Pukaskwa National Park is located 26 km (16 miles) south of Marathon. This National Park is known for its stunning views of Lake Superior, extensive hiking trails, beautiful granite shores, and sandy beaches. The park also offers car campers solitude and privacy at the Hattie Cove Campground. Home to the 60 km (37 mile) Coastal Hiking Trail, take a day hike to the White River Suspension Bridge. Or visit the Anishinaabe Camp to experience local Indigenous culture at the heart of Pukaskwa. 

Potholes Provincial Park is a remarkable geological site on the Kinniwabi River east of Wawa on Hwy 101. A short interpretive trail takes you through a garden-like setting in the Boreal Forest. Distinctive “potholes” in the bedrock were naturally formed by glacial meltwaters 10,000 years ago and water still flows through these potholes.

Stay for a picnic and soak up the scenery, then follow a short interpretive trail that leads to the potholes, sedges and flowering plants growing along the riverbank.

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You can find Mississagi Provincial Park in the Penokean Hills, within a 15-minute drive north from the city of Elliot Lake. The park is classified as a Natural Environment Park because of its significant, preserved natural features, such as its rolling hills, forests, lakes and streams. It was established in 1965 and consists of 4,900 hectares of pristine wilderness.

The only operation provincial park on Manitoulin Island provides access to the scenic Lake Huron coastline. Whether you just want to stop in at the Visitor Centre or explore 15 km of hiking trails, it's a great spot to stretch your legs.

The wonders of Mashkinonje are most familiar to field naturalists from North Bay and Sudbury, as well as to botany and nature-based tourism students from the local colleges and university. Mashkinonje Provincial Park encompasses a diverse system of wetlands that supports all major wetland types, including marshes, bogs, swamps, fens, and ponds. These wetlands are interspersed with undulating granite ridges, covering over 2000 hectares along the West Arm of Lake Nipissing.

Named after an abandoned gold mine, this park is located on a peninsula in Kenogamisis Lake. The lake offers excellent swimming and walleye and pike fishing in its bays and marshes. Look up at the sky on a clear summer night and you may see the northern lights. Bird watch and view wildlife as the forest comes alive after a long, cold northern Ontario winter

There’s a reason Lake Superior has been referred to as an inland ocean and you’ll discover that for yourself when you visit this immensely beautiful Great Lake. Called gichigamiing or “The Big Lake” by the Anishinaabe people of the region and known for its furious storms, the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area will soon be recognized as one of the largest protected areas of fresh water in the world.

Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater is located in the heart of the Temagami region and in the center of a 2400km interconnected canoeing network. The park protects some of Temagami’s famous old growth White and Red pine ecosystems and showcases the beautiful clear lakes and rushing rivers. Our campgrounds offer numerous activities such as swimming, fishing, bird watching, boat launching, and hiking.

There are twenty-two kettle lakes in the area that were formed by glaciers. These lakes are deep and are fed by springs. The forest in the area is mainly Jack Pine Boreal Forest. If you enjoy fishing, you'll be glad to know that many of the lakes are stocked with Rainbow and Brook Trout, making for excellent fishing. Additionally, there are fourteen kilometers of biking trails to explore. For families, there are also interpretive programs available.