Algonquin Provincial Park Guide

Spanning 7725 sq kilometres (4800 sq miles), Algonquin Provincial Park was established in 1893 to develop a wildlife sanctuary in a rugged, beautiful part of Southern Ontario. It soon became popular with outdoor enthusiasts and canoeists because of its beautiful lakes, forests, bogs, rivers, cliffs and beaches. For campers and day visitors, Highway 60 is the centre of the park, offering campgrounds, walking trails, conducted hikes and access to public wolf-howling sessions. In winter, cross country skiing trails are popular. Visitors can also soak up the history of the park in the Logging Museum, or in the Algonquin Gallery, which focuses on the Canadian artist Tom Thomson’s (1877-1917) famous group of painters, the Group of Seven.

Algonquin Provincial Park, PO Box 219, Whitney, Ontario K0J 2M0, Canada
Tel: (705) 633 5572 (information)
Website: www.algonquinpark.on.ca

Air: Lester B Pearson International Airport (Toronto). Rail: Train: Huntsville Station. Road: Coach: Services to Huntsville (from Toronto). Car: Hwy-11, Hwy-17 or Hwy-60.

Canadian Tourism Commission
Eighth Floor West, 235 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H6, Canada
Tel: (613) 946 1000. Fax: (613) 954 3945 or 954 3964. E-mail: trdc@ctc-ctc.ca
Website: www.travelcanada.ca
Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership
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Tel: (416) 314 0944 or 314 7568 or (800) 668 2746 (toll free USA and Canada only). Fax: (416) 326 3133.
Website: www.ontariotravel.net
Visit Canada Centre
PO Box 5396, Northampton NN1 2FA, UK
Tel: (0906) 871 5000 (24-hour consumer and tourism enquiries line; calls cost 60p per minute). Fax: (0870) 165 5665. E-mail: visitcanada@dial.pipex.com
Website: www.travelcanada.ca
Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership
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Tel: (020) 7771 7004 (trade enquiries only) or (01622) 832 288 (brochure request line). Fax: (020) 7771 7059.
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