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For your convenience, links are sorted into the following categories:

Bullet - Red-Dot   Places To Camp In Ontario
Bullet - Red-Dot   Festivals, Events & Attractions in Ontario
Bullet - Red-Dot   Outdoor Adventure
Bullet - Red-Dot   Parks & Wildlife
Bullet - Red-Dot   Useful Trip Planning Sites
Bullet - Red-Dot   Provincial Parks Across Canada
Bullet - Red-Dot   Private Campgrounds Across Canada

Places to Camp in Ontario

Ontario Parks
An extremely useful site containing all sorts of information on Ontario's outstanding Provincial Parks. Ontario's parks are true treasures, and everything you need to know about them can be found on this site. Includes maps, park details, links to the online reservation system, lots of relevant activities and amazing things for kids and teachers.
[http://www.ontarioparks.com/]

Ontario Parks Online Reservation System
Reservation service for Ontario Provincial Parks ... allows you to reserve a campsite in over 60 Ontario Provincial Parks. You can check availability for specific sites and also see overall park availability throughout the season.
[http://www.camis.com/OP/default.asp]

Ontario Private Campground Association
480 privately owned campgrounds represent 70,000 campsites. These campgrounds offer a complete and varied camping experience - from the remote, unspoiled wilderness to sandy beaches, heated pools, tennis courts, amusement parks, outdoor theatres, etc.
[http://www.campgrounds.org/index.cfm]

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Festivals, Events, & Attractions
in Ontario

Attractions Ontario
Over 300 attractions and tourism related organizations, including public and privately owned attractions in numerous categories such as amusement parks, historical sites, cultural activities, arts & entertainment and adventure.
http://www.attractionsontario.ca/

Ontario Travel ~ More To Discover
A really comprehensive site put together by the Ontario Government and containing all kinds of events and activities in Ontario. Also a source for a free Ontario Travel Guide.
http://www.ontariotravel.net/

Doors Open Ontario
The Ontario Heritage Foundation directory of heritage sites, including courthouses, theatres, museums, factories, places of worship, houses, gardens and natural heritage sites.
http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/

Festivals & Events in Ontario

Comprehensive online guide to festivals and events in Ontario

http://www.festivalsandeventsontario.ca/

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Outdoor Adventure

Hike Ontario
Hike Ontario, a not-for-profit organization, is the central source of information relating to hiking and walking in Ontario. Represents 25 hiking clubs and almost 4,000 kilometres of trails.
http://www.hikeontario.com/index.html

Canada Trails
One of the largest directories of trail sports on the web. Everything you need to know about self-propelled activities, including hiking and biking. Regional maps show locations of major trails. Many trail listings include ratings submitted by visitors to the trails.
http://www.canadatrails.ca/on/parks.html

Fishing in Canada
Everything you need to know about fishing and fishing vacations including links to fishing guides, lodges and provincial regulations and government programs. Some provinces like B.C. have links to local organizations with maps of 500 fishing spots.

http://www.fishingincanada.com


Fishing Lines
A website for anglers with links to Canadian outfitters, lodges, books and videos and links for fishing specific species in Canada: Salmon, Trout, Grayling, Muskie, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, White Sturgeon, Whitefish, Yellow Perch.

http://www.fishinglines.com


The Great Canadian Adventure
Adventures.com is all about adventure and eco travel with almost 1000 different adventure trips, in all provinces and territories of Canada. Get some idea of activities you could pursue under headings such as: Active, Soft, Fishing, Water and Winter, or search by region.

http://www.adventures.com


The Roaming Rider
Enjoy the beautiful and varied scenery of Canada from the back of a horse. Browse through detailed descriptions of Guest Ranches, Riding Camps, Pack Trips, and Trail Rides by the hour or by the day.

http://www.roamingrider.com


Trail Canada
Trail Canada offers a comprehensive guide to Canada, destination guides for Canadian cities, provinces and territories, and hundreds of photographs of landscapes and wildlife.

http://www.trailcanada.com


Wilderness Adventures
Canadian Canoe and Kayak Wilderness Adventures' website has information on white water canoe trips, river rafting, kayaking with Orca whales and dog-sledding trips in BC., Ontario and the Northwest and Yukon Territories, including the high Arctic.

http://www.wildernessadventures.ca


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Parks & Wildlife

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
CPAWS uses science, co-operation and education to promote sustainable solutions that help conserve nature. Lots of information on their website, and links to some very good websites for regional chapters across the country.
http://www.cpaws.org

Nature Canada
Nature Canada’s mission is to conserve and protect nature—Canada’s natural diversity of plant and animal species and their environment. It encompasses a network of dozens of regional clubs for adults and children in every province.
http://www.cnf.ca

Birding in Canada
This website contains many topics involved with wild birds and birding in Canada.

http://www.web-nat.com/bic/


Ducks Unlimited
Canada Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl.

http://www.ducks.ca


Canadian Wildlife Federation
Through extensive education and information programs, CWF encourages a future in which Canadians may live in harmony with the natural order.

http://www.cwf-fcf.org/


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Useful Trip Planning Sites

Google Maps!!
This is a really incredible site for mapping! Not as well known as Mapquest, but maybe better!
http://maps.google.com

Internet Cafes
Look up Internet Cafes located in different cities across Canada which you can use when you are on the road.

http://www.world66.com/netcafeguide/


National Atlas of Canada
A Canadian government website with maps of Canada online and a source of interesting "Facts about Canada".

http://atlas.gc.ca


Mapquest: Driving Directions
This website will give you good driving directions and area maps for anywhere in Canada. Just enter the Start and Finish locations, and you can get exact directions in either miles or kilometers, plus an estimate of your travel time.

http://www.mapquest.ca


Plan Your Trip
A good Canadian website for planning your RV trip in western Canada. It contains maps and locations of campgrounds and attractions that you can stop at on your way, for B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Yukon, plus some western U.S. states.

http://www.plan-your-trip.com


RV Regulations for Canada
Provincial regulations vary from province to province, so if you are planning to travel in Canada with your RV you should refer to this summary of regulations prepared by the Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association of Canada. They list size restrictions, seat belt regulations, safety chain laws, plus brake requirements for each Canadian province.

http://www.rvda.ca/regulations.asp


The Weather Network
This is a great source of information for anyone travelling in Canada. Not only can you get the weather and reports on road conditions, there are lots of web pages of particular interest to RVers, such as a parks report, ski report, golf report, tourist attractions report, weather alerts, snow report, forest fire watch, bug report, UV report and local air quality or pollen counts.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com


Weather Office, Environment Canada
This government's website has a good 5-day weather forecast, with localized weather information available for each region within every province and territory of Canada.

http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/canada_e.html


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Provincial Parks Across Canada

British Columbia
BC Tourism: 1-800-HELLOBC
Telephone: 1-800-663-6000 or 604-685-0032
Provincial Website: www.hellobc.com
Parks & Campgrounds: www.discovercamping.ca
Reservations: www.ohwy.com/bc/b/bcparks.htm
Reservations: 1-800-689-9025 or 604-689-9025

Alberta
Alberta Tourism: 1-800-ALBERTA
Telephone: 1-800-252-3782 or 780-427-4321
Provincial Website: www.travelalberta.ca
Parks & Campgrounds: www.explorealberta.com
Parks & Campgrounds: 1-800-661-8888 or (403)427-4321

Saskatchewan
Tourism Saskatchewan: 1-877-2-ESCAPE
Telephone: 1-877-237-2273 or 306-787-9600
Provincial Website: www.sasktourism.com
Parks& Campgrounds: www.se.gov.sk.ca/saskparks/
Parks & Campgrounds: 1-800-205-7070 or 306-953-3751

Manitoba
Travel Manitoba: 1-800-665-0040 or 204-945-3777
Provincial Website: www.travelmanitoba.com
Parks & Campgrounds: www.gov.mb.ca/Conservation/parks/

Quebec
Tourism Quebec: 1-877-BONJOUR
Telephone: 1-877-266-5687 or 514-873-2015
Provincial Website: www.bonjourquebec.com
Parks & Campgrounds: www.sepaq.com
Parcs Quebec: 1-800-665-6527 or 418-890-6527

New Brunswick
Tourism New Brunswick: 1-800-561-0123 or 506-453-2444
Provincial Website: www.tourismnbcanada.com

Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Tourism: 1-800-565-0000 or 902-425-5781
Provincial Website: www.explore.gov.ns.ca
Parks & Campgrounds: www.destination-ns.com

Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Tourism: 1-888-PEI-PLAY
Telephone: 1-888-734-7529 or 902-368-4444
Provincial Website: www.gov.pe.ca/visitorsguide/

Newfoundland/Labrador
Tourism Newfoundland/Labrador: 1-800-563-6353 or 709-729-2830
Provincial Website: www.gov.nf.ca/tourism

Yukon Territory
Tourism Yukon: 1-800-661-0494
Automated brochure request: 1-800-789-8566
Provincial Website: www.touryukon.com

Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Tourism: 1-800-661-0788 or 867-873-7200
Provincial Website: www.explorenwt.com

Nunavut
Nunavut Tourism: 1-866-NUNAVUT
Telephone: 1-866-686-2888 or 867-979-6551
Provincial Website: www.nunavuttourism.com

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Private Campgrounds Across Canada

Campsource
Database of over 4,100 parks and campgrounds in Canada including hundreds of campground reviews.

Campgrounds Canada
Comprehensive site of almost all campgrounds in Canada (all Provinces) along with ratings

Campgrounds and Trailer Parks in Canada
A directory of campgrounds with complete contact information for all of Canada.

British Columbia
BC Lodging & Campgrounds Association: (604) 945-7676

Alberta
Alberta Resort & Campground Association (ARCA): (403) 742-6603

Manitoba
Manitoba Association of Campgrounds and Parks (MACAP): (204) 728-7205

Ontario
Ontario Private Campground Owner's Association: 1-800-ONTARIO

Quebec
Camping Quebec, Campgrounds Guide: 1-800-363-0457

Nova Scotia
Campground Owners Association of Nova Scotia: 1-800-948-4267

Newfoundland & Labrador
Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador 1-709-722-2000

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