canoeing, swimming, fishing, hiking, snorkeling, and cross-country skiing. Natural features, facilities, location.
East shore of Lake of the Woods. Home to northern pike, walleye, smallmouth bass. loons, grouse, eagles, ospreys, and barred owls. Hiking, boating, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
200 km north of Dryden. Marshes, bogs, sandy ridges, high cliffs of silt and clay. Swimming, hiking, boating, canoe routes, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
Peninsula in Lake Erie, 45 km southwest of Simcoe. 40 km peninsula is home to many migratory birds. Birding, hiking, boating, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
55 km northeast of Peterborough. Native rock carvings, called petroglyphs. Hiking, staffed programs, day-use only.
19 km south of Perth. Restored turn of the century mine, a ruined sawmill, pioneer homesteads. Swimming, boating, boat rental, hiking, children's programs, lodges, camping, including electrical sites.
28 kilometres south of Elk Lake. Access by air and water only. Numerous rivers, small waterfalls, and ravines. Backcountry canoeing.
South-west of New Liskeard. Waterway park. Polished bedrock, boulder fields, sandy beaches, and wetlands. Backcountry canoeing. No facilities.
Southeast of Belleville. Collapsed doline lake. Non-motorized boating, swimming. Day-use park. Natural features, facilities, location.
South of Foleyet. Galcial eskers and kettle lakes in boreal forest. Hiking, swimming, fishing, boating, access to Wakami Lake canoe route, staffed programs. Natural features, facilities, location.
45 km north of Bancroft. Canadian Shield land. Boating, boat rental, fishing, camping, rockhounding. Natural features, facilities, location.
5 km west of Orillia. Open fields, southern forests, and wetlands. Swimming, fishing, winter activities, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Between Burlington and Oakville. Stream, forests, and operating 1900 farm. Hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, staffed programs, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
68 km west of Thunder Bay. River gorge with water falls. Hiking, camping.
50 km north of Peterborough. Rolling uplands broken by granite exposures. Backcountry camping. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
Peninsula in Lake Superior, east of Thunder Bay. Forests, lakes, high granite cliffs. Hiking, boating, cross-country skiing, nature and kids' programs, camping, including backcountry camping.
Halfway between Sudbury and Chapleau. Water access only. Canadian Shield and boreal forest. Backcountry camping, canoeing, and fishing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
East of Long Point. Carolinian forest, high bluff with pine-oak forest, including oak savannah. Hiking, swimming, golf, boat rental, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
160 km west of Thunder Bay. Primeval wilderness featuring lakes, bogs, and northern forest with black spruce, jack pine, trembling aspen, and white birch. Wilderness canoeing, camping, including electrical sites.
North of New Liskeard. Mixed forests, Englehart River with waterfalls, fossils. Fishing, hiking, camping, cross-country skiing. Natural features, facilities, location.
12 km northeast of Ignace. Fine sandy beach. Canoe routes, canoe rental, camping, including electrical sites.
Southeast of St. Thomas on Lake Erie. Sandy shoreline. Swimming, boating. Day-use only. Camping nearby.
Town of Wasaga Beach. Beeches; home to many birds and animals, including white-tailed dear. Swimming, hiking, fishing, picnicking, canoeing.
37 km southwest of Pembroke. Bonnechere River was a timber route. Beaver pond and marsh. Boating, fishing, hiking, lodges, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Southeastern shores of Georgian Bay. Canadian Shield land and mixed forest. Swimming, canoe rental, access to the Gibson-McDonald canoe route, boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
26 km west of Marathon. Canadian Shield land. Home to woodland caribou. Swimming, boating, hiking, staff-led programs, camping, including electrical sites.
Between Belleville and Renfrew. Mazinaw Rock, a sheer 100 m cliff, is painted with Native pictographs. Swimming, boating, fishing, canoe rental, hiking, camping, canoe- and walk-in campsites. Natural features, facilities, location, QuickTime VR tour.
35 km east of Wawa. Glacial potholes and troughs. Hiking. Facilities limited to parking, toilets, and a trail.
11 km south of Dunnville. Carolinian forests, wetlands, sand dunes, and beaches. Boating, fishing, hiking, swimming, camping, including electrical sites.
76 km north of Sault Ste. Marie on Lake Superior. Sandy beach. wild berries. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, camping, including electrical sites.
Boating, picnicking, playground. Day-use park. Facilities, location.
1 km south of Temagami. Steep cliffs and stands of pine. Hiking, swimming, diving, boating, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
West of New Liskeard. Canadian Shield land, old-growth pine forests, 25 m waterfall. Backcountry white-water canoeing. No facilities. Natural features, facilities, location.
North shore of Georgian Bay. Wilderness park with white quartzite ridges, pine and hardwood forests, and boggy lowlands. Backcountry hiking, canoeing, and camping. Campground, staffed programs. Natural features, facilities, location.
37 km northeast of Kirkland Lake. 29 kettle lakes with one of the largest eskers in Ontario. Sand dunes and other post-glacial formations. Swimming, canoeing, canoe rental, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
8 km east of Geraldton, Ontario. Gravel-filled esker. Boating, fishing, camping.
32 km east of Kapuskasing. Great Clay Belt land. Swimming, boating, boat rental, children's programs, hiking, winter day-use, camping, including electrical sites.
Hawkesbury. Shores of the Ottawa River at meeting point of St. Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield. Beaver ponds, fern swamps, and mixed forest. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing. Guided horseback trips. Boat rental. Camping, including electrical sites.
East of Oshawa. Former pioneer farmland. Log home dating from the 1830s. Hiking, birding, boating, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
80 km northeast of Sudbury. Access by water only. Chain of lakes lying between a series of parallel ridges. Backcountry canoeing. No facilities.
48 km northwest of Dryden. Glacial lake of super-clear water. Hiking, fishing, staffed programs, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
55 km west of Sudbury. Sudbury Nickel Irruptive and Fairbank fault. Swimming, hiking, boating, fishing, diving, cross-country skiing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
32 km west of Thunder Bay. 39 m waterfall into a Precambrian Shield gorge. Camping, hiking, swimming, staffed programs. Natural features, facilities, location.
North of Orangeville near Alliston. Meandering Boyne River. Home to over 100 species of bird. Boating, biking, pool, staffed programs, cross-country skiing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
90 km northwest of Sudbury. Glacial eskers, kames, and moraines. Swimming, boating, canoe routes, hiking, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Eastern channel of the Lake of the Woods. Canadian Shield land and mixed forest. Boating, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
Northwest of Perry Sound. Granite outcroppings and white pine forest. Boating, fishing, swimming.
40 km north of Deep River. Glacial esker and evidence of 1975 forest fire. Hiking, canoeing, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
Between Kirkfield and Coboconk. Canadian Shield lands. Chain of lakes linked to the Trent-Severn Waterway. Boating, boat rental, fishing, swimming, hiking, staffed programs, camping, walk-in campsites. Natural features, facilities, location.
18 km from Orillia on northeast shore of Lake Simcoe. Glacial drumlin. Hiking, swimming, boating, access to the Trent-Severn Waterway, fishing, camping, including electrical sites.
25 km north of Elliott Lake, Ontario. Glacial evidence and fossils. Hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, staffed programs, cross-country skiing, camping.
41 km northwest of Hearst. White cedar forest surrounded by boreal forest. Boating, fishing, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
River flows from Lake Nipissing to Georgian Bay. Waterway park. Canadian Shield land. Voyageur route. Backcountry canoeing. Natural features, facilities, location.
Northwest of Peterborough. Open meadows, forests, marshes, wet cedar forests. Swimming, camping, lodges, hiking, boating, fishing, staffed programs. Natural features, facilities, location.
Lake Huron west of Tiverton. Limestone bedrock and sand dunes. Swimming, boating, fishing. Day-use park. Natural features, facilities, location.
40 km east of Timmins. 20 glacial kettle lakes. Boreal forest and sub-arctic tundra. Hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, camping. Natural features, facilities, location.
25 km southwest of St. Thomas. 33 m bluffs rise above Lake Erie. Carolinian forest. Nature walks, picnics. Day-use park. Natural features, facilities, location.
10 km east of Sharbot Lake. Canadian Shield lands. Boating, canoe rental, swamp boardwalk trail, camping.
Western edge of Algonquin Provincial Park. Glacial plunge basin at Gravel Falls. Nine distinct forest communities. Canoeing, hiking. Facilities limited to parking, toilets, and trails.
Restoule Lake, below Lake Nipissing. Sheer rock walls and jagged peaks, mixed forests, home to over 90 species of bird. Hiking, mountain biking, bike rental, canoe route to the French River, camping, including electrical sites and backcountry sites.
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