Explore the beauty and wonders of Ontario at Missinaibi Provincial Park. This stunning work of nature is home to large lakes, scenic waterfalls, a beach, and over 100 Indigenous pictographs. It officially opens next month, and here’s what to know.
Located in northern Ontario, Missinaibi Provincial Park offers true outdoorsmen excitement at every turn. If you’re coming from the city, it’s not an easy trip. It’s more than a 10-hour drive north of Toronto.
Next stop: Missinaibi Provincial Park
Luckily for you, you can camp here. Choose from either backcountry camping off Missinaibi Lake, car camping, or group camping. Pricing and camping sites can be booked and found here.
This is an outdoor-lovers’ paradise! And if you spend a few nights here, make sure to bring your canoe. There are five canoe routes to explore, including along the Missinaibi River, which is one of the longest at 500 km of whitewater river, and famous routes in the Hudson Bay watershed, according to Ontario Parks.
You are also allowed to use your motorboat on Missinaibi Lake and Brunswick Lake, if that so happens to be something you are interested in.
But you’ll definitely want to ride on the water if you hope to catch stunning sights of the cascades Whitefish Falls and Thunderhouse Falls.
Other activities here include fishing opportunities for Lake trout, Walleye, and Northern Pike; swimming at an uncrowded sandy beach if you happen to go camping; and learning more about the park’s history.
Did you know that there are over 100 Indigenous pictographs at the Fairy Point site on Missinaibi Lake? There’s lots to discover at Missinaibi Provincial Park.
Trail adventure
If you want to find more gems, take a stroll along the Borasso Logging Camp Trail. It’s 3 km long and leads to remnants of a logging camp that operated in Baltic Bay. It was part of Missinaibi Lake in the 1950s.
“The men who stayed in this camp cut timber over the winter, hauled the logs onto Missinaibi Lake and during the spring thaw drove the logs down the Missinaibi River to the mill at Peterbell on the railway,” shares Ontario Parks. It is VERY important to note that this trail is only accessible by water.
So maybe having a boat would be ideal. After all, we did say this is an outdoorsman’s playground.
Since the park opens in May, we’ve given you more than enough time to prepare your outdoor adventure.
Have fun out there!
Missinaibi Provincial Park
Where: Missinaibi, Pk Rd., Sudbury
When: Opens May 16, 2025
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