Ontario
Top Spots in and near Ontario
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Cloyne, Ontario
Hike the Clifftop Trail in Bon Echo Provincial Park
5.01.2 mi / 377.3 ft gainBon Echo is well-known for its deep, clear lake and the native pictographs that adorn the sheer cliff on the north shore. It is a well-sized park with 400 car-accessible campsites in Mazinaw Campground that are walking distance from the lake.Your first step is to reserve your site on Ontario Park...Read more -
Duntroon, Ontario
Hike to Singhampton Caves in Ontario
5.01.4 mi / 370 ft gainSinghampton Caves Trail is a 1.4 mile scenic loop trail located near Clearview, Ontario that features beautiful wild flowers, moss-covered caves (open to the sky) and moist carpet of liverworts and different species of fern. The trail is accessible year-round, but the best time to explore it woul...Read more -
Unorganized Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Camp at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
4.7We drove into Marie Louise Lake Campground in the afternoon of the off season and found the campground office closed. Luckily for us, there is a pay kiosk that takes credit cards (bonus) so after we drove around to find a walk-up site we came back to pay for one night and then planned to talk to ...Read more -
Burlington, Ontario
Hike the Mount Nemo Conservation Area Loop
5.01.6 miThis is probably one of my all-time favorite short hikes to do in Ontario during the fall. The hikes takes you to a breathtaking, panoramic view of the Niagara Escarpment that is blazed with fall colors. This family-friendly lookout trail should provide a very little challenge for older family me...Read more -
Kakabeka Falls, Ontario
Explore Kakabeka Falls
3.00.5 miLocated a short distance from the entrance of Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, Kakabeka Falls plunges 131 feet over sheer cliffs and is part of the Kaministiquia River. The gorge in which the falls cascade over host some of the oldest fossils in existence. The area was used centuries ago by Voyag...Read more -
Torrance, Ontario
Hike the Torrance Barrens Main Trail
4.01.9 miThe Torrance Barrens is a great half day hike and a very unique spot in the Muskokas. Different landscape than the typical 'Muskoka woods and lakes', the barrens are mostly scraped back to the bedrock with less trees and more fen mats and low vegetation.The trail head has a great parking pad off ...Read more -
Unorganized Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Backpack the Coastal Hiking Trail in Pukaskwa NP
4.05 miPukuskwa Canadian National Park is located near the town of Marathon in northern Ontario. The only road to access the park is at the north end near Hattie Cove. The park is home to the Coastal Hiking Trail as well as a paddling route and other various water activities. All trails are open May 1st...Read more -
Killarney, Ontario
Hike the Granite Ridge Trail
1.2 miThe Granite Ridge Trail is part of Killarney Provincial Park. In order to hike this trail you need to purchase a park permit. The trailhead is across the highway on the opposite side from the Killarney Provincial Park Office. It's well marked and you can park either outside the Park Office or cho...Read more -
Beachburg, Ontario
Whitewater Kayak on the Ottawa River
Starting at a put in of your choice, you can descend the entire Ottawa River, several rapids and a choice of two channels, or you can simply play in a rapid of your choice for the day. There are numerous opportunities for fun - from beginner waves and smaller rapids on the Middle Channel, to worl...Read more -
Toronto, Ontario
Photograph the Toronto Skyline from Polson Pier
5.0Polson Pier has a small park at the very end near the nightclub that is ideal for taking dawn/dusk and night photos of the city. There is no parking along the street leading to it, so park at the T&T Supermarket on Cherry St., then walk down Polson st.Read more -
Kingston, Ontario
Swim at Big Sandy Bay
5.06.9 mi / 55.8 ft gainFor a few years, my friends and I made this a yearly tradition; grabbing the ferry across the St. Lawrence River and biking across Wolfe Island to Big Sandy Bay, where we'd swim, have lunch and watch the sun go down. I'm not sure if we'll get the chance again so I'm passing it on to you.Big Sandy...Read more -
Burlington, Ontario
Visit the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington
5.0Start at the main building to get your day pass. Then explore the indoor gardens filled with tropical plants. Once finished inside take the underground tunnel to Hendrie Park to enjoy the roses and calm lilly ponds. There are also areas accessible by car: the Rock Garden, Arboretum, and several t...Read more -
Buckhorn, Ontario
Canoe Camp the Mississauga River
5.0We start the trip with a stop at the take-out spot, at the bottom . If we can, we will leave a car at the take-out. There is a nice toilet at the take-out, and a detailed map showing the route. https://goo.gl/maps/r3Zm51ueYhK2We then drive the other car ~20minutes or so, to the top put-in locat...Read more -
Tobermory, Ontario
Hike the Bruce Peninsula to the Grotto
5.7 mi / 190.3 ft gainStart in the Little Cove parking lot where you'll hop on the Bruce Trail and follow the easy-to-spot trail markers. A map in the parking lot shows the distances and attractions along the trail. You will climb up rock trails and pass many amazing lookout points. Keep a sharp eye out for the wide v...Read more -
Algonquin Highlands, Ontario
Camp at Penn Lake
5.01.9 miOne of many camping options in the park is to start at Rock Lake Access Point #9, where you canoe through Rock Lake to the portage. This portage is just about 400 meters, which is not too far but it is quite a small route and slippery in areas.You can only reserve a lake, you cannot reserve a cam...Read more -
Rainy River, Unorganized, Ontario
Canoe the Sturgeon Lake Loop in Quetico Provincial Park
50 miQuetico Provincial Park, just north of Minnesota in southern Ontario, is the Canadian portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA). Truly a wilderness area, the 1.2 million acre park has no roads, few trails, and allows in just a tenth of the visitors that canoe the BWCA to the sou...Read more