Provincial Park #5: Arrowhead

General Info:– 2.5 hours north of Toronto – all-season campground: open January – Dec (winter camping available) – 3 campgrounds: 1. Roe2. East River3. Lumby – 15km of hiking trails Beaver Meadow (7 km)Homesteaders Trail (3 km)Mayflower (1 km)Stubb’s Falls (2 km)Big Bend Lookout (under 1 km)– boat rentals available – 3 sandy beaches –Continue reading “Provincial Park #5: Arrowhead”

Provincial Park #3: Sibbald Point

General Info:– 1-hour northeast of Toronto – seasonal camping: May – October– car camping– 10 campgrounds – sandy beach + 2 pet beaches – 1 hike Maidenhair Fern Trail (2 km) – in-park museum/historical and cultural centre Directions:https://goo.gl/maps/nKKog5FCuiSAnyPo8 The Good Stuff: Rating and Review Sibbald Point is a convenient, family friendly park with some goodContinue reading “Provincial Park #3: Sibbald Point”

There’s A War Raging. And It’s On ontarioparks.com

There’s been an influx of reservations this year and the Ontario Parks website is being flooded with fresh campsite seekers. More than double the activity than previous years, the site has forewarned visitors of a slower technical response. And honestly, besides those IT woes, it’s cut-throat out there. And not all those that book seekContinue reading “There’s A War Raging. And It’s On ontarioparks.com”

Project Provincial

The Goal: Camp my way through the Ontario Provincial parks The Logistics:– 100+ parks advertised on ontarioparks.com (86 of which are currently active)– over 70 current active parks offer car-camping sites– 14 parks offer back-country/walk-in sites (varying difficulty)– 11 parks offer winterized/yurt sites– 20 parks offer paddle-in sites (varying difficulty)– most parks run seasonally fromContinue reading “Project Provincial”