Category: Backcountry

  • SUP tripping in Killarney

    Today’s post comes from keen paddler and photographer, Grant Sutherland. Any excuse to get back to Killarney Provincial Park is a good excuse. So when my wife Heather and I took an interest in stand-up paddleboarding, we thought it was a perfect opportunity to try something new. Backcountry tripping with paddleboards? Sounds like a great adventure!

  • Portage partnership at Quetico Provincial Park

    Today’s post comes from Chris Stromberg, Acting Backcountry Operations Specialist at Quetico Provincial Park and Coordinator for the Heart of the Continent. This August, backcountry and wilderness ranger crews from Quetico Provincial Park and the Kawishiwi Ranger District of the Superior National Forest joined forces to maintain and improve a number of shared portages along…

  • Then and now: backcountry cooking

    In today’s post, Chef Deb Rankine, a.k.a. The Fridge Whisperer, shares time-tested beans and bannocks recipes. With Ontario Parks celebrating its 125th anniversary, it’s fun to look back at how backcountry camping in our multi-landscaped wilderness has changed over the decades.

  • Top 3 paddling destinations in Ontario’s Sunset Country

    Ever paddled through the hush of the boreal forest at dawn? Watched the sun rise over a network of Canadian Shield lakes? Whether you prefer canoe, kayak or SUP, Sunset Country is a paddler’s paradise.

  • 365 days in Quetico

    Gary Fiedler is a Minnesota-based photographer about to undertake a 365-day journey in Quetico Provincial Park. In this post, Gary shares his passion for Quetico and his underlying motivations for this journey of a lifetime.  On June 21, 2018, I will embark on a 365-day solo canoe and winter camping adventure of a lifetime in…

  • Stop bears from snacking on your food

    Good news, campers! Our parks are implementing new ways to deter bears and other wild critters from making off with your dinner. Read about which parks offer bear-resistant storage containers and how you can use them during your trips.

  • The Boundary Waters/Voyageur Waterway: a Canadian Heritage River

    Today’s post was written by Kestrel Wraggett, a planning intern from our Northwest Zone. Did you know that there’s a network of nationally recognized significant waterways all over Canada? There are 42 Canadian Heritage Rivers within the country, 12 of which are located in Ontario. Two of these designated heritage rivers run through Northwestern Ontario…

  • Are you ready for the Northwest Wilderness Quest?

    Do you dream of paddling the vast wilderness of Northwestern Ontario, gliding past moose, caribou and wolves? Can you hear the gentle sound of your paddle smoothly caressing endless lakes and rivers, drops of water slowly tumbling off the tip of your blade? Does the scent of pine and spruce forests invite fond memories of…

  • Maintaining the Missinaibi

    The Missinaibi River is one of the longest and most famous canoe routes in the Hudson Bay watershed – 500 km of whitewater river, from the Arctic watershed divide down to James Bay. This summer, our Northeastern Resource Stewardship Crew traveled 185 km of that river working to maintain Missinaibi Provincial Park‘s backcountry. Check out this…

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