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Quetico Provincial Park

Wilderness park in Ontario, Canada

Photo: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Quetico Provincial Park is a vast wilderness area in northern Ontario, adjoining Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area. It is famous for its array of small- to medium-sized lakes and the wildlife they provide a home for.

Where to eat, drink and stay

Sleep2 places

Lodging

Rustic cabins
Quetico offers three rustic cabins with kitchens and drinking water (but not utensils, plates, pots). Each cabin sleeps 4 people: the Log Cabin at Dawson Trail Campground, and the Art Studio Winter Retreat (open Oct-Apr) and the Ojibway Cabin at Ojibway Campground. Ski and snowshoe or swim and canoe from your front door. An outhouse toilet is nearby. Shower facilities (comfort stations open throughout summer months). No pets or smoking in the cabins.
Check-in
3PM
Check-out
11AM

Camping

Dawson Trail Campground2018 rates per night per camping site: $41-51 for electrical sites ($33-41 for Ontario seniors, $21-26 for Ontarians with disabilities; $36-45 for non-electrical sites ($29-36 for Ontario seniors, $18-23 for Ontarians with disabilities)
There are over 100 campsites are in two campground loops: Chippewa and Ojibwa, both on Dawson Trail Road. There are 35 km of hiking trails. Both campgrounds have electrical campsites and can accommodate trailers and tents. Vault toilets, flush toilets, showers, laundry and water taps are all nearby. Many campsites are lakefront with direct access to water. Open mid-May to early October.
Price
2018 rates per night per camping site: $41-51 for electrical sites ($33-41 for Ontario seniors, $21-26 for Ontarians with disabilities; $36-45 for non-electrical sites ($29-36 for Ontario seniors, $18-23 for Ontarians with disabilities)
Directions
on French Lake in the northeast corner of the park
Phone
+1 519-826-5290 (outside of the North American Numbering Plan)
Website
ontarioparks.com

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UnderstandIt is known for its excellent canoeing and fishing.

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Fees and permits

SeeSince the most of the park is only accessible by canoe, you are going to have to plan what you want to see ahead of time.

DoSwimming, hiking, wildlife viewing, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and picnicking at one of the day-use areas are available at the campgrounds during the summer.

BuyA small Park Store selling Quetico souvenirs can be found at each entry station, and at the Dawson Trail Heritage Pavilion.

Eat and drinkBring food and drinking water with you from Atikokan or Thunder Bay.

SleepQuetico is known for its wilderness canoeing. If you plan on going, you need a canoe. The majority of the park is only accessible by a canoe.

Stay safeAs Quetico is a wilderness park there are restrictions that users must be aware of. Group size may not exceed 9 members.

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