
If you live in or visit Ontario, Canada then taking time to explore and enjoy nature is one of life’s great experiences. Any time of year can be a spectacular experience but Fall and Winter can be quite special.
Fortunately, Ontario Parks with over 600 locations, 5 National Parks, numerous conservation areas, and a number of locally supported sites means that you are never far from somewhere to enjoy nature and the great outdoors.
On this page, you’ll find links to information on Ontario Park sites. These are split between 340 provincial Parks that have facilities and the 295 conservation reserves (non-operating) that typically don’t have obvious access points. You’re still welcome to visit these conservation areas, just tread carefully as they are more sensitive to disturbance. Also, think about safety as they don’t have full-time staff and fewer visitors.
Conservation Reserves run by Ontario Parks are different from Conservation Areas that are operated by various Ontario Conservation Authorities, although the aim of both is to protect the natural environment. We have a separate listing of Conservation Areas with details of their facilities and activities. Some are a little like mini-parks but all are worth a little of your time. They have the added bonus of often being closer to towns and cities.
Operating Parks



Aaron
Algonquin
Arrow Lake
Arrowhead
Awenda
Balsam Lake
Bass Lake
Batchawana Bay
Biscotasi Lake
Blue Lake
Bon Echo
Bonnecherre
Bronte Creek
Caliper Lake
Charleston Lake
Chutes
Craigleith
Darlington
Driftwood
Earl Rowe
Emily
Esker Lake
Fairbank
Ferris
Finlayson Point
Fitzroy
Forks of the Credit
French River
Frontenac
Fushimi Lake (back-country)
Grundy Lake
Halfway Lake
Inverhuron
Ivanhoe Lake
John E Pearce
Kakabeka Falls
Kap-Kig-Iwan
Kawartha Highlands
Kettle Lakes
Killarney
Killbear
Komoka
Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater
Lake on the Mountain (back-country)
Lake St Peter
Lake Superior
Long Point
MacGregor Point
Macleod
Makobe-Grays River (back-country)
Mara
Mark S Burnham
Marten River
McRae Point
Mikisew
Misery Bay
Missinaibi
Mississagi
Mono Cliffs
Murphy’s Point
Nagagamisis
Neys
North Beach
Oastler Lake
Obabika River
Ojibway
Ouimet Canyon
Oxtongue River-Ragged Falls
Pakwash
Pancake Bay
Petroglyphs
Pigeon River (day use)
Pinery
Point Farms
Port Bruce (day use)
Port Burwell
Potholes
Presqui’le
Quetico
Rainbow Falls
Rene Brunelle
Restoule
Rideau River
Rock Point
Rondeau
Rushing River
Samuel de Champlain
Sandbanks
Sandbar Lake
Sauble Falls
Selkirk
Sharbot Lake
Sibbald Point
Silent Lake
Silver Lake
Sioux Narrows
Six Mile Lake
Sleeping Giant
Solace
Spanish River
Springwater
Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon River
The Massasauga
Tidewater
Turkey Point
Voyageur
Wabakimi
Wakami Lake
Wasaga Beach
Wheatley
White Lake
Windy Lake
Woodland Caribou