The Massasauga
The Massasauga, a provincial park 2.5 hours drive north of Toronto, is located on the shores of Georgian Bay and consists of hundreds of islands and inland lakes. There are […]
Tag Archives: Ontario Parks
Municipal, provincial, and national parks in Ontario. Hiking and camping and an escape from the city.
Killarney Park: Up Silver Peak
While much of the time on our backcountry canoe trip to Killarney Provincial Park was spent eating, swimming, and generally lazing around the wonderfully isolated campsites, we did manage to […]
Killarney Park: Canoe Camping
Often regarded as one of most beautiful wilderness areas in Ontario, Killarney Provincial Park is a popular weekend getaway roughly four hours drive north of Toronto. Killarney is well known […]
Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park
Each Canada Day long weekend is typically a mass exodus from the city to cottage country, and this year was no different. Located three hours drive north, and about 30 minutes east of […]
North Bay Canada Day
North Bay, located on the eastern shore of Lake Nipissing, is a small city of about fifty thousand residents and nicknamed “Gateway to the North” of Ontario. About 3 hours […]
Awenda Provincial Park
Awenda Provincial Park is located on the northern tip of Penetanguishene Peninsula on Georgian Bay. After an afternoon of butter tart festivities in nearby Midland, we headed here for some […]
Ontario’s Sweetest Festival
Every year in June, the small town of Midland becomes Ontario’s sweetest place when it hosts the annual Butter Tart Festival (yes, there really is such a thing). On the […]
From Tobermory to Cyprus Lake
There’s no better way to spend Victoria Day weekend, Canada’s unofficial start of summer, than a few days away from the big city. With two nights camping at Bruce Peninsula […]
