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Ontario Parks Top 20 Favourites

 During the pandemic, more people than ever discovered Ontario Parks as a safe alternative to more traditional vacations requiring public travel and hotels. That trend is expected to continue.  How many new RVers will want to return to their old methods of travel is hard to say, many of them may have caught the RV bug for life. And if that’s you then it’s that time of year again- time to book those sites for your Ontario Parks camping getaways.

But where to go? Did you know that over 50% of reservations made by the end of March at Ontario Parks are for the five most popular parks?- Bon Echo, Algonquin, Killbear, Sandbanks and the Pinery. It may be possible that you have only heard of these 5 parks, but in fact, there are over 100 provincial parks across the province that offer RV camping.

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Top 5 Things to Do at 10 Lesser Known Ontario Parks

Ontario Parks are very popular this season.  It was crazy trying to get a reservation. Everybody was booking sites and maybe you had to resort to taking the first place you could. You may have never even heard of the park you just reserved at. But hey you managed to secure a reservation and that’s great! But what now? What is there to do?

Here are some suggestions of things to do at 10 lesser-known Ontario Provincial Parks to help you get the most out of your camping vacation this year.

Ontario Parks

  1. Mikisew Provincial Park
  2. White Lake Provincial Park
  3. Kettle Lake Provincial Park
  4. Oastler Lake Provincial Park
  5. Ferris Provincial Park
  6. Rock Point Provincial Park
  7. Six Mile Lake Provincial Park
  8. Voyageur Provincial Park
  9. Awenda Provincial Park
  10. Earl Rowe Provincial Park

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Top 10 Ontario Parks that are Overlooked and Underestimated

Planning an RV trip to an Ontario Park this season? Ontario has over 100 parks to choose from that accommodate RV camping. Most people though tend to flock to about 5 of them. 

Top 5 Ontario Parks:

  1. Killbear Provincial Park (over 300,00 annual visitors)
  2. Sandbanks Provincial Park (over 750,000 annual visitors)
  3. Bon Echo Provincial Park (about 300,000 annual visitors)
  4. Pinery Provincial Park (over 750,000 annual visitors)
  5. Algonquin Park (1 million annual visitors).

In fact, the most visited post on this entire website is the one for Sandbanks Provincial Park.

If you have ever tried to reserve a site at one of these parks for a summer weekend you know how frustrating it can be. The earlier you book the better your chances. 

But if you can’t secure a site or are simply looking for a place to go that is a bit off the beaten path, you really should check out what I consider the top 10 best overlooked and underestimated destinations in the Ontario Parks system.

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10 Reasons Ontario Parks are a Premier RV Place to Go

Ontario is Canada’s second-largest province. It is home to the country’s capital and it’s largest city.  More than 13.5 million Canadians live here. Despite the urbanization, Ontario has an abundance of undeveloped space and a variety of landscapes. More than 10% of the area of the province is managed by the Ontario Parks system which is dedicated to conserve and preserve its natural features. There are 90+ Recreation Parks with over 20,000 campsites suitable for equipment of all sizes. Ontario is yours to discover and here are 10 reasons why you should consider it a premier RV Place to Go.

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10 RV Places to go to View Wildlife- Guaranteed

It is marvellous to catch a glimpse of wildlife when you are camping, but not all of us are keen to ditch our creature comforts to trail blaze into the backcountry in the hopes of seeing something.

It’s good to know that there are RV places to go where you can bring it all with you and still enjoy seeing wildlife in its natural environment- guaranteed.

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