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Tag: White Lake

  • Ruffing it at Ontario Parks: a dog’s perspective on camping

    This post is brought to you from our guest blogger Sitka the Border Collie, with help from her human Laura Myers, a strategic market development specialist with Ontario Parks. Hello! My name is Sitka and I’m a dog. My humans love to camp! From the moment they brought me home when I was eight weeks old,…

  • Hiking for head-to-toe health

    It’s probably no surprise that hiking is good for your health, but it might surprise you that the benefits reach from head to toe! Check out the brain and body benefits of hiking:

  • 5 things I love about being a Discovery Ranger

    Today’s post comes from Madeline McNabb, a 2017 Discovery Ranger at White Lake Provincial Park.  We all dream of turning our passion into a job. My chance came this past summer when I worked at White Lake Provincial Park as a Discovery Ranger. The Discovery program aims to inspire curiosity in park visitors and encourage exploration…

  • Campsite vacancy highlights: Aug 2-5

    We know the struggle. We know what you have been waiting for. We are happy to say that the long weekend is almost here! Our southern parks are looking pretty full for the long weekend, but we have some beautiful sites available at our northern parks! Scout out your ideal campsite on our Campsite Browsing/Reservation tool…

  • Campsite vacancy highlights: July 26-28

    It’s the last weekend of July and we say get ready to cast a line. Many of the parks featured this week have excellent fishing just off the shore or get adventurous and try your luck out on the water. Scout out your ideal campsite on our Campsite Browsing/Reservation tool (including pictures of most campsites!), or…

  • Fishing White Lake – a day on Clay Bay

    Today’s post comes from Mitch Kostecki, Assistant Superintendent at White Lake Provincial Park. It was a beautiful day in the middle of July. The sun was shining, the lake was calm, and it was a comfortable 18 C (64 F) out. Today was the first day that I attempted to fish the north end of…

  • Fishing at White Lake

    Today’s post comes from Mitch Kostecki, Assistant Superintendent at White Lake Provincial Park.  Welcome to White Lake! Our park is a hidden gem located along Highway 17 in the heart of northwestern Ontario. We’re about 60 km east of the Township of Marathon, and 35 km west of the Township of White River (approximately a…

  • More group sites available to book online

    Looking for a fun way to camp with a bunch of people? Consider group campsites! We’re happy to announce that group campsites can now be reserved online and via our call centre for an additional 25 provincial parks.

  • Then and now: vintage parks postcards

    2018 marks Ontario Parks’ 125th anniversary and we’ve been digging through our archives in search of some of the coolest vintage photographs, documents, and artifacts. Throughout the year we are sharing our discoveries in a series of OP125 blog posts! This post showcases a collection of vintage postcards featuring a few of our beautiful parks…

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