Ontario’s Blue-Water Lakes
So blue you won’t believe your eyes.
By Virginia Marshall
NO CAR CAMPING. HIKE-IN OR PADDLE-IN CAMPSITES ONLY
Local outfitters offer exceptional services for guided or self-guided adventures. #PaddleON
Frontenac Provincial Park is an easy drive from Ottawa (2 hours) or Kingston (45 minutes). It is open year round with 48 interior campsites. It has excellent paddling, swimming, fishing and wildlife viewing. Be sure to visit the Mink Lake Lookout, the highest point in the Park and one of the Amazing Places of the Frontenac Arch UNESCO World Biosphere.
- Frontenac Outfitters Canoe and Kayak Centre
- Kingston Cottage Shop & Outfitters
- Ahoy Rentals (Kingston)
- Frontenac Provincial Park
- The Great Waterway – Regional Tourism Information
- Frontenac Arch UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
Discover great backcountry paddling adventures at Ontario Parks.
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