Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park

Ouimet Canyon is a beautiful 300 foot deep gorge with walkways and trails which lead to fantastic viewing locations.

Type of Park

• Ouimet Canyon is a day-use park with a picnic area located near the main parking lot and trailhead.

Entrance Fees

Unfortunately, Ontario’s Provincial Parks are quite expensive and probably keep quite a few people away from their extraordinary collection of parks. Below we will list a few options for driving into the parks but there are additional options for walk-in or groups. Vehicle permit is good for everyone riding in the vehicle, per vehicle.

• Seasonal Day Use Vehicle Permit – Annual – $154.87 plus tax and shipping (~$175.00) (Link)

• Seasonal Day Use Vehicle Permit – Summer – $110.62 plus tax and shipping (~$125.00) (Link)

• Daily Vehicle Permit – $17.702 plus tax and shipping (~$20.00) (Link)

Camping fees are broken into three price categories in Ontario:

Ontario Parks offers everything from tent and trailer camping in organized campgrounds to wilderness campsites accessible only by canoe. Fees for camping vary according to the facilities and services provided.

Ontario Parks has three levels of fees for camping – premium, middle and low. Each fee level reflects the popularity of a campsite and the availability of facilities such as flush toilets and showers, and personal services such as educational programs.

When registering in person at the park you may use your debit card, cash, VISA or MasterCard credit cards to pay for your camping fees. Sorry, but personal cheques are not accepted for in-person payments.

Fees for camping and operating dates for individual provincial parks are subject to change.

The fees listed below are per campsite per night.

• Camping – Non-Electrical
– (Premium – $45.20)
– (Middle – $41.53)
– (Low – $36.44)

Please check these pages for a complete price list.

NOTE: Camping permits do not include drive-in or walk-in fees.

Things To Do Here

• Panoramic views of a 150 metre wide gorge and sheer cliffs that drop 100 metres straight down to the canyon floor
 
• A trail and boardwalk connects two lookout platforms with spectacular views of the canyon
 
• Arctic plants, usually found 1,000 kilometres north, survive in the unique environment at the bottom of the canyon
 
• Birding – Ouimet Canyon provides great opportunities for bird watching, as sections of the raised boardwalk trail get you closer to the forest canopy to see and hear neotropical migrants (birds that breed in North America and spend winters in Central and South America), as well as year round residents of the boreal forest. You many also get a glimpse of the threatened Peregrine Falcon, which occasionally nests on the cliffs of the canyon.
 
• Hiking – Ouimet Canyon features a one kilometre loop trail to two viewing platforms along the canyon’s rim. Please stay on the trail and view the canyon only from the designated lookout points. One route/direction along this trail allows for barrier-free access to the lookouts.

Camping

• Ouimet Canyon is a day-use only park. There are no overnight camping facilities. If you are interesting in camping try nearby Sleeping Giant or Kakabeka Falls Provincial Parks.

More Information at Link Below…

Location

From Ouimet, Ontario, and Hay 17 turn left (West) on Ouimet Canyon Road. Drive approximately 4.8 miles until the road splits at Greenwich Lake Road and the entrance to the park. Turn right and drive until you reach the parking lot about 2.2 Miles up the road. (Visit this link to see the route on a map.)

Links To Photography

Check out Kevin Dempsey’s fantastic photography at the links below and find out more about this photographer.

Content the property of Ontario Parks & Linked Resources. Photography the property of Kevin Dempsey of Saugeen Canada

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