Huntsville Parks & Gardens

As one of Canada's biggest provincial parks, Algonquin offers stunning scenery and excellent activities year round. During the winter, try snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. In the summer, enjoy camping, hiking and canoeing. Access the park via Highway 17 (to the north), Highway 60 (to the south and east) and Highway 11 and 35 (to the west). This park offers over 3,200 campsites near lakes and in the backcountry, most of them being in the backcountry. Motorboat restriction apply throughout the park area.

The tranquility of this provincial park is simply dreamy. The lakes are free of motorized boats but stocked with fish. Several easy to moderate hiking trails can be found, and cross-country skiing trails are groomed in the winter. Wildlife roaming the area includes chipmunks, moose, deer and even the occasional bear.

Located 16 km (10 mi) northeast of Huntsville, J. Albert Bauer Park is great for hiking, swimming and canoeing. The lakeside park boasts a mature forest of Maple, Hemlock, American Beech, Basswood and Yellow Birch. There are no visitor facilities and camping is not permitted.