Ontario’s Protected Areas
Conservation Areas
Provincial Parks
National Parks
We will be posting about each parks’ setup and services, their available trails and activities both in and near the park, whenever possible. We will let you know about the pros and the cons, things you might need to consider, suggestions on things to do, and our basic feel of the park overall.
You should expect to see some fantastic photographs from each area, videos, sound files and such to help you get a feeling for each park.
We look forward to checking each park off our list and answering any questions you may have.
Check out the links below.
LINKS TO PARK INFORMATION & IMPRESSIONS
* CA = Conservation Area *HMA = Habitat Management Area *NA = Natural Area
*NHA = Natural Heritage Area *NR = Nature Reserve
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority:
Ausable River Cut CA Bannockburn CA Clinton CA Morrison Dam CA Parkhill CA Rock Glen CA
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority:
Enniskillen CA Heber Down CA Long Sault CA Purple Wood CA Stephen’s Gulch CAEssex Region Conservation Authority:
Cedar Creek CA Devonwood CA Hillman Marsh CA Kopegaron Woods CA Maidstone CA McAuliffe Woods CA Ruscom Shores CA The Chrylser Canada Greenway Tremblay Beach CA White Sands CAGrey Sauble Conservation Authority:
Bruce’s Caves CA Eugenia Falls Ca Feversham Gorge CA Hibou CA Indian Falls CA Inglis Falls Arboretum Inglis Falls CA Pottawatomi / Jones Falls CA Spirit Rock CAKawartha Conservation Authority:
Durham East Cross Forest CA Fleetwood Creek NA Ken Reid CA Pigeon River Headwaters CA Windy Ridge CALakehead Region Conservation Authority:
Cascades CA Hazelwood Lake CALower Trent Conservation Authority:
Bleasdell Boulder CA Glen Miller CA Goodrich-Loomis CA King’s Mill CA Proctor Park CA Sager CA Deymour CA Trenton Greenbelt CA Warkworth CAMississippi Valley Conservation Authority:
Mill of Kintail CA Morris Island CA Purdon CANorth Bay – Mattawa Conservation Authority:
Corbeil CA Eau Claire Gorge CA Elks Lodge Family Park La Vase Portage CA Laurentian Escarpment CA Mattawa Island CA Papineau Lake CA Powassan Mountain CA Laurier Woods CAQuinte Conservation Authority:
Beaver Meadow Wildlife MA Depot Lakes CA H.R. Frink Outdoor EC Harry Smith CA Macaulay Mountain CA Napanee CA O’Hara Mill Pioneer Village Portland CA Price CA Rutherford-Steven Lookout Sheffield CA Vanderwater CASaugeen Conservation Authority:
Allan Park CA Denny’s Dam CA Durham CA Saugeen Bluffs CA Sulphur Springs CASt. Clair Conservation Authority:
A.W. Campbell CA Bridgeview CA C. J. McEwen CA Centennial Park, Strathroy Clark Wright CA Coldstream CA Crothers CA Esli Dodge CA Highland Glen CA Keith McLean CA Lorne C. Henderson C Marthaville HMA McKeough CA Moore HMA Peers Wetland Perch Creek HMA Shetland CA Strathroy CA Warwick CA Wawanosh CACataraqui Region Conservation Authority:
Lemoine Point CA Gould Lake CA Little Cataraqui Creek CA Lyn Valley CA Mac Johnson CA Parrott’s Bay CACredit Valley Conservation Authority:
Belfountain CA Elora Cataract Trailway Island Lake CA Ken Whillans Resource MA Limehouse CA Meadowvale CA Rattray Marsh CA Silver Creek CA Terra Cotta CA Upper Credit CAGanaraska Conservation Authority:
Ganaraska Forest CA Ganaraska Millenium CA Garden Hill CA Port Hope CA Rice Lake CA Richardson’s Lookout CA Sylvan Glen CAHalton Conservation Authority:
Crawford Lake CA Hilton Falls CA Kelso / Glen Eden CA Mount Nemo CA Mountsberg CA Rattlesnake Point CAKettle Creek Conservation Authority:
Dalewood CA Lake Whittaker CALong Point Region Conservation Authority:
Backus Heritage CA Deer Creek CA Hay Creek CA Waterford North CAMaitland Valley Conservation Authority:
Falls Reserve CA Naftel’s Creek CA Wawanosh Park CA Wawanosh Valley CANiagara Peninsula Conservation Authority:
Ball’s Falls Heritage CA Beamer Memorial CA Binbrook CA Chippawa Creek CA Comfort Maple CA Long Beach CA Mud Lake CA St. John’s CA Stevensville CA Wainfleet Bog CA Wainfleet Wetlands CA Woodend CANottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority:
Edenvale CA Fort Willow CA Glencairn CA Minesing Wetlands CA New Lowell CA Nottawasaga Bluffs CA Osprey Wetlands CA Petun CA Tiffin Centre CA Tottenham CA Utopia CARaisin Region Conservation Authority:
Charlottenburgh Park Cooper Marsh CA Gray’s Creek CASault Ste Marie Conservation Authority:
Fort Creek CA Gros Cap CA Hiawatha Highlands CA Marks Bay CA Shore Ridges CAToronto and Region Conservation Authority:
Albion Hills CA Black Creek Pioneer Village Boyd CA Bruce’s Mill CA Glen Haffy CA Heart Lake CA Indian Line CA Kortright Centre CA Petticoat Creek CACatfish Creek Conservation Authority:
Archie Coulter CA Springwater CA Yarmouth NHACrowe Valley Conservation Authority:
Callaghan’s Rapids CA Crowe Bridge CA McGeachie CA The Gut CAGrand River Conservation Authority:
Belwood Lake CA Brant CA Byng Island CA Cambridge to Paris Rail Trail Conestogo Lake CA Elora Cataract Trailway Elora Gorge CA Elora Quarry CA Guelph Lake CA Hamilton to Brantford Rail Trail Laurel Creek CA Luther Marsh CA Pinehurst Lake CA Rockwood CA S.C. Johnson Trail Shade’s Mill CAHamilton Conservation Authority:
Chippawa Trail – Hamilton to Caledonia Christie Lake CA Confederation Park Dofasco 2000 Trail Dundas Valley CA Fifty Point CA Hamilton to Brantford Rail Trail Lafarge 2000 Trail Spencer Gorge / Webster’s Falls Valens CA Westfield Heritage Village Wild WaterworksLake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority:
Mabel Davis CA Rogers Reservoir CA Scanion Creek CA Sheppard’s Bush CA Thornton Bales CA Whitchurch CA Willow Beach CALower Thames Valley Conservation Authority:
Big Bend CA Big O CA C.M. Wilson Ca Dutton / Dunwich CA E.M. Warwick CA Lighthouse CA Longwoods Road CA McGeachy Pond CAMosa Forest & Fennel Property Conservation Authority:
Sharon Creek CA Two Creeks CAMattagami Region Conservation Authority:
Gillies Lake CA Hersey Lake CA Mountjoy Historical CA White Waterfront CANickel District Conservation Authority:
Lake Laurentian CAOtonabee Conservation Authority:
Hope Mill CA Imagine the Marsh CA Jackson Creek Kiwanis Trail Miller Creek Wildlife Area Selwyn CA Squirrel Creek CA Warsaw Caves CARideau Valley Conservation Authority:
Baxter CA Chapman Mills CA Foley Mountain CA Meisel Woods CA Mill Pond CA Perth Wildlife Reserve Portland Bay CA Rideau Ferry CA W.A. Taylor CASouth Nation Conservation Authority:
Cass Bridge CA High Falls CA J. Henry Tweed CA Jessup’s Falls CA St. Albert CA W.E. Burton CAUpper Thames River Conservation Authority:
Fanshawe CA Pittock CA Wildwood CASouthwestern Ontario Operating Parks:
Craigleith Inverhuron John E. Pearce Long Point MacGregor Point Pinery Point Farms Port Bruce Port Burwell Rock Point Rondeau Sauble Falls Selkirk Turkey Point Wheatley
Southwestern Ontario Non-Operating Parks:
Bayview Escarpment Black Creek Cabot Head Devil’s Glen Duncan Escarpment East Sister Island Fish Point Hope Bay Forest Ira Lake James N. Allan Johnston Harbour-Pine Tree Point Komoka Lighthouse Point Lion’s Head Little Cove Morris Tract Noisy River Nottawasaga Lookout Ojibway Praire Pretty River Valley Short Hills Smoky Head-White Bluff Trillium Woods
Central Ontario Operating Parks:
Awenda Bass Lake Bronte Creek Darlington Earl Rowe Forks of the Credit Killbear Mara Massasauga McRae Mikisew Mono Cliffs Oastler Sibbald Point Six Mile Lake Sturgeon Bay
Central Ontario Non-Operating Parks:
Beattie Pinery Boyne Valley Duclos Point Gibson River Hardy Lake Hockley Valley Holland Landing Prairie Limestone Islands Magnetwawan River Noganosh Lake O’Donnell Point Round Lake Springwater Waubashene Beaches
Eastern Ontario Operating Parks:
Algonquin Arrowhead Balsalm Lake Bon Echo Bonnechere Charleston Lake Emily Ferris Fitzroy Frontenac Kawartha Highlands Lake on the Mountain Lake St. Peter Mark S. Burnham Murphy’s Point North Beach Petroglyphs Presqu’ile Rideau River Sandbanks Sharbot Lake Silent Lake Silver Lake Voyageur
Eastern Ontario Non-Operating Parks:
Alexander Stewart Amable Du Fond River Bell Bay Big East River Bigwind Lake Bonnechere River Burnt Lands Centennial Lake Dividing Lake Egan Chutes Foy Indian Point J. Albert Bauer Lower Madawaska River Matawatchan Menzel Centennial Opeongo River Ottawa River Puzzle Lake Quackenbush Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Stoco Fen Timber Island Upper Madawaska Westmeath Wolf Island
Northern Ontario Operating Parks:
Aaron Batchawana Bay Biscotasi Lake Blue Lake Caliper Lake Chutes Driftwood Esker Lakes Fairbank Finlayson Point French River Fushimi Lake Grundy Lake Halfway Lake Ivanhoe Lake Kakabeka Falls Kap-Kig-Iwan Kettle Lakes Killarney Lake Superior MacLeod Makobe-Grays River Marten River Misery Bay Missinaibi Mississagi Nagagamisis Neys Obabika River Ojibway Ouimet Canyon Pakwash Pancake Bay Pigeon River Potholes Quetico Rainbow Falls Rene Brunelle Restoule Rushing River Samuel De Champlain Sandbar Lake Sioux Narrows Sleeping Giant Solace Spanish River Sturgeon River Wabakimi Wakami Lake White Lake Windy Lake Woodland Caribou
Northern Ontario Non-Operating Parks:
Abitibi-De-Troyes Adam Creek Agassiz Peatlands Albany River Albert Lake Mesa Alexander Lake Algoma Headwaters Arrow Lake Arrowhead Peninsula Aubinadong River Aubinagond-Nushatogaini Rivers Aubrey Falls Batchwana Black Sturgeon River Blind River Blue Jay Creek Bonheur River Kame Brightsand River Butler Lake Castle Creek Cavern Lake Chapleau-Nemegosenda Coral Rapids Craig’s Pit Cranberry Lake Dana-Howsey Lakes Devon Road Mesa Divide Ridge Eagle Dogtooth East English River Edward Island Englehart River Fine Sand Plain & Waterway Fawn River Five Mile Lake Fraleigh Lake Frederick House Lake Gem Lake Maple Bedrock Goulais River Grassy River-Mond Lake Lowlands & Ferris Lake Uplands Gravel River Greenwater Gull River Hannah Bay Bird Sanctuary Hicks-oke Bog Jocko Rivers Kabitotikwai River Kaiashk Kama Hills Kashabowie Kesagami Kopka River La Cloche La Motte La Verendrye River Lake Abitibi Islands Lake Nipigon Lake of the Woods Larder Lake Addition Larder River Waterway Le Pate Little Abitibi Little Current River Little Greenwater Lake Little White River Livingstone Point Lola Lake
National Parks of Ontario:
Bruce Peninsula Fathom Five Marine Georgian Bay Islands Point Pelee Pukaskwa St. Lawrence Islands
National Parks of Newfoundland:
Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
National Parks of Nova Scotia:
Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia Kejimkujik Seaside National Park, Nova Scotia