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NORTH EASTERN ONTARIO
Wolf Lake RVRAC VOLUME 3. 2019
Cobi Sharpe Photography
The road less travelled
NORTH BAY | TEMISKAMING SHORES | COCHRANE | TIMMINS
Our home planet Earth with all its riches is in Northeastern Ontario. Prospectors scraped North Bay and Lake Nipissing, and down
abundantly exposed on the vast Canadian and clawed through the bush to find the river along the French River to Georgian Bay.
Shield. Canada’s largest rock formation mother lodes. Sudbury has nickel, Kirkland Voyageurs had to paddle 14 hours a day,
stretches 2,500 kms across Northern Ontario Lake is loaded with gold, and Cobalt once and crossed land with 40 kg packs portaged
from the Manitoba border in the west, to had the largest silver mining operations in around waterfalls and rapids. Many married
Ottawa and the St. Lawrence River in the east. the world. Visitors to this region experience Objibway women who formed the core of the
This RV route capsulates the significance of the wilderness covered by the Boreal Forest, Metis generation. Trading posts and forts were
hardrock mining and the tourism attractions with vast stands of stately red and white developed on waterways that became major
that are lined up in a relatively small, easily pine forests, and where waterfalls and settlements. This was an arduous journey
accessible circuit in Northeastern Ontario. The tumbling rapids connect lakes to resorts and through extremely rugged country.
7-day itinerary covers 1,800 km and averages campgrounds. Today, it is the stunning colors of lakes, forest,
about 250 km/day. In the previous era of Canadian development, granite rock formations, wildlife and adventure
Buried deep in this hardrock formation are the Fur Trade Route wound its way between that attract RVs with clamping, canoeing,
the valuable minerals that have enriched Montreal to the Ottawa River Valley. The hiking and even exotic spa treatments that
development of mines and towns concentrated Mattawa River was followed upstream to diversify the visitor experience in the north.
Where to camp in Northeastern Ontario
Ontario Parks
There are more than 30 provincial parks along Parks Canada Ontario Private Campgrounds
the fur trade route. Most of these parks open in
The federal government is guardian of Participating members in Ontario’s private
late May and close in September. A park pass
Pukaskwa National Park, Fort St. Joseph, Lake campground association are listed by number
is required and must be displayed on the dash
Superior National Marine Conservation Area, in the Camping in Ontario Directory. Several RV
of a vehicle at all times. Electrical, fresh water
and National Historic Sites along the route. parks are open all year.
and sani-dumps are available at all provincial
parks that accommodate RV camping. Contact: More information:
1-888-773-8888. / www.pc.gc.ca www.campingontario.ca
Campsite reservations
Ontario Provincial Parks: 1-888-668-7275
www.ontarioparks.com
Algonquin Provincial Park North Bay Temagami
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RV DISCOVERY TOUR. A 7-day circle tour on roads less travelled
DAY ONE Toronto – Huntsville - Algonquin WHERE TO CAMP break to enjoy a five hour cruise aboard the Chief
Provincial Park (390 km) Deer Lake RV Resort – Huntsville. Full service Commanda ll on Lake Nipissing to French River.
Head north on Hwy #400 towards Barrie until sites located in 120 acre park on Deer Lake. A vintage Wonderland Carousel and a miniature
it branches into Hwy #11 to Orillia. The Niagara Algonquin Provincial Park has five campgrounds train are heritage features near the municipal
Escarpment looms into view as the sheer cliffs spread out along Hwy #60. All have showers, marina. Observe a large switching yard for the
stretch for 750 kms between Niagara Falls flush toilets and laundry facilities. Be sure to Ottawa Valley Railroad.
and Manitoulin Island. Then take Hwy #117 at book early and specify an RV site when making a Latchford is a small lumbering town on Bay Lake
Bracebridge. Continue on Hwy #35 to Dwight. reservation. Watch for Fall Color Reports when the that is marked by a dam close to the highway
This can be a pretty long day all the way to dazzling display of maple leaves burst around the bridge over the Montreal River. It is renouned for
Algonquin with numerous stops. lakes. having the world’s shortest covered bridge.
Bracebridge is located in the heart of the DAY TWO Algonquin Provincial Park – Huntsville Temagami region is famous for some of the
Muskoka Lakes region and known as “Halfway to – North Bay (250 km) finest protected old growth white pine forests in
the North Pole” where it lays equidistance from Algonquin Provincial Park. East of Huntsville, eastern Canada. Views from the 30m fire lookout
the equator and North Pole. The town overlooks Algonquin Provincial Park occupies 7,700 square tower span 40 kms over the White Bear Forest
the dam and waterfalls near the rail crossing. stunning kilometers of wilderness landscapes at and the downtown area with float plane base.
Antique and fashion shops line the main street. the outer edge of the Canadian Shield. Protected Explore the numerous hiking trails and canoe
Huntsville. Muskoka Heritage Place overlooking since 1893 as Ontario’s first provincial park, it routes in the Muskoka region.
Cann Lake records the living history of remains an iconic destination for travelers from Cobalt. The entire town of Cobalt is a national
homesteads and First Nations encampments. The around the world. historic site paying tribute to the discovery of
Portage Flyer, a restored steam train runs 2 km WHERE TO CAMP silver in 1903. Cobalt is the birthplace of hard
alongside the Muskoka River and is reputed to be rock mining in Canada, and known for the
Martens River Provincial Park – Martens River.
the shortest operational railroad in the world. world’s first mining camp. The region’s rich
Replica 19th century logging camp. Hike the
Travel tip. Start your RV experience with a stop veins triggered a mining boom which attracted
Transition Trail through remnant old growth pine
at Weber’s charcoal burger diner 15 km north of international attention to Canada’s emergence as
forest.
Orillia. Look for the iconic orange walking bridge the silver capital of the world. Open cuts carved
Bucke Park Campground. Temagami. Full service from the rock by hand reflect the earliest surface
crossing the divided highway. Outdoor seating and
sites. Showers. Hiking trail to Devils Rock. mining operations. Mine shafts were sunk, and
classic railroad cars for sheltered dining.
Finlayson Point Provincial Park – Camp beneath headframes were built above the ore body.
Travel tip. Visit Robinson’s General Store in towering pine at the south end of Temagami Lake Massive rock piles are remnants of ore processing
Dorset that sells nearly everything. It is voted
DAY THREE North Bay – Cobalt - Temiskaming on site. Visit the Cobalt Mining Museum and
“Canada’s Best Country Store” and offers a large
Shores (140 km) follow the Heritage Silver Trail to the “Glory Hole”
selection of moccasins.
North Bay. Visit the harbor front in North Bay, along the self-drive sites that are marked with
known as “The Gateway to the North”. Take a interpretive plaques.
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Hilliardton Marsh Provincial Wildlife Area, DAY FOUR Temiskaming Shores – Kirkland Lake DAY FIVE Iroquois Falls – Cochrane – Gogama –
located 180 km north of North Bay, is a restored – Iroquois Falls (170 km) Timmins (170 km)
wetland for migrating birds on the James Bay fly- Kirkland Lake is another city that owes its rich Cochrane. Continue north just an hour to
way in the Little Clay Belt region. existence to gold mining. The “Kirkland Lake Mile Cochrane where the Polar Bear Habitat and
Temiskaming Shores. The resort community of Gold” was named after seven major mines 24-acre natural enclosure with spring-fed lake is
of Temiskaming Shores on the Wabi River where located virtually in the town. Visit the Museum dedicated only to rescue bears. The Interpretive
it enters Lake Temiskaming is an amalgamation of Northern History in Kirkland Lake housed in a Centre explains the range and habits of the bears
of New Liskheard, Haileybury and rural area of chateau-style mansion built by Sir Harry Oakes in the circumpolar Arctic. Visit the train station
Dymond. that celebrates the town’s cultural heritage. Visit where the Ontario Northland Railway operates
Travel tip. Park your RV for a day and make the historic Toburn Gold Mine which was the first the Arctic Express with daily service across miles
a wilderness trip by train to the bush. Visit the mine in the area and took out 42 million ounces of tundra to Moosanee on James Bay, and old
Moose Factory Centennial Museum that depicts of gold. Wander the main street as it weaves past trading posts on Hudson Bay. There are no roads
the history of the fur trade in the area. A cemetery historic buildings as the city prepares for its 100 to the north.
marks the graves of missionaries, traders and year Centenary in 2020. Look for a new mine with Gogama is home of the legendary Joe LaFlamme
explorers that found their way from Europe to the a massive mine head that will take three years for who trained wolves to pull a dogsled in the wilds
new world. a shaft to reach a depth of 8,000 feet. of Northern Ontario.
WHERE TO CAMP Iroquois Falls was built as a company town on Timmins area is one of the richest goldfields in
the Abitibi River, but has turned to tourism after the world. It was once home to a hundred mines
Kap-Kig-lwan Provincial Park – located 2 km
closure of the newsprint mill. It is known as “The yielding 68 million ounces of gold and worth over
south of Englehart just off Hwy #624. Spectacular
Garden Town of the North” where the community $100 billion. Head frames have been part of the
lookout over the Englehard River that roars
takes great pride in flowers and vegetable gardens horizon since 1910 when a massive ore body was
through whitewater rapids. Hiking trails along a
despite weather conditions. discovered and the Dome Mine became known as
ridge to the falls.
Travel tip. Dine at Bridgehouse Café in Kenogami the “Golden Staircase”.
Kettle Lakes Provincial Park – located between
with a commanding river view from the patio. Travel tip. Café Meteor Bistro is a cultural hotspot
Timmins on Hwy #101 east of Matheson.
Twenty-two deep spring- fed kettle lakes created WHERE TO CAMP with great treats in Hailelybury, and the Wabi Inn
by glaciers. Hiking trails in jack pine forest. Cameron’s Beach Campground. Iroquois Falls. faces the waterfront in New Liskheard.
Interpretive programs. Located on Hwy # 11 west of Cochrane. Full service WHERE TO CAMP
sites and situated close to a picturesque sandy beach. WildExodus - Wawaitin Holiday Park on
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Kenogamiss Lake for ultimate clamping in the Bay. The first settlers arrived in 1820 to establish DAY SEVEN Killarney Provincial Park – French
Boreal forest. Ontario’s first Signature Experience a fur trading post. The two lighthouses were the River –Toronto ( 300 km)
for guided canoeing, and nature hikes to High Falls first to operate after Confederation. The Village of Head south on Hwy #400 through pink granite
and native burial grounds. Imagine exquisite dining Killarney provides services including a Laundromat, rock cuts and make a short stop at the harbour
and room service in a custom-built propector tent marina and museum. front and nearby lookout tower in Parry Sound
offered in the two-night package. Electrical hookup Travel tip. Route option. Head further west on on Georgian Bay. Angle on to Hwy #69 to the
and sani-dump. Hwy #17 from Sudbury to connect with the Fur south and continue to French River Provincial Park
DAY SIX Timmins – Sudbury -Killarney Provincial Trade Route to Sault Ste Marie and on toward and National Historic Site. Visit the Interpretive
Park (485 km) the North Shore of Lake Superior. Or circle back Centre featuring the canoe route that served as
Sudbury. Head towards Sudbury where the Super to Toronto with a stop on Manitoulin Island and a commercial waterway for 250 years. Continue
Stack that looms on the horizon. Visit Dynamic make the crossing of Georgian Bay from South north to the junction of Hwy #637 to dip down to
Earth rock miners and the sound of blasting and Baymouth to Tobermory on Bruce Peninsula. the waterfront in Killarney. Take a short hike to the
ore drills. Then visit Science North & IMAX theatre. WHERE TO CAMP Killarney East Lighthouse. .
Continue to Killarney Provincial Park on Georgian Killarney Provincial Park – Hwy #637. Full service Travel tip. Treat yourself to fine dining at historic
Bay. sites in George Lake Campground. Killarney Park Lodge
Killarney Provincial Park is classified as a Roche Rouge Campground – downtown Killarney.
wilderness park. Rugged cliffs overlook Georgian Wild camping with pit toilets. No hookups. Lake views.
Canoeing in Algonquin Provincial Park Temiskaming Shores Timmins
ALGONQUIIN PARK TEMISKAMING SHORES TIMMINS
The Parkway Corridor runs for 56 km along Hwy The touristic waterfront is connected to the A GeoTour highlights the “Big Three” gold mines.
#60 through the southwest corner where the West “millionaires row” of elaborate mansions existing The Hollinger Mine is still one of the world’s largest
Gate provides access to two main attractions being from the days of the mining barons, when the gold mines which can be seen from the viewpoint
the Algonquin Visitor Centre and the Algonquin towns served as bedroom communities to Cobalt overlooking the open pit mine virtually in the
Logging Museum near the east entrance. Each has and area. Timmins city centre. Visit the Porcupine Miners
a theatre and exhibit area depicting park history. Meander along the 5 km boardwalk on Lake Memorial as a tribute to more than seventeen
Visit Cache Creek Historic Site. Temiskaming. Visit the Haileybury Heritage hundred miners killed in area mines. Artists
Outfitters offer canoe safaris, clamping, bicycle Museum and the Little Claybelt Homesteaders portray the mining history in the city museum. Visit
and fall color tours. Wildlife viewing includes Museum dedicated to promoting the significance Cedar Meadows for a spa treatment and wildlife
moose, black bear, beaver, and red fox. The of agriculture in the region. There is a hiking trail to viewing in a game preserve.
300 wolves in the park are more elusive. Take 100m cliffs at Devil’s Rock. The Quebec border is
care to protect the turtles crossing the road. The 23 km east on Hwy #65.
Backcountry is only accessible by hiking trails and
canoes.
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deposits in the Porcupine area in 1909. Many
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campgrounds, and to view wildlife. The itinerary serves only as cobalt to feed the North American electric
a guide to parks and places. While the entire itinerary can be vehicle market.
driven fairly leisurely in seven days, additional days on the road are recommended. The
average distance is about 300 kms/day
Best Time RV - Cambridge. CanaDream - Brampton. Cruise Canada - Bolton. Fraserway RV
- Cookstown.
Quirky roadside attractions.
Northeastern Ontario has its share of roadside attractions, including the Big Nickel standing on
a rock outcrop at Dynamic Earth in Sudbury, “Earl” the giant bison in Earlton, Guy-Paul Treefall
in Iroquois Falls, Miss Claybelt the 3m Holstein cow in Temiskaming Shores, the big fish at
Marten River, and Chimo the polar bear in Cochrane
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