Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park

what to expect

Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park is a day use only park offering 2-hour, 4-hour, full-day or bus Advance Daily Vehicle Permits online (open May long weekend to October). This park is located approximately 12 km west off of the Trans-Canada Highway 11/17 and is well worth the short side trip to view this scenic natural wonder. A small parking lot is located at the bottom of the park road for visitors to view Gulch Lake's wetland with its birding opportunities. At the top of the road (steep hill) is a larger parking lot with a bus turning circle, privies, a picnic shelter, picnic tables, and the trailhead. The park's 1.7 km barrier-free hiking trail takes visitors to two scenic overlooks atop the 150-metre-wide gorge providing spectacular views of the canyon and its cliffs that drop 100 metr…

Description: Ontario Parks

the basics

the campsites

things to do here

Activities you can do at Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park.

things to do nearby

Within 5 km — trails, viewpoints, beaches, boat launches you can reach without packing up camp.

• Welburn Lake Lake · 622 m · Google Maps ↗
• Gulch Lake Lake · 1.2 km · Google Maps ↗
• Moose Lake Lake · 2.6 km · Google Maps ↗
• Unnamed Lake Access Boat launch · 3.0 km · Google Maps ↗
• Cavern Lake Boat launch · 4.8 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 7 user-tagged lakes, 3 user-tagged viewpoints on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

what's around

Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park plus 5 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

water + services

• Nearest dump station 49 km · Google Maps ↗

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

other campgrounds nearby

Other places to stay within 25 km.

• Latibule Resort Private campground · 3.0 km · Google Maps ↗
• Wolf River Park Private campground · 9.0 km · Google Maps ↗
• Superior Shores RV Park Dispersed camping · 12 km · Google Maps ↗
• Mirror Lake Resort & Campground Private campground · 20 km · Google Maps ↗

Plus 3 user-tagged dispersed sites on OpenStreetMap — often genuine wild-pitches; check access rights before relying on one.