Tag: northern Ontario

  • Meet Quetico Provincial Park's new camping pods

    Looking to try a different style of camping at Quetico Provincial Park? Perhaps you’re craving a step up from tent camping or longing to try an entirely different style of Ontario Parks’ roofed accommodation units. Well then, let us introduce you to Quetico’s camping pods and let the glamping begin!

  • Family friendly parks in the near north

    Summer is here, and now’s the perfect time for a last minute family road trip! During the busy summer months, the solution to finding your serene camping trip is heading north.  Here are a few near north parks we suggest visiting with your little ones.

  • Try a night or two in Quetico on your next BWCAW trip

    Today’s post comes from Jill Legault, Information Specialist at Quetico Provincial Park. Have you been paddling for years in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and are looking to change up your route? Here are some reasons why you should try paddling over the Canada–USA border to Quetico Provincial Park.

  • Help us fill Breeding Bird Atlas gaps!

    In today’s post, Ontario Parks Northeast Zone Ecologist Anna Sheppard is asking for your helping hands (actually, eyes. And ears.) Planning to visit any of these northwestern parks this summer? Aaron Provincial Park Blue Lake Provincial Park Lake Superior Provincial Park Neys Provincial Park Silver Falls Provincial Park Woodland Caribou Provincial Park If so, and…

  • Discover Lake Huron’s beauty on the Georgian Bay – Lake Huron Route

    Planning a cross-province adventure? Check out the Ontario Parks Driving Routes. If an unforgettable road trip is on your bucket list, we’ve got the route for you. Our Georgian Bay – Lake Huron Route is your guide to the world’s longest freshwater beach, breathtaking Georgian Bay sunsets, and the world’s largest freshwater island. Hike the white…

  • Late summer/early fall paddling trips in Wabakimi Provincial Park

    Today’s post comes from Sofi Czich, a Canoe Resource Technician at Wabakimi Provincial Park. Planning a paddling trip during late summer/early fall in Wabakimi will stimulate your senses. Wabakimi Provincial Park is a wild and raw beauty that will provide an unforgettable experience! There are a few things to look forward during your paddling trip…

  • Top 6 parks for canoe fishing in northern Ontario

    Paddling into the wilderness, fishing from a canoe and then going back to camp to enjoy a backcountry fish fry is a special experience. If you’re up for a trip like this, check out our recommendations for the best backcountry fishing destinations in our northern parks. 

  • Birding in the boreal

    Lev Frid, birder par excellence, recently explored some of our northern parks, and wrote us the following post. If you love songbirds, this is a must-read! For many Ontario birdwatchers, it’s all about the spring. Great Lakes havens such as Rondeau, MacGregor Point and Presqu’ile Provincial Parks host birding festivals and draw lots of visitors…

  • The Meteor in Helenbar Lake

    Today’s post comes from our Discovery Specialist (and history buff), Dave Sproule. On June 29, 1946, a Meteor struck the waters of Helenbar Lake in the remote forests 60 km north of the town of Blind River… … but it wasn’t the kind of Meteor you’re thinking of. This Meteor was a jet fighter plane!

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