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Quetico Provincial Park

Ontario Parks inside Quetico Provincial Park
Quetico Provincial Park · Ontario

what to expect

Quetico, recognized as an International Dark Sky Park, is a renowned backcountry paddling destination which also features the Dawson Trail Campground located adjacent to Highway 11. The park offers backcountry and car camping, roofed accommodations, seasonal campsites, and day use opportunities. Dawson Trail Campground on French Lake has two campgrounds, Chippewa and Ojibwa, offering tent and trailer sites with some electrical and seasonal campsite options, three rustic cabins and two camping pods. Roofed accommodations are available year-round, with the Winter Retreat cabin being a short walk-in and the Ojibwa Cabin ski-in only during winter. The Chippewa Campground offers three electrical and two non-electrical tent and trailer sites rentals from January to March. Park amenities incl…

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the basics

Hookups & power
Electrical hookups
At the campground
Drinking waterWashroomsLaundryPicnic shelter
Recreation
Playground

the campsites

Longest site
32 ft
Showers
yes

things to do here

Activities you can do at Quetico Provincial Park.

HikingFishingCanoeing & kayakingWildlife viewingWinter sports

things to do nearby

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

Plus 2 user-tagged lakes on OpenStreetMap — visible as pins on the map below.

what's around

Quetico Provincial Park plus 3 named places to see and do nearby — trails, beaches, viewpoints, water, and services.

water + services

what to know

Updated each morning from provincial parks and Environment Canada.

Bear country
Use the food lockers. Do not leave coolers, garbage, or food on picnic tables overnight, even in a car. Carry bear spray on trails.
When you can reserve
Reservable through Ontario Parks. Sites open on a rolling 5-month window at 7am ET — book exactly five months before your arrival date. Ontario Parks reservation details →

Page generated 2026-07-12. Sources: Camis reservation system. Neighbourhood joins 3 named anchors.