Ontario boasts some of the most beautiful and unspoiled parks in the world. While many are centred around the Great Lakes, still others take advantage of the isolated nature of much of the province and offer spectacular views, sightings of wildlife and the opportunity to enjoy some excellent fishing, canoeing and hiking!
RV camping at Ontario Provincial Parks is a popular way to explore Ontario. There are over 100 parks designated for overnight use across the province with over 19,000 car camping sites (3000 with electric hook-up). All parks have dumping stations, water filling stations as well as comfort stations with flush toilets and free showers.
Traditional Travel Routes
Some tried and true routes that travellers have enjoyed that make for easy vacation planning:
Lake Superior Route
- Pancake Bay Provincial Park
- Lake Superior Provincial Park
- White Lake Provincial Park
- Neys Provincial Park
- Rainbow Falls Provincial Park
- Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
- Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park
- Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park
More information on Lake Superior Circle Tour
Georgian Bay Coastal Route
- Awenda Provincial Park
- Craigleith
- Windy Lake
- Halfway Lake
- Killarney
- Grundy Lake
- Killbear
- Six Mile Lake
Ottawa Valley Algonquin Highlands Route
- Driftwood Provincial Park
- Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park
- Arrowhead Provincial Park
- Algonquin Provincial Park – many options along the Highway 60 Corridor
Highlights of Ontario – Ottawa/Algonquin/Toronto
- Arrowhead Provincial Park
- Algonquin Provincial Park
- Rideau River Provincial Park
- Charleston Lake Provincial Park
- Presqu’ile Provincial Park
- Darlington Provincial Park
Rideau Heritage Route
More information on Rideau Heritage Route
Exploring the beaches of Lake Erie’s North Shore
- Rock Point Provincial Park
- Selkirk Provincial Park
- Turkey Point Provincial Park
- Long Point Provincial Park
- Port Burwell Provincial Park
- Rondeau Provincial Park
- Wheatley Provincial Park
Northern Frontiers
- Marten River
- Finlayson Point
- Kap-Kig-Iwan
- Esker Lakes
- Kettle Lakes
- Ivanhoe Lake
- Rene Brunelle
For us, our goal is to RV camp at all of the Ontario Provincial Parks. We haven’t accomplished that yet but we have stayed at 51 of them so far. Click on the icon on the map to take you directly to the review of that particular provincial park.
Or consider the following list and click on the park name. I have included my overall rating of the park as a weekend destination, as well as a feature that I think is unique to each park.
Aaron Provincial Park Ok for an overnight stop. Rating 2.5/5
Algonquin Park
Moose and wildlife Rating 5/5
Arrowhead Provincial Park Trails and private lake Rating 5/5
Awenda Provincial Park Georgian Bay and Penetaguishene attractions. Rating 4/5
Balsam Lake Provincial Park Located on the Trent Severn Waterway. Rating 5/5
Bass Lake Provincial Park Basic Amenities. Rating 3.5/5
Bon Echo Provincial Park
Charleston Lake Provincial Park Canoe routes and boating. Rating 5/5
Chutes Provincial Park
Craigleith Provincial Park Good Location but underwhelming. Rating 2/5
Darlington Provincial Park
Driftwood Provincial Park On the Ottawa River. Good non-electric sites. Rating 3/5
Earl Rowe Provincial Park Manmade swim pond. Sites far from amenities. Rating 3/5
Emily Provincial Park Part of the Trent Severn Waterway. Rating 2/5
Ferris Provincial Park Suspension Bridge. No swimming. Large sites. Rating 3/5
Finlayson Point Provincial Park
Excellent boating -not much else though. Rating 2.5/5
Fitzroy Provincial Park
Near Ottawa. Family Camping Rating 4/5
Grundy Lake Provincial Park Canoeing. Multiple campground areas. Rating 5/5
Inverhuron Provincial Park 1 km sandy beach. Near Bruce Nuclear Plant. Rating 4/5
Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park
Tallest Falls in Northern Ontario Rating 3.5/5
Kettle Lakes Provincial Park 22 kettle lakes. Biking and hiking. Rating 5/5
Killbear Provincial Park On Georgian Bay. 7 Campground areas. Rating 5/5
Lake Superior Provincial Park Large park on the shore of Lake Superior. Rating 5/5
Marten River Provincial Park Replica of a 19th-century logging camp. Rating 4/5
McRae Point Provincial Park Located on Lake Simcoe. Basic Rating 2.5/5
Mikisew Provincial Park Nice Park. Great family camping. Rating 5/5
Murphys Point Provincial Park Early 1900s mica mine. Hiking and canoeing. Rating 4/5
Neys Provincial Park Remains of WW2 POW camp. Lake Superior Rating 3.5/5
Oastler Lake Provincial Park Small Park. Variety of sites. Rating 2.5/5
Ojibway Provincial Park
Pancake Bay Provincial Park
Point Farms Provincial Park Gorgeous sunsets on Lake Huron Rating 4/5
Presqu’ile Provincial Park
Quetico Provincial Park Untouched Wilderness. RV camping is ok. Rating 3/5
Rainbow Falls Provincial Park 2 campground locations. Lake Superior access. Rating 4/5
Rideau River Provincial Park
Rene Brunelle Provincial Park Northern park on a popular lake Rating 3.75/5
Restoule Provincial Park Fire Tower hike. Peace and solitude Rating 4.5/5
Rock Point Provincial Park On shore of Lake Erie. Near tourist centres Rating 4/5
Rondeau Provincial Park Has 11 km of natural beach along Lake Erie Rating 3/5
Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park Tube on the river, heritage canoe, observatory. Rating 5/5
Sauble Falls Provincial Park Proximity to Sauble Beach and waterfalls Rating 3.5/5
Sandbanks Provincial Park Blue Flag Beach, lots of amenities. Rating 5/5
Sibbald Point Provincial Park Popular for Day Use Rating2.5/5
Six Mile Lake Provincial Park Basic amenities, small park feel. Rating 3.5/5
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park Excellent hiking, proximity to Thunder Bay. Rating 5/5
Sturgeon Bay Provincial Park Worst sites I have seen at an Ontario Park Rating 1/5
Turkey Point Provincial Park Lake Erie. Nice beach. Ok camping Rating 3.5/5
Wheatley Provincial Park Ontario’s ‘Deep South’ Campground. Rating 3/5
White Lake Provincial Park Great family camping. Lots of amenities. Rating 5/5
Voyageur Provincial Park
Ontario provincial parks are some of the best parks we have RV camped at. The most popular ones are
- Algonquin Park
- Pinery Provincial Park
- Killbear Provincial Park
- Bon Echo Provincial Park
- Sandbanks Provincial Park
But many of the other ones are also well worth a visit. My personal favourites are:
- Grundy Lake Provincial Park
- Kettle Lakes Provincial Park
- Arrowhead Provincial Park
- Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park
- Marten River Provincial Park
Enjoy these parks and all the others as great RV Places to Go.